“Across New Jersey and the region today, we remember Hurricane Sandy’s devastation and impact on our families as clearly now as we did five years ago. While we are reminded there is still much work to be done in recovering from the last storm and preparing for the next, we should also recall how people across New Jersey came together in an inspirational display of community to help those in their time of need. I am honored to stand with those communities today, five years later, and for as long as needed until all New Jerseyans are fully recovered.” – Sen. Cory Booker
“Without strong action on climate change, we will see increased frequency and severity of storms like Sandy that leave devastation in their wake. The tragic consequences of inaction on climate change are currently on display in Puerto Rico, where the effects of Hurricane Maria have left many of our fellow citizens there without electricity and clean water. The U.S. has a responsibility to lead on this issue and I want to thank the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters and so many New Jerseyans for their commitment to addressing climate change.” – Rep. Frank Pallone, US Congress, 6th District
“Five years ago, Superstorm Sandy slammed New Jersey with its intensity and destructiveness. We have a moral obligation to help its victims recover – and address climate change now to prevent future losses of life, property and business. Reducing our carbon footprint will lessen our vulnerability to storms like Sandy, Harvey, and Marie. – Ed Potosnak, Executive Director, New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
“New Jersey is experiencing the impacts of climate change primarily through drastic fluctuations in water. We either have too much of it, which we are experiencing more frequently through flooding, or we don't have enough of it, as we’ve seen in three consecutive years of drought.” – Jennifer Coffey, Executive Director, ANJEC
"The time for action is now, as climate change continues to precipitate untold devastation. Through action, we can prevail, as there is no greater force than when people unify and fight for a common cause!" – Michael Aronsson, Organizer, Environmental Defense Fund Action
"Superstorm Sandy should have been a major wake up call, particularly when we consider that New Jersey families are still impacted today, five years after the storm. Climate change is real; it's happening now and the time for action on climate is now." – Dan Fatton, Executive Director, New Jersey Work Environment Council
“On the anniversary of Sandy, the governor does his victory tour for his failed policies while he has actually made us more vulnerable. New Jersey now needs to move forward with strong programs to make us more resilient, fight climate change, and protect us from Donald Trump with a green wall around our state,” – Jeff Tittel, Director, New Jersey Sierra Club
“Global warming is the unseen yet overwhelming force super-charging weather events and shifting climates around the world – and our lifestyles continue to fuel that warming. As we empathize with and honor the families and communities affected by Superstorm Sandy, we watch new devastation unfold and we hear the cries for urgent assistance. We call on all people and all sectors of society to terminate our fossil fuel addiction and to transition to clean, renewable energy as soon as possible and in a just manner. Most acutely, we call on gubernatorial candidates Murphy and Guadagno to truly and urgently lead New Jersey into that energy transition.” – Jerome Wagner, President, 350.org
“If President Trump is looking to cut taxes, why doesn’t he start by cutting some of the massive subsidies to Big Oil and other large profit making corporations rather than cutting programs that protect little kids from swimming in sewage, ensure we all have clean fish to eat, and help protect families from harms caused by climate change?” – Cindy Zipf, Executive Director, Clean Ocean Action
"Sandy exposed the vulnerability of our communities. That vulnerability came from bad coastal development decisions, which destroyed sand dunes, salt marshes, oyster reefs and other natural infrastructure which could have helped protect our communities. In the face of a changing climate and its impacts along the coast, we need to redefine our relationship with the water. We need to restore and protect the coastal environment for the protection it can provide us." – Tim Dillingham, Executive Director, American Littoral Society