New Jersey LCV Rolls Out a Common Agenda of Bold Environmental Policy Priorities
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Common Agenda includes recommendations for Governor Murphy and the Legislature to act on, clean water, clean energy, transportation, construction, open space, land use, toxins, and governance.
NEW JERSEY LCV EDUCATION FUND WELCOMES BOB CONLEY AS NEW BOARD CHAIR
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Bob Conley becomes leader of New Jersey LCV EF board as state tackles climate change, clean air, safe drinking water, land preservation, and environmental racism.
GOV. MURPHY MUST NOW DREAM BIG ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT | OPINION
News Article • • by Ed Potosnak at NJ.com
Re-election of Gov. Murphy supports swift passage of President Biden’s landmark Build Back Better Act, jumpstarting a 21st-century clean energy economy that creates millions of jobs.
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS CREATE NEW ANIMATION VIDEO TO EDUCATE VOTERS ABOUT WAYS TO VOTE IN NEW JERSEY ELECTIONS
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New Jersey LCV and diverse group of non-profit organizations create animated video to educate voters about the various ways they can cast their ballots.
BARRIERS KEEP HISPANICS FROM BECOMING INVOLVED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES | OPINION
News Article • • by MARIA SANTIAGO-VALENTIN AND PATTY CRONHEIM at NJ.com
Factors that stem primarily from language and economic barriers often keep Hispanics from becoming involved with environmental causes that impact their daily lives.
As we work to address some of the significant environmental issues of our time such as climate change, safe drinking water, and land conservation, we can’t ignore nearly 20% of the New Jersey population.
THE DEFEAT OF THE PENNEAST PROJECT IS A LONG-AWAITED VICTORY | OPINION
News Article • • by Ed Potosnak at NJ.com
PennEast hit a brick wall of resistance from homeowners, local elected leaders, environmentalists, the New Jersey Attorney General, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and Gov. Phil Murphy.
LET’S TAKE PARKS AND RECREATION TO NEW JERSEY'S URBAN COMMUNITIES
News Article • • by ED POTOSNAK AND TOBIAS A. FOX at mycentraljersey.com
People of color are far less likely to engage in or have access to nature-based outdoor recreation activities, with historic discrimination being a large underlying factor.
COMPETITION IS ‘ESSENTIAL TO DELIVERING THE MOST EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE TRANSITION TO A CARBON-FREE GRID’
News Article • • by Ed Potosnak at njspotlight.org
Maintaining New Jersey’s competitive electricity market is also essential to delivering the most efficient and cost-effective transition to a carbon-free grid.
Advocates Announce Sweeping Green in ’21 Environmental Initiative, 100% Clean Energy Goal by 2035
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New Jersey LCV Ed Fund’s 2021 Environmental Policy Guide partners with more than 25 organizations and centers the concerns of groups often left out of the traditional environmental policy; health organizations, Environmental Justice groups, and student organizations.
HERE’S HOW TO CREATE JOBS AND RESCUE OUR CLIMATE | OPINION
News Article • • by Ed Potosnak at NJ.com
A new Civilian Climate Corps would connect young people to job opportunities; youth from across NJ would have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in outdoor-focused careers.