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June 30, 2025
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New Jersey LCV decries lack of progress on landmark clean energy legislation, continued clean energy raids in final Murphy budget
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey LCV Executive Director, Ed Potosnak, has issued the following statement in response to the passage of Governor Murphy’s final state budget out of the Assembly and Senate Budget committees:
We are deeply disappointed that Governor Murphy and the Legislature moved backward in the fight for clean energy in the budget they just approved.
First, Trenton failed to pass landmark legislation as part of the budget process that would have put New Jersey on the path to 100% clean energy by 2035.
This proposal, a centerpiece of Governor Murphy’s State of the State address earlier this year, would have secured his environmental legacy at a critical moment in our state and nation’s history, when Donald Trump and extremist Republicans in Congress are trying to roll back federal clean energy investments.
At the same time, a clean energy bill would have created union jobs and boosted our economy — all while lowering energy costs for New Jersey’s working families.
At the same time, despite running on a campaign promise to end one-time budget gimmicks, this budget includes nearly $200 million in clean energy raids — levels not seen since the Christie administration.
We know that clean energy is the cheapest form of energy, and these raids may delay projects that will lower energy costs for working families while also ensuring that New Jerseyans can breathe cleaner air — especially at a time when Washington, D.C., is stepping back.
Governor Murphy still has six months to deliver on his clean energy agenda, and we’re calling on him to work with the Legislature to make passage of this legislation a top priority in the fall because New Jersey families can’t wait.
Despite the disappointing failure to advance a clean energy agenda, we are pleased that the budget the Legislature approved includes funding for a few key programs, including $48 million investments to replace aging sewer infrastructure to improve water quality and $7 million in additional funding for a new Capitol Park in Trenton to ensure residents of New Jersey’s Capital City have additional access to the outdoors.