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

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

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

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

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

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​

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