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Testimony on Environmentally Sustainable Government Procurement Bill A2783
Statement for Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee on A2783 March 15, 2021 Clean Water Action thanks the committee for the opportunity to comment on A2783 and Assemblyman Stanley and Assemblywoman Vainieri Huttle for sponsoring this bill. Clean Water Action supports the bill directing the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to develop guidelines for state and local government purchases to be more environmentally sustainable. State and local government spending can have a strong positve impact on creating markets for environmentally conscious products and services, making
Environmental Justice & Climate Change at the Forefront of New Transportation Investments in NJ
Just months after announcing groundbreaking environmental justice legislation, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced a trio of environmental actions, including over $100 million in new transportation investments to tackle the climate crisis, reduce pollution in communities of color and high-poverty areas, and create new jobs.
Clean Water Action Responds to Governor Murphy's Announcement on Clean Energy and Green Jobs
Newark, NJ: Responding to Governor Phil Murphy’s announcement today on disbursement of the Volkswagen settlement and Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative funds, and a new Executive Order on clean energy and green jobs, Kim Gaddy, Clean Water Action, NJ Environmental Justice Organizer, released the following statement: “As a resident of Newark and mother of 3 asthmatic children, we are on the front lines of overlapping health, economic, racial injustice, democratic and climate crises so I'm glad to see Governor Murphy focusing funding and attention on environmental justice, green jobs and climate
New Jersey Solar Farms Offer Big Consumer Savings
A majority of Clean Water Action members tell us they’d be willing to pay a small amount extra each month to be able to get their electricity from clean solar energy, generated locally, near where they live. New Jersey has recently joined a growing list of states where Community Solar makes it possible to support clean, renewable solar energy – without having to pay extra. In fact, because clean renewable solar energy is so important to the state’s climate action planning, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has created a Community Solar Energy Pilot program which allows folks who sign up
#LetUsBreatheNJ - Call to Action
Clean Water Action joined the Moving Forward Network in holding a World Asthma Day Virtual Town Hall featuring elected officials, health professionals and grassroots leaders working on the front lines to address the root cause in “asthma hotspots” like Newark, Elizabeth, Camden, California as well as state legislators promoting environmental justice legislation.