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Managing the Waste Stream As An Ally At Standing Rock
—This is a guest blog by Genevieve Abedon of Californians Against Waste Going to Standing Rock to fight for Native rights, land and water, and against the outdated oil and gas industry has been one of the most inspiring experiences of my life. I was at Oceti Sakowin camp in North Dakota for most of Thanksgiving week. I am both an environmentalist engaged with the broader progressive movement, and also a campaigner against plastic pollution; particularly single-use disposables. In this way I have always been a water protector at heart. I worked diligently with partners across the state
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Food Waste out of the Trash
Legislation passed in 2021 to require large food waste generators to divert their waste away from landfill or trash incinerator if an organic recycling facility is nearby that can take their waste. Food waste is a persistent problem, with over 25% of the overall food supply at the retail and consumer level going uneaten and wasted. Disposing of our organic material in landfills and incinerators contributes to climate change. Whether landfilled or burned, the waste generates methane and carbon dioxide. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that is 86 times more potent in causing the climate to
South Jersey Gas Pipeline
South Jersey Gas has submitted a proposal to put a natural gas pipeline through a portion of the Pinelands Forest Management Area. The proposal would place 22 miles of 24-inch pipeline through Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland Counties in order to provide the B.L. England Plant located in Beesley's Point, Cape May County with natural gas. Latest News We Lost The Pinelands, But We Will Get Them Back, Clean Water Blog Feature by Janet Tauro, March 7, 2017 After Public Protest, Pinelands Gas Line Approval Headed to Court, NJ Spotlight, February 27, 2017 Environmentalists stage protest in Trenton
Water Affordability in California
Every Californian should have access to affordable safe drinking water. Yet our water system is at risk of failing Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities, right when we need it most to slow the spread of COVID-19.
