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Clean Water on the Move - August 2022
Happy Summer! Welcome to Clean Water on the Move, your monthly update from Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund. Take a look at what our amazing staff has been up to and what is coming in the months ahead. Thanks for your ongoing support for our work towards a healthy environment for all.
Warehouse GuidanceWarehouse development is sprouting up throughout the state without many controls. The governor's response was to direct the Office of State Planning and Advocacy to develop Warehouse Guidance. While "guidance" only recommends, it could become the stepping stone for future enforceable
Let's Take a Breath and Make Sure NJ's Environmental Justice Law Does What is Intended
We will all breathe easier once New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law is implemented. Signed by Governor Murphy two years ago, the law gives the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) the power to deny permits to polluting industries that would further harm overburdened communities all across the state. It has the potential to be one of the strongest policies of this type in the nation.
The NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is currently in a public comment period on the Environmental Justice Law Rule Proposal. Before the agency drafts the rules (aka
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-