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Webinar: Protect Open Space
    and Hazardous Cleanup
              Funding
Thursday, November 30th
7:00pm-8:00pm
Click here to register for this free session

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​ANJEC ACTION ALERTS
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We need your help ASAP. There are two important issues that we are asking your EC
and Municipal Governments to pass resolutions of support so that we can convey this to state elected officials and work on statewide policy fixes.​

1. Protect Open Space and Hazardous Site Cleanup Funding
Governor Murphy is threatening to slash $60 million of annual state funding for environmental programs. We ask that your Municipality adopt this resolution ASAP.

The New Jersey Legislature can correct this in the lame duck session between now and early Jan 2024
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2. Say NO to $10+ Billion in state funding for expanding the NJ Turnpike; Say YES to more public transportation.
The Murphy Administration is proposing to spend $10 billion in state funds (at the last estimate) to expand one lane of the NJ Turnpike in Jersey City. The Jersey City Environmental Commission is strongly opposed to this, and we are asking for your help standing with them. We argue that these significant state resources should instead be spent on climate-friendly public transportation investments that make common sense in the most densely populated area of the most densely populated state. We then ask that your EC and municipal government pass this resolution 

Send a copies of Resolutions to ANJEC at info@anjec.org once adopted.

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Episode 7 of The Wild Story- Podcast of Poetry and Plants featuring poet Emily Hockaday and Elaine Silverstein is now available
Listen on Spotify / Listen on iTunes / Listen on Amazon

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

• CBT Surcharge Debate Heats up as Revenues Drop
• The big flood insurance gap 
• NJ bill would set 2035 goal for clean energy 
• Environmental Justice a Key Theme Throughout Biden's National Climate Assessment
• Bring On the Rain
• Scientists warn of catastrophic sea level rise, unless major climate change action is taken
• New report details how climate change is reshaping America and NJ 
• New York sues PepsiCo over plastic pollution 
• Reusable packaging could cut emissions from plastics by up to 69%
• Climate change is hastening the demise of Pacific Northwest forests -
• The world briefly smashed through the 2-degree warming limit for the first time ever
• A 'Paris Agreement for plastic' could slash plastic pollution to almost zero
• New study reveals huge potential for future waves of invasive species
• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $169 Million to Accelerate Electric Heat Pump
• EU agrees to ban exports of waste plastic to poor countries 
• Scientists warn of growing invasive tick population
• Protecting the wetlands that help protect New Jersey
• Climate change is hurting coral worldwide. But these reefs off the Texas coast are thriving
• Scientists develop 'innovative method' of recycling EV batteries with unprecedented efficiency
• New US hardiness zone map updated shows impact of climate change
• Third U.N. Plastics Treaty Talks End Without Firm Plan to Fight Production Threat
• Climate on track to warm by nearly 3C without aggressive actions
• NJ clean-energy legislation put on hold | NJ Spotlight News
• Researchers develop sponge that could soak up as much as 90% of microplastic
• Brazil signs on to global climate deal to triple renewable energy
• ​US coal power plants killed at least 460000 people in past 20 years 
• “Air Pollution From Coal Is Much More Harmful Than We Thought”
• Tammy Murphy pushed to insert climate change in K-12 standards
• Sea turtle nests break records on US beaches, but global warming threatens their survival​​​
• ​ Tackling climate change and alleviating hunger: States recycle and donate food headed to landfill

More News

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Don't Cut Funds for Open Space and Farmland!  learn more

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NJ Lawmakers Weigh Slew of Warehouse Bills  learn more

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How to Make Flood-Prone Areas in NJ More Resilient to Climate Change     learn more

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New Life for Old Coal Plants    Learn More

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Climate Change is Altering Animal Brains and Behavior    learn more​

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