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Human Rights Costs must not be Tolerated in Transitioning to a Clean Energy future
Before Women’s History Month concludes, I think it’s extremely important to shed light on a very important issue: the human rights violations that the people, particularly women, of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are currently enduring amid the global push for creating a zero-emission future.
Clean Water on the Move - March 2024
Welcome to Clean Water on the Move, your monthly update from Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund in New Jersey!
Skip the Stuff! Borough of Garwood Passes a New Ordinance to Reduce Cutlery and Condiment Pollution
On March 21 2024, the Borough of Garwood, New Jersey joined the growing number of towns to Skip the Stuff to help reduce unwanted single-use disposables, mostly plastics, from going into the waste stream.
Governor Murphy, PVSC Postpone Vote on Dirty Newark Power Plant Scheme
Faced with deep community opposition, the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) pulled a planned vote to begin construction on a new $180 million gas-fired power plant at the agency’s sewage facility in the Ironbound section of Newark.
Victory for Zero Waste in the Garden State! NJ Passes Recycled Content Bill
Great news from New Jersey! The State Legislature just passed an ambitious new bill (S2515/A4676) that will require minimum percentages of post-consumer recycled content in a variety of packaging products, including rigid plastic containers, beverage containers, paper and plastic bags, trash bags, and glass containers. The new law, which is just awaiting Governor Murphy's signature, will also set incremental increases to the Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) percentages and bans Styrofoam packing peanuts. This is a huge step forward for New Jersey and the East Coast as we now have the best-in