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Taking a Ride to the Port of Newark

May 11, 2023 | By Tolani Taylor

Port-adjacent communities, like Newark’s Ironbound and South Ward neighborhoods, are home to high concentrations of polluting facilities and have some of the country's highest rates of childhood asthma.

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Lessons Learned from D.C.

April 27, 2023 | By Tolani Taylor

During the month of March, I had the opportunity to attend the Moving Forward Network conference in Washington DC. The conference brought together a diverse and talented group of individuals and organizations committed to fighting for environmental justice and promoting sustainable communities.

Make New Jersey’s Corporate Business Tax Surcharge Permanent

March 24, 2023 | By Eric Benson

NJ has been talking a big clean energy game, but the cuts to the Clean Energy Fund mean that programs to make clean energy accessible to lower income residents are delayed. The cuts to the NJ Transit capital budget mean that mass transit improvements in NJ are delayed or left unconsidered. Now, the state is saying we can afford to cut the taxes of giant corporations. We are here to say: absolutely not.

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2022 EmpowerNJ Recap & 2023 Plans

January 13, 2023 | By Eric Benson

As we look forward to the year ahead, the EmpowerNJ: No Fossil Fuel Projects coalition reflects on our combined successes and learns from defeats in order to accomplish even more in 2023.

Clean Water 50 Stories: Sharon Jones

December 1, 2022 | By Eric Benson and Clean Water Action New Jersey

In honor of Clean Water Action's 50th birthday, we are lifting up voices and stories in the Clean Water movement through #CleanWater50Stories. Meet Sharon Jones, former Canvass Director in our Belmar, New Jersey office!

First of all, I love the fact that Clean Water Action, the key in there is action. In the canvass, we went door to door getting people involved. And that experience continues today to just remind me that when people get together, you know we're government, we make those decisions, we have the power to get it done. - Sharon Jones former NJ Canvass Director

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People - Action - Justice: Good Jobs, Clean Air Coalition in New Jersey - The Fight Continues

December 1, 2022 | By Terrance Bankston

The Good Jobs Clean Air (GJCA) NJ coalition of community, labor, and environmental advocates has organized over the past year to fight against a secret deal between Amazon and the Port Authority. This secret deal would have allowed Amazon to open an Air Hub at Newark Airport without considering impacts on the surrounding communities.