Before adjudication, a court must determine whether a plaintiff has standing. Standing means that the party has a right to access the courts for a particular dispute. A petitioner bears the burden to ...

The owners of a Westhampton golf course have agreed to pay a $75,000 fine for constructing a storage building on their property without first getting a waiver from the Central Pine Barrens Commission.

Pine barrens are certainly piney — but they’re not the least bit barren. They were so named not because they lack life, but because colonists found them unsuitable for raising cattle or growing ...

If you look at the New Jersey Pine Barrens from the road or the air, it may seem to live up to its name – miles upon miles of endless pitch pine forest. But the ...

A controversial proposal to build a golf course and resort in the Long Island Pine Barrens has pitted preservationists against developers. Both sides argue that the 1993 Pine Barrens Protection Act is ...

A man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey's Pine Barrens, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting the air quality in the New York City area, ...

The Pine Barrens have long been a place of intrigue and mystery for many South Jersey residents, but an event coming to Drexel University's Academy of Natural Sciences will shine a light on the region ...

New York State committed $3 million to fighting the spread of the southern pine beetle on Long Island, where it killed thousands of pine trees over the past three years, officials said. The money will ...

Fueled by high winds and dry conditions, New Jersey’s largest wildfire in 15 years swept through Wharton State Forest in the Pine Barrens last week, burning more than 13,500 acres. Thankfully, no ...

Biologists at Drexel University are championing the cause of the northern pine snake, which often ends up as road kill during the summer. The snakes make their home in the Pine Barrens, which some ...