News Highlights
A quick review of top environmental news stories from the past 2 weeks

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In New Jersey

• ​Keep on (electric) truckin'
• Green Acres Program Accepting Applications for Land Acquisition, Park Development
• 7th Dead Wale Washes up at Jersey Shore
• NJ environmental orgs united in support for responsibly developed OSW
• Explosive, flammable, carcinogenic: NJ neighborhoods put at risk by the hazards next door
• Solar Landscape energizes Extra Space Storage solar project in NJ - Solar Builder
• SEBS researcher creates algorithms to predict arsenic contamination in private wells in N.J.
• Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind to Become Second Major Tenant at New Jersey Wind Port
• New Jersey LCV Responds to Recent Whale Stranding Off Coast of New Jersey
• Study: Deal Lake caught in seasonal cycle of harmful algal blooms
• State diverted $2B from clean energy fund to NJ Transit, other needs
• Offshore wind work will continue despite 7 dead whales and investigation, Murphy says

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Around the Nation

• ​New York to Require Environmental Justice Cumulative Impact Analysis
• Texas ag agency says climate change threatens state's food supply
•  $40 Million in Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Recycling Infrastructure Announced
• PUC requires environmental review for first proposed carbon pipeline in Minnesota
• The West's salt lakes are turning to dust. Can Congress help?
• Congress Urges EPA to Maintain Clean-Air Regulations on Chemical Recycling of Plastics
• Colorado state bag law will benefit the environment and our health
• Fire ant quarantine zone expanded in five Va. counties
• Coastal residents on climate change: "The ocean's coming for you"
• Will California's new oil and gas laws protect people from toxic pollution?
• Renewable energy usage has doubled in the last decade. Hawaii is leading the charge
• Solar-powered system converts plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels
• EPA unveils $100M for environmental justice-
• NY Activists Call for Regulations on “Last Mile Warehouses” With Proposed Amendment
• A first of its kind ban on throwing out old clothes
• New York City Greenery Absorbing All Traffic Emissions on Many Summer Days
• Misinformation spreads as more Atlantic whales show up dead. Scientists are worried.
• Burning Man touts sustainability. Now it's suing to block clean energy.
• 18 huge, billion-dollar disasters: Climate change helped make 2022 the 3rd most expensive year
• San Diego Kicks Off New Organic Waste Recycling Effort

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Opinion & Commentary

•  How our perception of time shapes our approach to climate change 
• With 8 billion people, is overpopulation fueling climate change?
• How will climate change destroy us? 'The Deluge' imagines the scenarios.
• Why the possibility of thousands of species going extinct is alarming
• I'm a Scientist Who Spoke Up About Climate Change. My Employer Fired Me.
• Should We Block the Sun to Counter Climate Change? 

Local

• Change is Coming to Jersey City
• Rejected by Voters, Robbinsville Farm Could Still Be Preserved
• Loss Of Tree Canopy in Madison Highlighted at Council Meeting
• $1.2M Turf Project at Highlands Ridge Initially Approved in Chester
• Historic Water Quality Project at Newton Lake Nears Completion
• Essex County Plans for Annual Deer Management Program
• Middle schoolers participate in recycling challenge
• Polystyrene On its Way to Becoming Building Insulation
• Montclair Residents Launch Petition Against "Massive, Irresponsible" Lackawanna Plaza
• Burlington County seeking volunteers to help hunt and destroy spotted lanternfly eggs
• Red Bank: Master Plan Rollout Set
• Toms River invites residents to speak about controversial Ciba Geigy development plan
• Planned waterfront park to honor late Camden activist who fought for open spaces
• Fair Lawn to Receive $3.4M to Remediate Drinking Water Contaminants and Keep Pipes Lead Free

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Global

• ​ World Bank seeks more funds to address climate change, other crises: document
• 80% of new cars sold in Norway are now electric vehicles 
• People enjoy unseasonably warm weather in Europe, experts warn of climate change
• How Chile is becoming a leader in renewable energy 
• Green Energy Jobs Rapidly Expanding
• Germany's coal and nuclear power exit will not lead to electricity shortage
• China revises law on marine environment protection
• Calls to abolish licensing new projects threatens to clip North Sea sooner than later
• Invasive rats are affecting the behaviour of algae-farming fish
• China seen accelerating wind, solar power installation under 5-year plan, reaching 2030
• Sustainable transition to green energy is a challenge the world faces. Chile has a playbook
• UN gathering seeks aid for Pakistan after devastating floods
• Food Of The Future: Nature's Ultimate Recycling Machine
• Coal protest in Germany deepens rift between Green Party and climate movement
• Companies will soon have to prove that they really are taking climate action, under draft EU law

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Spotlight Analysis

•  How microplastics are infiltrating the food you eat
• Renewable energy trumps all. So what's stopping us from having the cheapest energy in the world?
• Five environmental trailblazers forging a better world - UN Environment Programme
• When Will We See a Nationwide Network of Electrical Vehicle Chargers?
• Helping African communities adapt to climate change
• Go to Texas to see the anti-green future of clean energy
• Using Sunlight To Produce Hydrogen Fuel Out of Thin Air
• These young leaders are driving action on nature and climate 
• Meet students who are pushing Legislature to adopt Green Amendment​

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The views expressed in these articles do not necessarily represent positions held by ANJEC.