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Regional Roundtable & Networking Session
Single-Use Plastic Pollution; Local & State
Thursday, May 16, 7:00 pm
Madison

​Please join Madison, Chatham Borough, Chatham Township, Florham Park, Livingston, Harding, Long Hill  & Morris Township Environmental Commissions, ANJEC Staff, and Legislative Champions to discuss single-use plastics.
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​Info & registration

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Fundamentals for  
Effective Environmental Commissions
Saturday, May 18 – 9am -1:30 pm
Ridgefield
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​Program includes hands on training, networking and break out sessions for experienced and new EC members. Includes:

• Responsibilities and powers of an environmental commission
• Funding opportunities 
• Site Plan Review
• Creating/updating an ERI
• The Municipal Master Plan 
• Municipal Environmental Ordinances

If your municipal commission/committee
is an ANJEC member, there is no charge to attend.​
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Info and registration

Environmental News Highlights
Here are some of the top news stories of the past two weeks:

• ​Public access to NJ's beaches, waterways to increase this summer
• ​Massive structure built to contain fumes at Edgewater Superfund site
• ​California to ban controversial pesticide, citing effects on child brain development
• Transco pipeline in Raritan Bay, Franklin compressor station clear major hurdle
• ​Nuclear lobbying power: NJ utility customers will pay $300M in subsidies
• ​Most of Ford's remaining pollution to stay in Ringwood under cheaper cleanup deal with EPA
• ​Suez nearly exceeded lead levels in drinking water years before 2018 spike, documents show
• ​​DEP begins online system for filing land-use permit applications
• ​Newark begins to treat water with new chemical expected to lower lead levels

more news

Another push for NJ ban on plastic bags and, maybe, paper bags too          Learn more
​​More plastic pollution news

• ​Movement to ban plastic bags, straws, foam containers targets North Jersey
• ​Maplewood bans plastic bags, adds fee for paper
• ​Ban on plastic bags goes into effect for Belmar businesses
• ​South Orange parents hold rally supporting plastic bag ban
• ​Organizations applaud plastic bans in coastal communities
• ​New plan: Ban plastic bags, paper bags completely from NJ stores
• Paper or plastic? Time to bring your own bag
• Fight against plastic pollution targets a hidden source: Our clothes
• ​Paramus may become latest town in NJ to ban plastic bags, Styrofoam

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Pompton Lakes officials approve controversial change on polluted former DuPont site   Learn more

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Internal documents show 3M hid PFAS dangers for decades  Learn more

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NJ has thousands of cows. Yes, they do fart. Does that contribute to climate change?     Learn more

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Midwestern floods pit communities against one another as levees rise ever higher   Learn more

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