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Electric Vehicles in NJ 
Join us for the first 2023 Roundtable 
January 24, 2023 at 7 PM 
​Register by sending email to info@anjec.org to get Zoom Link 

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ANJEC is proud to cosponsor a webinar featuring Donna Rendeiro, Executive Director of the State Planning Commission, to walk you through the State's guidance on warehouse siting and give communities the tools they need to make planning decisions. 
January 23, at 6PM via Zoom
Register HERE

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Advancing NJ Climate Goals with Transportation Investments
Join us for this virtual Climate Academy to learn how different scenarios of federal transportation investments may contribute to New Jersey's efforts to achieve its statewide 2030 and 2050 greenhouse gas emissions limits.
Sponsored by Rutgers Climate Change Resource Center
January 20, at Noon via Zoom
​Register HERE

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JOIN US FOR OUR 6TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE - 'ALL ABOUT THE NEW MUNICIPAL STORMWATER (MS4) PERMIT'
The conference will be hybrid and held on Fridays, February 10th and 17th, 2023 from 10:00 - 5:00 
​Registration Details - HERE

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Environmental News Highlights
​Top news stories of the past two weeks:​ ·        

• N.J. implements rules targeting power plants
• Exxon climate predictions were accurate decades ago.
• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $40 Million in Recycling Grants
• Will Climate Change Put NY Underwater?
• Jersey Shore town countersues DEP for $20M over planned new bulkhead
• $500M to Modernize NJ Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure
• Social butterfly to social activist: NJ woman, 94, fights towns to build affordable homes
• New Year, New Ban: France Tackles Disposable Packaging
• Greenwashing: FTC Considering Updates to Environmental “Green Guides”
• England Announced Single-Use Plastic Ban
•  More Than $8 Million to Build Diverse, Inclusive Green Jobs Sector
• A different way to think about flooding
• UK saw hottest-ever year in 2022 
• Study: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100
• New York City buying more than 900 EVs for government fleets
• Climate change could cause 'disaster' in the world's oceans
• Biden-Harris Administration Releases New Guidance to Disclose Climate Impacts
• 13 climate change bills and issues NJ residents should have on their radar in 2023
• Spain To Make Tobacco Companies Pay for Cleaning Up Cigarette Butts
• 'Nurdles' are devastating the environment, but they are yet to be classified as hazardous
• Single-use plastic cutlery and plates to be banned in England
• Renewable Energy - a Banner Year In 2022
• The ozone layer's recovery is good news for climate change, too
• UN chief 'deeply frustrated' over global leaders' inaction on climate change 
• U.S. safety agency to consider ban on gas stoves amid health fears
• White House guidance on GHG analysis will ease renewable energy permitting
• A new tool helps map out where to develop clean energy
• Toxic chemicals live next door, and NJ tenants 'have no clue.' These are the most at risk
• 'Year of Open Space' Kept Focus on Jersey City Parks in 2022
• EPA to give out largest grant awards for environmental justice in its history
• Wildlife action plan promises to benefit at-risk NJ species
• Pipeline expansion
• White House Announces New Guidance on Evaluating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Enough infrastructure for electric trucks? ​​

More News

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Outlawing Invasive Species 
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Passaic River Cleanup Stalled (again)    learn more

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Natural Weather Weirdness Boosted by Climate Change Behind Extreme Start to 2023  learn more

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Call for More Park Funding 
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Environmentalists Speak up Over 
​Whales and Wind    learn more​

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