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COLLEGE STUDENTS!


Apply for ANJEC’s 2026 Lechner Scholarship
ANJEC will award a $1,200 scholarship to a New Jersey college student entering their junior or
senior year. The scholarship is granted to encourage qualified students to pursue a career in a
field related to environmental protection. Deadline: April 30, 2026
Application link

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2026 Fundamentals for Effective Environmental Commissions
In-Person Session

Saturday, May 2
9:00am-11:30am
Cherry Blossom Welcome Center
Branch Brook Park, Newark

Register HERE!

Join ANJEC staff and expert presenters for our annual Environmental Commission Training! 

Session Topics:

• Environmental Commission Powers & Responsibilities
• Data Center Development- Understanding the Risks
• Stormwater Regulation and GI Review
• Hands on Site Plan Review

ANJEC Members: FreeNon-Members: $35Refreshments Provided

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Environmental News 
         Highlights​
Top news stories from past few weeks:​  

• These two iconic polar species have been driven to endangered status by a warming planet
• ​Sign Petition: Ask Governor for Moratorium on Data Centers 
• Modern agriculture is collapsing under climate change. Indigenous farming has answers
• Plastic is poisoning the planet – and us
• Batteries on wheels: How your EV could also power your home
• Advocacy Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Decision to Exempt All Oil and Gas Activities in Gulf 
• Outdated flood standards are costing N.J. taxpayers 
• Trump Administration EPA Moves to Weaken Federal Methane Standards
• Trump administration going after Morris Township's ban on gas appliances
• When National Security Meets Endangered Species: Uncharted Legal Territory in the Gulf of Mexico
• Dead Fish Mystery: More Than 1K Wash Ashore 
• Whale that washed ashore in N.J. may have been hit by vessel, officials say
• NJ report calls for stronger regulations of AI data centers 
• Phthalate plastic chemicals linked to nearly 4 million premature births in one year
• The voracious vine that 'ate the South' can also fuel wildfires
• Urban agrivoltaics enhance crop resilience and food-energy synergies in a changing climate
• With NESE Pipeline Back on Table, Coalition of Nonprofits Continues to Fight
• Trump's 2027 budget aims to halve EPA spending
• Microplastics 'Lurking In Every Corner Of Our Lives'
• Britain breaks solar energy record twice as UK's biggest solar farm gets approval
• Climate change may speed evolution through inherited gene regulation changes
• The underappreciated importance of small wetlands in global methane emissions
• NJ Lawsuit to Halt Roxbury ICE Facility
• Last month was hottest March on record for continental U.S.
• Dead whale found floating in NJ bay home to tri-state area's busiest port
• Two Princeton Elementary Schools Receive Sustainability Grants from NJEA
• Worsening ocean heat waves are 'supercharging' hurricane damage
• Is a Super El Niño Coming in 2026? Here's What Scientists Are Saying
• Where climate and faith intersect
• Cohanzick keeps traditions alive ​

More Local, National, World News HERE

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EPA Moves to Designate Microplastics and Pharmaceuticals as drinking water contaminants - Learn More

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Gov Sherrill Signs Bill to End de facto Moratorium on New Nuclear Plants  Learn More

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