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Protecting NJ's Water from Source to Tap 
Wednesday,  October 4
6 to 9 pm  
BeachHaus Brewery, 801 Main St., Belmar
Featuring:

• ​Dr. Dan Van Abs, NJ Clean Water Council
• Tim Dillingham, Executive Director, American Littoral Society  
  

• Jennifer M. Coffey,  ANJEC Executive Director

Beer tasting and  light fare.
$10 for non - members, free for members.
Info and registration 

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ANJEC 44th Annual Environmental Congress
Friday, Oct. 13,
Mercer County Community College
1200 Old Trenton Road
​West Windsor
Keynote address: Mayor Dawn Zimmer, Hoboken
Plenary Panel Speakers:

• James Florio -Former New Jersey Governor
• Lisa Plevin -Former Chief of Staff, USEPA Region 2
• Cindy Ehrenclou, Executive Director, Raritan Headwaters Assoc.

Special for 2017 -Ride & Drive Electric Vehicle exhibit!
More info

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Other Environmental News Highlights
ANJEC scans environmental news from around New Jersey, the country and the world. Here are some of the recent news stories we've been reading, including:

• PSE&G gets sign-off to extend energy efficiency programs
• Coalition hopes to usher in era of electric vehicles in New Jersey
• New Jersey eyes rejoining northeast’s carbon trading program
• Texas chemical plant sued for millions, first responders charge gross negligence
• How Congress ignored science and fueled antibiotic resistance
• Food waste becomes delicious meals with an agenda at Rooster Soup
• Houston EPA lab set to close
• China to US: Please stop sending us your junk
• Unprecedented levels of nitrogen could pose risks to earth's environment
• Environmental protection in the Trump era​

more news

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Second Pinelands pipeline OK’d at tempestuous agency meeting     
​Read more

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These satellite photos show Irma's devastating destruction  See photos

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Environmental groups try to block controversial Exxon deal  Environmental groups were in court to block a controversial $225 million settlement the Christie administration reached with Exxon Mobil over widespread pollution at several refineries. Read more

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Plastic contaminates sea salt around the world New studies find microplastics in salt from the US, Europe and China.  Learn more

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DRBC acts to ban fracking in Delaware River basin  ​But environmentalists unhappy with move to regulate fracking wastewater. Learn more 

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