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Reducing Plastic Waste and COVID-19
A switch back to single-use plastics does nothing to stop COVID-19, but it does undermine recent efforts to reduce our reliance on a material that pollutes our world in every stage of its life: manufacture, disposal, and eventual breakdown in our oceans.
Over 60 Groups Urge Gov. Murphy to Pause Dangerous Permits & Projects until COVID Health Crisis Ended
There cannot be a fair, thorough and inclusive public process during a public health emergency that restricts the public’s ability to participate. Many of the projects currently moving forward pose serious public health, environmental and economic risks and impacts that will persist for decades.
Come learn from some of NJ's top environmental advocates at our 30th annual conference
By Jenny Vickers, NJ Communications Manager, Clean Water Action. Follow on Twitter @CleanWaterNJ We're so excited to Spring into Action with you at our 30th annual conference on Saturday, April 9th at The Wardlaw Hartridge School in Edison! We've put together an incredible line-up of workshops and speakers for you - be sure to RSVP today. We're excited to host an Environmental Roundtable with some of NJ's likey gubernatorial candidates: Ray Lesniak, New Jersey State Senator Phil Murphy, Former US Ambassador to Germany, and additional potential Democratic and Republican candidates will be
Lawn Pesticides Are Not Safe or Necessary
It is once again early spring – when some homeowners start obsessing over their lawns and apply pounds of toxic chemicals in their quest for a lawn that looks like a lush green carpet. But what’s hiding underneath all that “perfect” green?
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-
