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ANJEC 47th Annual Environmental Congress
Thursday evening and Friday lunch sessions throughout October

Keynote speaker - NJDEP Commissioner Catherine McCabe
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Featured speaker - Judith Enck, founder, Beyond Plastics and former regional EPA Administrator

Enjoy our exciting month-long, online format this year, featuring outstanding expert speakers, informative panel discussions, a networking session and - and even an entertaining evening of live performance.
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We will also present the 2020 ANJEC
​Environmental Achievement awards. 
Watch the ANJEC website details!

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​Make a plan to vote

• Election day is Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
• The deadline for registering by mail to vote is (postmarked by) Tuesday, October 13, 2020.
• The deadline to register in person to vote is Tuesday, October 13, 2020.
• This year, the early voting period runs from Saturday, September 19, to Monday, November 2, but dates and hours may vary based on where you live

More info at www.state.nj.us/state/elections/voter-registration.shtml

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

• ​It’s time to get rid of plastic bags for good
• Think You’re Making Good Climate Choices? Take This Mini-Quiz
• Big Oil shrinks during coronavirus pandemic
• Greenstein Bills Create "Climate Vulnerability" Plans in Municipalities
• NJ Files New 'Environmental Justice' Lawsuits Amid COVID-19
• Pipeline battle in New Jersey may be heading to the Supreme Court
• EPA chief criticizes Democratic governors, vows to concentrate on cleaning up vulnerable communities in a second Trump term
• ​Plastic food packaging outpaces cigarette butts as most abundant beach trash

more news

NJ towns burdened by pollution now have power to say ‘no’   learn more

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Fierce debate over NJ’s clean-energy goals centers on possible abandonment of regional power grid   Learn more 

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Aging infrastructure, legacy pollution, and emerging contaminants bring an urgent focus to the quality of the water we drink   Learn more

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Offshore Wind in NJ Gets Boost, But Lawmakers Demand a Halt to One Project   Learn more

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 More wildfire smoke over NJ as Gov. Murphy weighs in
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States and cities scramble to sue oil companies over climate change   Learn more

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