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Beyond the Bars: Water, Rights & Environmental Justice in New Jersey Prisons
Incarceration is often framed solely as a criminal justice issue—but behind the walls of New Jersey’s correctional facilities, a public health crisis is unfolding. In the work of liberation, we must remember the places people are told to forget—where the walls are high, the air is thick, and the water is unclean.
NJ Clean Water on the Move | June 2025
Welcome to Clean Water on the Move, your monthly update from Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund in New Jersey. Thanks for your ongoing support for our work towards a healthy environment for all!
Juneteenth and the Ongoing Struggle for Environmental Equity
Happy Juneteenth! Celebrate with Clean Water Action as we continue to fight for Environmental Justice today and every day.
Over 100 Rally at Statehouse to Demand Action on NJ Climate Superfund Act
Advocates urge full Assembly and Senate vote on bill to make polluters pay
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