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“We Have to Create a Sense That There’s Enough for Us All” - Building the Just Transition to Offshore Wind in Salem
Neighbors and organizers with Salem Alliance for the Environment (SAFE) are collaborating with Clean Water and leading the efforts to make sure that the emerging offshore wind industry brings good, union jobs and a healthy tax base back to Salem’s diverse community.
Governor Murphy’s Road to Nowhere
Currently, 40% of New Jersey’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the transportation sector. Spending billions of dollars on road expansion while mass transit remains underfunded completely misses the urgency of the climate moment we are in.
Connecticut Celebrates Clean Water Action's 50th Anniversary
On July 20th, members of the Clean Water Action community joined together to celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary. This event, held virtually, had an array of guest speakers reflecting on Clean Water Action’s past victories, memories, and what is to come for the organization’s future. Joining us from Japan, Roger Smith, former Connecticut State Director, was one of the event’s most anticipated guests. Smith, who has been investigating tsunami recovery in the impacted town of Matsushima, Japan, discussed how his work at Clean Water Action led him to his current environmental work in
Saving Allegheny County Parks from Fracking
Regardless of where you live, you no doubt feel the same way I do: our parks are a treasure and an invaluable resource. No one who hikes, bikes, walks, bird watches, plays in, or otherwise uses a community park wants to see them degraded by fracking or other industrial uses. In fact, the very concept of our parks system is a testament to that belief and the desire to preserve the natural beauty of certain areas so that it can be enjoyed by everyone and to use wise conservation practices in the development of roads, playgrounds and other recreational infrastructure. Industry does not fit in
We need to talk about the impacts of air pollution.
The windows in my room just faced another brick building. There was never much to see other than the sunlight peeking through the shades. I'd sit in my room and tune out the sounds from outside the window. The voices of mothers yelling at their kids, neighbors blasting music, the beeping of car horns, oh and I almost forgot the movement of the train on the tracks. I never really noticed the train moving swiftly on the tracks down the street from my house, I guess it became a part of the daily routine. What I did notice was the deep breaths my brother would take as if something heavy was