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Meet Our New Environmental Justice Organizer: X Braithwaite
In the heart of Newark, I found my passion for justice, and it continues to guide my path as an Environmental Justice organizer for Clean Water Action.
Empowering Communities: Kim Gaddy Receives Environmental Justice Award at NAACP Gala
Kim Gaddy, Clean Water Action's Environmental Justice Director, was recognized by NAACP for her outstanding contributions in the field of Environmental Justice.
New Jersey is ready for cleaner cars, cleaner air and climate action
Advocates from across the state testified before the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) in support of proposed Advanced Clean Cars II standards.
50% Emission Cuts by 2030 is the New Policy; NJ Must Put into Practice
Clean Water Action organizers were on hand to celebrate Governor Murphy’s announcement that he is issuing an Executive Order to reduce New Jersey’s greenhouse gas emissions to 50% of their 2006 levels by the year 2030. The announcement took place with a backdrop of construction vehicles as workers continued to install the nation’s largest solar farm on reclaimed landfill.
NJ's new straw policy is in effect!
Last year we celebrated as New Jersey passed into law one of the strongest bans on single-use disposables in the country (P.L. 2020, c. 117). We've been counting down the days until the law goes into effect. On November 4, the "straws by request" provision went live. Under these requirements, food service businesses will only offer single-use plastic straws to customers if they specifically request one. While this might seem like a very minor change, "straws by request" policies can drastically reduce the number of straws used and thrown out. For example, one restaurant that participated in a
