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Clean Water on the Move - May 2023
Welcome to Clean Water on the Move, your monthly update from Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund in New Jersey!
Taking a Ride to the Port of Newark
Port-adjacent communities, like Newark’s Ironbound and South Ward neighborhoods, are home to high concentrations of polluting facilities and have some of the country's highest rates of childhood asthma.
Groups Celebrate Success of NJ's Get Past Plastic Law After One Year
“Billions” of Single-Use Items Eliminated
US EPA Rule should go Further and Faster in Transition to Zero Emission Heavy Duty Vehicles.
Statement by Amy Goldsmith, NJ State Director on EPA Phase 3 Greenhouse Gas Rule for Heavy Duty Vehicles
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