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Clean Water on the Move - August 2022
Happy Summer! Welcome to Clean Water on the Move, your monthly update from Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund. Take a look at what our amazing staff has been up to and what is coming in the months ahead. Thanks for your ongoing support for our work towards a healthy environment for all.
Warehouse GuidanceWarehouse development is sprouting up throughout the state without many controls. The governor's response was to direct the Office of State Planning and Advocacy to develop Warehouse Guidance. While "guidance" only recommends, it could become the stepping stone for future enforceable
Let's Take a Breath and Make Sure NJ's Environmental Justice Law Does What is Intended
We will all breathe easier once New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law is implemented. Signed by Governor Murphy two years ago, the law gives the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) the power to deny permits to polluting industries that would further harm overburdened communities all across the state. It has the potential to be one of the strongest policies of this type in the nation.
The NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is currently in a public comment period on the Environmental Justice Law Rule Proposal. Before the agency drafts the rules (aka
Clean Water Action: Murphy Administration Takes Action on Environmental Justice
Newark, NJ - Today, Clean Water Action joined NJ’s Attorney General Grewal and NJ Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner McCabe where they announced a new round of environmental justice (EJ) enforcement strikes throughout the state. Clean Water Action is pleased to see this administration taking steps to hold polluters accountable to their wrongdoing. Clean Water Action's State Director, Amy Goldsmith responds to today's announcement.
"Industrial operations and illegal dumping have occurred without consequence for too long. This is especially true in EJ communities that are
Governor Murphy's Administration Takes Action on Environmental Justice
Newark, NJ - Today, Clean Water Action joined NJ’s Attorney General Grewal and NJ Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner McCabe where they announced a new round of environmental justice (EJ) enforcement strikes throughout the state. Clean Water Action is pleased to see this administration taking steps to hold polluters accountable to their wrongdoing. Clean Water Action's State Director, Amy Goldsmith responds to today's announcement.
"Industrial operations and illegal dumping have occurred without consequence for too long. This is especially true in EJ communities that are
The Summer We Couldn't Swim
The Summer of 2019 is over and in New Jersey, we’ve been slammed with an ugly effect of the climate crisis – more and often longer outbreaks of toxic algae.