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Polluting Oil Wastewater Facility Finally Closing After Settlement With Environmental and Community Groups
More than two years after agreeing to stop polluting groundwater near Bakersfield, Valley Water Management Company (VWMC) has announced that it has stopped dumping contaminated oil and gas wastewater at its Race Track Hills and Fee 34 facilities.
A settlement agreement announced in July 2016 between watchdog groups Association of Irritated Residents, Clean Water Fund, and Center for Environmental Health, and oil and gas wastewater disposal company, VWMC, required the company to stop discharging toxic levels of chemicals into open pits that contaminated groundwater at two of its facilities east
Report: New Fossil Fuel Projects in NJ Spike Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 30%
New report finds 30% spike in greenhouse gas emissions, law requires 80% cut. EmpowerNJ coalition urges moratorium until protections in place to deal with climate crisis.
Empower NJ Issues Important Report on the Impacts of Fossil Fuel Projects on Climate Change in NJ’s Environment
EmpowerNJ - Stop Fossil Fuel Projects Campaign will be releasing a critical report on greenhouse gases from 13 proposed fossil fuel projects on climate and state's plans to transition New Jersey to a cleaner and greener economy on the steps of the NJ Statehouse.
Extreme Weather Highlights Urgent Need for Energy Infrastructure Updates Across Midwest
Recent IPCC and federal studies are clear: we have to act now. Bold decisions are needed to decarbonize power girds and invest in renewable energy sources to . The polar vortex and deep freeze across the Midwest is another reminder that we need strong local and state leadership to fill the vacuum created by a federal pull back on action on climate.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Takes the Lead for Clean Water
Trenton, New Jersey – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced today that he will cast a vote as the Chairman of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) in support of a watershed-wide permanent ban on fracking and its associated activities, including a ban of wastewater storage, processing and discharges in the Basin, and a ban on water exports from the watershed to fuel fracking elsewhere.