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New Jersey LCV testifies against pipelines

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters is making the environment a top priority in Trenton.

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A DIVERSE GROUP OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS CREATE ANIMATION VIDEO TO EDUCATE VOTERS ABOUT PAPER BALLOT VOTING

New Jersey LCVEF and group of non-profit organizations create a video to educate New Jerseyans about the importance of voting and how to do it safely and effectively during COVID-19.

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ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM: NJ SIGNS HISTORIC ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LEGISLATION

Potentially major polluting projects are now subject to an environmental justice impacts assessment by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and input from local residents.

 

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NEW JERSEY WIND PORT WILL BE VITAL TO NEW JERSEY’S COVID-19 RECOVERY | OPINION

The Wind Port will address both reducing New Jersey’s reliance on dirty energy sources and creating employment opportunities for folks in underserved communities.

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LET’S NOT CLING TO THE FAMILIAR. LET’S DO BETTER AND CREATE GREEN JOBS | OPINION

New Jersey can create a prosperous future for all by focusing on energy efficiency and a green jobs recovery. These good, local jobs cannot be outsourced and will provide a fair wage that can sustain a middle-class lifestyle.

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THE PROBLEM WITH STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN NEW JERSEY

Our waterways face threats from industrial waste, polluted runoff, pesticides, and aging pipes. Also, last year over 40 lakes were devastated by toxic, hazardous algal blooms (HABs) caused by polluted stormwater runoff.

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THE SOLUTION TO TOXIC ALGAE RUINING SUMMER FUN IS STORMWATER UTILITIES

A stormwater utility would raise the funds to pay for green infrastructure projects to manage stormwater by intercepting pollutants before they enter our lakes. These funds cannot be diverted to a municipality’s general fund and are legally dedicated.

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ON THIS EARTH DAY, LET’S WORK TOWARD A 21ST CENTURY CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE

The Energy Master Plan (EMP) unveiled on Jan. 27 of this year stands out as our leading environmental achievement. It outlines key strategies to reach the administration’s goal of 100% clean energy by 2050, an objective 75 percent of New Jerseyans support. The EMP provides a blueprint for New Jersey’s clean energy future, incorporating Governor Murphy’s bold offshore wind, energy storage and community solar goals.

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OUR AIR IS MAKING US SICK. THE ANSWER IS TO MAKE POLLUTERS PAY

The group of 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states plus the District of Columbia have come together to modernize transportation systems and make it easier for everyone to get around and at the same time, shrink pollution, and unhealthy carbon emissions.

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KEY GROUPS URGE GOVERNOR TO EXPAND AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION TO MEDICAID

New Jersey LCV urges Governor Murphy to expand automatic voter registration (AVR). Families in environmental justice communities must have a say in what happens in their neighborhoods, and one way to do this is at the ballot box. Let’s make it as easy as possible for these residents to register and vote.

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NICE JOB TRENTON! NOW, WE NEED ACTUAL LAWS TO PROTECT OUR CLIMATE, OURSELVES, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP SAYS

New Jersey completed the most environmentally productive session in the state's history, but with the threat of climate change, there is still more that has to be done.

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