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ANJEC 48th Annual Environmental Congress
Tuesday. Oct. 19 7pm through
Friday, Oct. 22 7pm

​​Highlights include:

• virtual workshop sessions each day, morning, afternoon and evening;
• presentation of 2021 Environmental Achievement Awards, Municipal Leadership Awards,
• an evening of entertainment
• much more!

Check our website and social media for  details.

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What's the 411 on MS4s?
Tuesday, September 21
7:00pm
Via Zoom Webinar
​To register, email info@anjec.org

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

• ​Biden talks climate change in NY, NJ tour of Hurricane Ida damage
• World-first electric vehicle battery technology can be fully charged in 10-minutes
• California becomes first state to limit plastic waste exports
• VW reveals tiny, cheap electric SUV aimed at first-time car buyers
• Milkweed butterflies tear open caterpillars and drink them alive
• ​NJ wasn't built to handle the storms it's now facing. How can it protect itself?
• Norcross announces $300K for smart grid workforce education at Rowan University
• 5 NJ counties added to 'quarantine zone' for spotted lanternfly, bringing total to 13
  
• ​NYC unveils plan to build one of the largest electric vehicle charging networks in US

More News

Massive wind port said to curb climate change, boost jobs   Learn more

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Ban more new warehouses on farmland, lawmakers say   Learn more

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State approves plan to clean up contaminated New Street Reservoir that led to boiled water advisory for more than 230,000 people   Learn more

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NJ weather: Widespread flooding found at Superfund site after Ida storms hit   Learn more

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EPA to propose first-ever 'forever chemical' discharge limits   Learn more

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