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LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS APPLAUD PASSAGE OF ASSEMBLY BILL THAT LIMITS USE OF DANGEROUS/HARMFUL INSECTICIDES

Environmental groups applaud passage of bill that limits use of neonicotinoid insecticides (“neonics”)—neurotoxic pesticides that decimate bee and wildlife populations.

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LEADING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP ENDORSES CANDIDATES IN LOCAL NEW JERSEY ELECTIONS

For first time New Jersey LCV made multiple endorsements for local elections in New Jersey because there is so much at stake this year. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM: NJ SIGNS HISTORIC ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LEGISLATION

Potentially major polluting projects are now subject to an environmental justice impacts assessment by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and input from local residents.

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Environment and Business Groups Calling for Sustainable Green Recovery Agenda; Give Budget Mixed Reviews

A diverse group of environmental, outdoor recreation, planning and business organizations applauded budget signed by Governor Murphy, while highlighting the need for greater investment in clean energy.

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LEADING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF PLASTICS BILL BY NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE

Nation-leading single-use plastics and paper reduction policy will reduce the 4.4 billion single-use plastic bags we use annually in New Jersey.

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New Jersey wind port will be vital to New Jersey’s COVID-19 recovery | Opinion

The Wind Port will address both reducing New Jersey’s reliance on dirty energy sources and creating employment opportunities for folks in underserved communities.

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LEADING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP CELEBRATES GOVERNOR MURPHY’S SIGNING OF HISTORIC ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LEGISLATION

New Jersey Cumulative Impacts Law is a game changer for communities of color who have suffered the burdens of pollution and had nowhere to turn.

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LEADING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP LAUDS AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION REPORT

The new “The Road to Clean Air” report from the American Lung Association is a reminder that electric vehicles are the best way to reduce air pollution.

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LEADING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION OPPOSES NJTRANSIT “TRANSITGRID” MICROGRID PROJECT

NJLCV believes the Kearny transitgrid mircogrid project will take New Jersey in the wrong direction and away from the clean energy future that has been promised to residents by the Murphy Administration.

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LEADING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION CALLS FOR SUSTAINABLE GREEN JOBS RECOVERY IN RESPONSE TO SECOND-HOTTEST SUMMER ON RECORD

A post-COVID Sustainable Green Jobs recovery should catalyze investments in a clean energy economy and prioritize public health disparities in communities of color.

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