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Ban Unsafe Oil Trains
Clean Water is part of the Coalition to Ban Unsafe Oil Trains, a grassroots movement that originated in Bergen County, New Jersey and calls for the immediate ban of unsafe transportation of crude oil in our community.
An oil boom in the Bakken region of North Dakota has caused a surge in freight train traffic hauling crude oil to the East Coast. In Bergen County, CSX trains carrying toxic and highly-volatile Bakken crude oil pass through Northvale, Norwood, Harrington Park, Closter, Haworth, Dumont, Bergenfield, Teaneck, Bogota, Ridgefield Park, and Ridgefield, NJ every week. These trains-
Healthy Communities: Cumulative Impacts
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Coalition for Healthy Ports NY NJ
Clean Water Action is playing a pivotal role as chair the Coalition for Healthy Ports (CHP), a broad coalition of environmental, labor, faith, community, environmental justice and business organizations that seek to create sustainable ports in New York and New Jersey.
Green Water Infrastructure
Green infrastructure uses innovative approaches to reduce storm water and sewage overflows, protect NJ’s water resources and drinking water, create green jobs and reduce climate change impacts including flooding and salt water intrusion. Green water infrastructure includes:
Rain and roof gardens, rainwater harvesting, and permeable pavements. Planting trees, restoring wetlands, creating stream buffers and functioning urban forests. Water efficient appliances and landscaping. Wind and solar power. Nutrient recycling in community gardens. Onsite wastewater treatment and safe reuse. ProgramsMassachusetts Energy and Environment Performance Review & Recommendations for Governor Baker’s Second Term
The transition from Governor Baker’s first term to his second term saw a change of leadership at the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), as Secretary Beaton stepped down in April of 2019 and Governor Baker appointed now-secretary Kathleen Theoharides to lead the agency. During Governor Baker’s first term, our groups produced a detailed annual report card for EEA. In this performance review of eea’s work during the first term to second term transition, we give overall issue grades to establish a baseline for the second term while providing top recommendations for eea’s