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Murphy Breaks Promise, Underfunds Energy, Climate, Transit Despite Historic Surplus
Amy Goldsmith, Clean Water Action’s NJ State Director released the following statement today.
Clean Water Waves | In The News, February 2023
Our work to protect clean water across the country often makes the news. Clean Water Waves highlights recent articles featuring our staff speaking on their areas of activism and expertise. In This Issue: The Clean Water Act under attack, pipelines in Michigan, PFAS in Minnesota, Trains and Pipes in PA, and environmental justice in MA and NJ.
Deadline Looms Tomorrow For NJ’s Long-Delayed Environmental Justice Rule
Clean Water Action said today the Murphy Administration must finish delivering on previous environmental justice and climate commitments even as it initiates important new proceedings to combat the climate emergency. The first deadline is noon on February 24th for the long-delayed environmental justice rule to go into effect before April.
Response to Governor Murphy’s Climate Speech - Action Today Can Stop Climate Change Tomorrow
We need to walk and chew gum at the same time -- taking steps already primed for tangible action today as we begin to advance a broader suite of harder but essential policies outlined by Governor’s Murphy announcement today.
Why Littering Is Not the True Problem
In our efforts to reduce waste, we have often heard people say that the “real” problem is the people who throw their garbage on the sidewalk and out their car windows. Of course, we agree that we should change this behavior, but the truth is that littering is not the real problem. We need to change the entire system because the plastic trash that floats in the world's oceans actually decompose and release potentially toxic substances into the water.
First, much of the litter items we see—aluminum cans, straws, plastic bags, etc.—are lightweight and easily blow off of garbage trucks, landfills