By Jim Lonergan January 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM – New Jersey’s offshore wind industry took another hit as Shell Energy withdrew from the Atlantic Shores wind project, incurring a $1 billion write-off. Citing financial, regulatory, and supply chain challenges, Shell’s exit raises further doubts about large-scale wind projects along the Jersey Shore. Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC, a 50:50 partnership between Shell New Energies US LLC and EDF Renewables North America, had planned to develop the A... Read more

January 30, 2025 MONMOUTH COUNTY — Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today welcomed news that Shell Energy, a British company, has announced its withdrawal from the Atlantic Shores wind project off the coast of New Jersey, taking an almost $1 billion write-off (loss) in the process. “Just like Orsted, Shell has determined that despite huge taxpayer subsidies and discussions of massive increases to ratepayers, they will still lose money,” Smith said. “This is now another domino to fall, exposing the gross... Read more

for Life By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 10, 2025 / 13:50 pm The March for Life Education and Defense Fund this week unveiled its speaker list for the 2025 March for Life on Friday, Jan. 24, with the lineup including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Rep. Chris Smith from New Jersey, and Live Action President Lila Rose. Toledo Bishop Daniel Thomas, the chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, will also speak at the event. “We are overjoyed to w... Read more

Jerry Carino Asbury Park Press - In the mid-1990s, Brick Township residents Bobbie and Billy Gallagher were desperate to find help for their two young children with autism. “I had started attending a parents’ support group, and it seemed like there were a lot of parents sitting around the table whose children had been newly diagnosed,” Bobbie Gallagher recalled. “So I sent out a survey to parents in the town asking if anybody had a child with autism, because it seemed like there were so many of... Read more

Watch the latest video at foxnews.comCongressman Chris Smith led a press conference with local officials on growing public concerns about unidentified drones reported across his district and other New Jersey areas. Congressman Smith was joined by State, County and Municipal officials, including law enforcement, who all have heard from their own constituents regarding similar concerns. The event was held Dec. 14, 2024 just off the dunes in the Borough of Seaside Heights, in Ocean County, N.J.. T... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and other New Jersey officials held a press conference asking the federal government to provide more answers over the number of drones reported in the state. NBC News’ Sam Brock reports on Smith’s plan to introduce legislation allowing local law enforcement to shoot down drones if they are deemed a threat. Click here, or on image above to watch the video. This video was originally aired on Dec. 14, 2024 and can be found online at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-... Read more

By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI -Associated Press- December 12, 2024, 11:32 AM -- A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over parts of New Jersey in recent weeks, sparking speculation and concern over who sent them and why. U.S. Rep. Chris Smith said a Coast Guard commanding officer told him a dozen drones closely followed a Coast Guard lifeboat near Barnegat Light and Island Beach State Park in Ocean County over the weekend. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and law enforcement officials h... Read more

By Tina Kelley | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com - Published: Dec. 11, 2024, 12:59 p.m. Between 12 and 30 drones were spotted following a Coast Guard lifeboat off the Jersey Shore Sunday night, a Republican lawmaker said during a Congressional hearing Tuesday on mysterious drone sightings over the last month. A Coast Guard commander in Barnegat Light said during a briefing earlier this week that the drones were spotted following the 47-foot vessel, according to U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-4th Dist., wh... Read more

By Stephen Dinan and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times - Tuesday, December 10, 2024 U.S. officials are not sure what to make of the swarms of drones flying over New Jersey in recent weeks, sparking outrage from lawmakers who said it makes the government look incompetent. Those lawmakers decried the lack of answers — and lack of action. “We can bring one down tomorrow,” said Rep. Christopher Smith, New Jersey Republican. Robert Wheeler Jr., who runs the FBI’s critical incident response group,... Read more

Jenna Calderón and Lisa Robyn Kruse - Asbury Park Press More than a dozen drones followed a 47-foot Coast Guard boat Sunday night, while law enforcement tracked another 50 drones coming onto land from the ocean at Island State Park, Rep. Chris Smith said. Meanwhile, an FBI assistant director admitted that the agency doesn’t know who is behind the unidentified drones that are flying over New Jersey. Authorities did confirm that the drones are not coming from local military bases. The mystery of ... Read more