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Clean Water on the Move - May 2023

May 18, 2023 | By Amy Goldsmith

Welcome to Clean Water on the Move, your monthly update from Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund in New Jersey!

Taking a Ride to the Port of Newark

May 11, 2023 | By Tolani Taylor

Port-adjacent communities, like Newark’s Ironbound and South Ward neighborhoods, are home to high concentrations of polluting facilities and have some of the country's highest rates of childhood asthma.

Image of Newark diesel truck traffic by Tolani Taylor

Clean Water Action Waves | In The News, April 2023

Clean Water Waves | In The News, April 2023

April 30, 2023 | By Jennifer Schlicht

Our work to protect clean water across the country often makes the news. Clean Water Waves highlights recent articles featuring our staff speaking on their areas of activism and expertise.

Lessons Learned from D.C.

April 27, 2023 | By Tolani Taylor

During the month of March, I had the opportunity to attend the Moving Forward Network conference in Washington DC. The conference brought together a diverse and talented group of individuals and organizations committed to fighting for environmental justice and promoting sustainable communities.

Photo of the Moving Forward Conference Held in Washington DC 2023

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NJ's Environmental Justice Rules Are Here - We Just Want to Breathe

April 10, 2023 | By Kim Gaddy

New Jersey's Environmental Justice and Cumulative Impacts law is an important step forward in the fight for environmental justice, we have a long way to go.

Make New Jersey’s Corporate Business Tax Surcharge Permanent

March 24, 2023 | By Eric Benson

NJ has been talking a big clean energy game, but the cuts to the Clean Energy Fund mean that programs to make clean energy accessible to lower income residents are delayed. The cuts to the NJ Transit capital budget mean that mass transit improvements in NJ are delayed or left unconsidered. Now, the state is saying we can afford to cut the taxes of giant corporations. We are here to say: absolutely not.