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Join us for a New Jersey Warehouse and Port Pollution Town Hall

October 23, 2024 | Westampton, NJ

Join us for an upcoming town hall event with NJ Assemblywoman Andrea Katz. Engage with us on the Warehouse & Port Pollution Reduction Act (A4679/S3546) and voice your warehouses-related concerns.

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Let’s Clear the Air: Tell EPA to grant California’s Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) Waiver Request

Take action today and let the EPA know how crucial approval of the California waiver and adoption of ACF rule will be - especially for the communities impacted the most by NJ’s freight and good movement system.

Safe Water, Safe Lives: Tackling Health Risks in NJ's Incarcerated Population Petition

Women Who Never Give Up and Clean Water Action are calling on all of us to join forces and demand better for our loved ones and neighbors in New Jersey's correctional facilities. We need the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), the New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC), and local and state regulators to recognize the serious health risks caused by poor water quality in our prisons.

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Climate Change and Environmental Contamination: Implications for the Health of Incarcerated People in New Jersey

August 22, 2024 | By X Braithwaite

Sydnie Bogan's work sheds light on the compounded environmental and health risks experienced by those incarcerated in New Jersey, who are often left vulnerable due to their circumstances.

"They Paved Paradise and Called it a Parking Lot"

July 31, 2024 | By Tirza Wahrman, Esq.

An article written for the Mercer County Bar Association by NJ Board Member Tirza Wahrman and husband Warren Mitlak describes a recent proposed warehouse project in West Windsor, currently stalled in the Appellate Division, and reviews strategies that communities can use to stop irresponsible siting of warehouses.

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Launch of NJ Warehouse Proximity Report and Introduction of Warehouse and Port Pollution Reduction Act!

July 16, 2024 | By Tolani Taylor

We showcased a series of regional maps illustrating high concentrations of warehouses throughout New Jersey and the corresponding impact these facilities pose.