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Gov. Murphy’s Road Back Plan Must Be Green
April 30, 2020
Today [April 27] Governor Murphy held a press conference that unveiled The Road Back Plan, to re-open New Jersey from coronavirus quarantine. The plan included several steps: Sustained reductions in new cases, expanded testing, implementing robust...
US Supreme Court Sides with Clean Water over Trump Administration
April 26, 2020
Today [April 23], the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a loophole in the Clean Water Act supported by the Trump Administration was unlawful. The top court voted 6-3, with the majority ruling that the Clean Water Act forbids polluters from discharging...
The 50th Anniversary of Earth Is the Most Different & the Most Important Earth Day
April 26, 2020
Today environmental groups, activists, families, and more will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. Although this landmark event will be different than any other due to the fact that people around the world are quarantined at home during the...
VW Funds Released for Electrifying Ports, Trucks, Buses - Important Step Forward
April 26, 2020
The DEP announced that NJ will invest $45 million to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. The $45 million will come from New Jersey’s $72.2 million share of the national Volkswagen settlement.
New Air Report Shows NJ Still an “F” - Worst Air Quality in Nation
April 26, 2020
The American Lung Association released its 2020 State of the Air report showing New Jersey continues to have some of the most polluted air in the nation. Nine counties in New Jersey earned F’s for ground-level ozone pollution, also known as smog....
NJ Unveils RGGI Strategic Funding Plan - Important Step Forward
April 26, 2020
New Jersey unveiled the final Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Strategic Funding Plan. RGGI is made up of ten Mid-Atlantic and New England states that uses a reduction and auction process to encourage more market efficiencies, investments...
NJ Transit Rubberstamps Meadowlands Dirty Power Plant During Health Emergency
April 21, 2020
On Friday, April 17, 2020, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) have issued a Combined Final Environmental Impact Statement/Record of Decision for the NJ TRANSIT NJ TRANSITGRID TRACTION POWER...
DEP Hypocrisy - Parks Closed but Logging & Hunting Okay
April 21, 2020
According to the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife, Wildlife Management Areas remain open for passive recreation. This means that the NJDFW’s logging plan at Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area of approximately 9.1 acres will resume...
Gov. Murphy’s EO 127 Will Hurt the Environment
April 15, 2020
Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 127 that states any pending deadline for filing of a recommended report and decision pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:14B-10(c); and any pending deadline for adopting, rejecting or modifying a recommended report and...
Trump’s EPA Fails to Protect Clean Air by Strengthening Rules
April 15, 2020
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed retaining Obama-era particulate matter standards. The standards for small particulate matter, known as PM 2.5, were set in 2012 and limit annual average exposure to 12 micrograms per cubic...