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Closing the Floodgates
Coal-fired power plants are the largest source of toxic water pollution in the United States, dumping billions of pounds of pollution into America’s rivers, lakes, and streams each year. These pollutants, including lead and mercury, are dangerous to humans and wreak havoc in our watersheds even in very small amounts. It’s time for power plants to stop using our rivers, lakes and streams as open sewers to dump their waste!
Kids Help Monitor Newark's Dirty Diesel Near Their School
In December member groups of the Coalition for Healthy Ports (CHPs, which NJEF chairs) and dozens of environmentalists, community activists, port drivers, and students conducted a truck count at various locations in the East and South Wards of Newark where port trucks first hit the local streets. The Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC) did a great job organizing truck counting in front of the Hawkins Street School and other neighborhood locations in Newark. Additional truck counting was conducted in the South Ward by the graduates of NJEF's Newark-based Urban Environmental Institute.
Join us for a World Asthma Day Truck Count & Press Conference!
In honor of World Asthma Day, May 6, Clean Water Action is calling all advocates and local community members in Elizabeth to come learn about the connection between diesel truck pollution from NJ’s freight and goods movement industry and asthma.
Baltimore County Council Budget Hearing
On Tuesday, April 29, the Baltimore County Council is holding a public hearing on next year's County budget. How is the County spending your money? Is the City investing enough in clean water, clean air, healthy communities, and Zero Waste? Speak out at the County Council budget hearing to share your budget priorities!
Baltimore City Board of Estimates Taxpayer's Night
On Tuesday, April 29, the Baltimore County Council is holding a public hearing on next year's County budget. How is the County spending your money? Is the City investing enough in clean water, clean air, healthy communities, and Zero Waste? Speak out at the County Council budget hearing to share your budget priorities!
