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Justice Beyond the Walls: A Milestone for Environmental Rights in New Jersey Prisons
On October 22, 2025, the Jersey City Municipal Council unanimously passed a historic resolution, a Declaration of Environmental Rights for Incarcerated People, the first of its kind in New Jersey to address unsafe water, polluted air, and dehumanizing conditions inside correctional facilities.
Reflections from Climate Week 2025
Learn more about Tolani's Climate Week reflections as she attends numerous events that bring together leaders from business, government, academia, and civil society to accelerate climate action!
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
New Jersey Currents | Fall 2021
In This Issue: Pro-environment Governor Phil Murphy Wins in Historic, Close Election | Time to Pass a Recycled Content Bill in New Jersey | What’s the Score on the New Jersey Legislature? | Let’s Not Turn the Garden State into the Warehouse State | Electric Trucks Fleet at NJ Ports | Green Jobs Council Gets into Gear
