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Transforming Lives: Advocating for Environmental Justice in NJ Prisons
In New Jersey, prison populations bear a unique burden from pollution, often lacking the agency to change their environments.
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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
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.
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"They Paved Paradise and Called it a Parking Lot"
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!
We showcased a series of regional maps illustrating high concentrations of warehouses throughout New Jersey and the corresponding impact these facilities pose.
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A New Chapter in Environmental Justice: Swearing in X Braithwaite to the NJDEP's Environmental Justice Advisory Council
This month, Clean Water Action celebrates a significant milestone as X Braithwaite, our dedicated Environmental Justice Organizer, is sworn into the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (NJDEP) Environmental Justice Advisory Council (EJAC).