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Reducing Plastic Waste and COVID-19
A switch back to single-use plastics does nothing to stop COVID-19, but it does undermine recent efforts to reduce our reliance on a material that pollutes our world in every stage of its life: manufacture, disposal, and eventual breakdown in our oceans.
Over 60 Groups Urge Gov. Murphy to Pause Dangerous Permits & Projects until COVID Health Crisis Ended
There cannot be a fair, thorough and inclusive public process during a public health emergency that restricts the public’s ability to participate. Many of the projects currently moving forward pose serious public health, environmental and economic risks and impacts that will persist for decades.
Why New Jersey Needs a Bag Ban Now
The great state of New Jersey has a chance to make a huge splash in the fight to save our oceans from plastic pollution.
NJDEP Goes after 5 Chemical Companies for Millions of Dollars Due to Contamination
Gov. Phil Murphy's administration has ordered five companies responsible for widespread pollution of drinking water systems to spend millions of dollars to assess the extent of contamination and eventually clean up the pollution.
A Call to Action: We Can Take Back the Tap, One Municipality at a Time!
Older cities and towns throughout New Jersey and the nation are facing a public health crisis - lead in drinking water.