Civic Engagement and Democracy in NJ

Working to educate and empower the public, hold elected officials accountable, and build grassroots strength to change politics and environmental policy in New Jersey and across the country.

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Grassroots organizing (canvassing or door-to-door organizing) is the heart and soul of our organization, giving our members the tools to act to protect what they care about and it is their actions that gives us the power to make a difference. 

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NJ Legislative Scorecard 2021

The New Jersey Legislative Scorecard details the environmental voting records of every legislator and the behind the scenes leadership of this session’s environmental champions from the 2019 lame duck session through September 2021. ​
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New Jersey Currents | Winter 2024

In this issue: Pushing for the Reduction of Pollution in NJ’s Freight & Goods Movement | The Fight for Environmental Justice in NJ Prisons | Annual Autumn Toast a Success! | Plastic Reduction at the State and Local Levels Continues to Grow Strong | Election Results | ReThink Disposable Helps Reduce Air Pollution in Newark National Updates

New Jersey Currents | Fall 2022

In This Issue: New Jersey Residents Demand Healthy Communities and Win! | Tell Governor Murphy: Protect our Homes from Future Flooding and Storms | Be a Clean Water Voter This Midterm Election | No, Sending More Cars Through the Holland Tunnel Won’t Ease Traffic (But It Will Cause More Climate Emissions) | Extended Producer Responsibility | We're Back in the Field! | Clean Water Action Co-Leads Efforts to “Get The Lead Out”

New Jersey Currents | Spring/Summer 2020

In This Issue: We Cannot Be Silent. Black Lives Matter | Tell Us Your Environmental Justice Story NJ | Coronavirus Should Wake Us All Up to Environmental Injustice | Pump the Brakes on Highway Expansions! | COVID impacts on the Environment and NJ State Budget | Stop Burning or Burying Food Waste | Don't use COVID as a Cover to Go Backwards on Plastics | Your Going Green Guide: Green Cleaning in a COVID World | Climate Action in a Time of Social Distancing —A Virtual Gathering of Activists and Neighbors

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