NJLCV Poll: Overwhelming, Bipartisan Support for 100% Clean Energy
Press Release • 1/26/2017
TRENTON – A new statewide poll commissioned by the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters found solid support among voters of both political parties for policies that will move the state to 100 percent clean energy by 2050.
Statement on Pinelands Pipeline Hearing & Trump’s Green-lighting of Dakota and Keystone Pipelines
Press Release • 1/24/2017
“Building new dirty and dangerous fossil fuel pipelines through fragile natural lands will not foster energy independence, respect the environment or grow the economy,” said Ed Potosnak, executive director of the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters.
NJLCV Statement on Pinelands Pipeline Hearing & Trump’s Green-lighting of Dakota and Keystone Pipelines
Press Release • 1/24/2017
“Building new dirty and dangerous fossil fuel pipelines through fragile natural lands will not foster energy independence, respect the environment or grow the economy,” said Ed Potosnak, executive director of the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters.
Statement on Gov. Christie’s Environmental Record Ahead of his State of the State Address
Press Release • 1/10/2017
Christie’s atrocious environmental record – coupled with Trump’s indifference toward climate change and selection of anti-environment Cabinet nominees – make it more urgent than ever that New Jersey’s environmental community elevates the conversation about key air, water, land and public health and safety priorities.
Statement from NJ League of Conservation Voters on Gov. Christie’s Environmental Record Ahead of his State of the State Address
Press Release • 1/10/2017
Gov. Christie will leave office next year with a toxic environmental legacy: He has rolled back environmental protections to help line the pockets of developers, gutted the state’s environmental regulatory and enforcement agency, pulled New Jersey out of the multi-state greenhouse gas reduction initiative and let big polluters off the hook by settling major lawsuits for pennies on the dollar.
Statement from NJ LCV on Bipartisan Passage of Natural Resource Damages Ballot Question (SCR39/ACR127)
Press Release • 12/19/2016
Ed Potosnak, executive director of the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, issued the following statement on bipartisan passage of SCR39/ACR127, a resolution asking voters to require pollution restoration funds be spent as intended and not diverted for other, unrelated purposes.
Statement from NJ LCV on Bipartisan Passage of Natural Resource Damages Ballot Question (SCR39/ACR127)
Press Release • 12/19/2016
Ed Potosnak, executive director of the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, issued the following statement on bipartisan passage of SCR39/ACR127, a resolution asking voters to require pollution restoration funds be spent as intended and not diverted for other, unrelated purposes.
Lawmakers, Environmental Advocates, Residents Want NJ Voters to Direct Natural Resource Damage Monies
Press Release • 12/15/2016
A common-sense ballot measure requiring pollution damage settlements to remain in the intended communities and not grabbed to plug holes in the state budget has been posted for floor votes in the Legislature on Monday, thanks to the leadership of legislative champions Sen. Bob Smith and Assemblymen John McKeon and Tim Eustace, the diligence of advocates from the NJ League of Conservation Voters, NY/NJ Baykeeper, American Littoral Society and NJ Audubon and the voices of more than 2,400 taxpayers and voters.
Lawmakers, Environmental Advocates, Residents Want NJ Voters to Direct Natural Resource Damage Monies
Press Release • 12/15/2016
TRENTON – A common-sense ballot measure requiring pollution damage settlements to remain in the intended communities and not grabbed to plug holes in the state budget has been posted for floor votes in the Legislature on Monday, thanks to the leadership of legislative champions Sen. Bob Smith and Assemblymen John McKeon and Tim Eustace, the diligence of advocates from the NJ League of Conservation Voters, NY/NJ Baykeeper, American Littoral Society and NJ Audubon and the voices of more than 2,400 taxpayers and voters.
NJ League of Conservation Voters Statement on the Nomination of Environmental Foe to Lead the EPA
Press Release • 12/7/2016
The New Jersey League of Conservation Voters very strongly objects to the nomination Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, a staunch fossil fuel ally, as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.