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2023 Environmental Congress
Friday, October 13th In-Person at
The Conference Center at Mercer County College
Virtual sessions October 17-October 19th
More Information Here
Registration Here

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New Rain Garden 101 Sessions
​      Sept 20 
Register HERE for a noon or 7PM virtual session.  Qualifying homeowners are eligible for up to a $600 rebate for installing a Rain Garden at your house

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Join stormwater utility experts for a town hall-style opportunity for New Jersey utility leaders, government stormwater managers, municipal and county representatives, and elected officials to gain insights on establishing a sustainable and dedicated stormwater funding mechanism. 

Thursday, September 21: Stormwater Utility Policies
Register here! 

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Mark Your Calendar -
Atlantic City November 2 & 3 
Time for Turbine Forum

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

• Electric Vehicle Transition Gets $15.5B Support from Biden Administration
• Oysters at work: cleaning water, preventing erosion, helping marine life
• Proposed NEPA Revisions Seek To Ingrain Environmental Justice Into Permitting Decisions
• Group of 20 countries agree to increase clean energy but reach no deal on phasing out fossil fuels
• Liquefied natural gas terminal in Gibbstown dealt another blow
• Cyclone that devastated Libya is latest extreme event with some hallmarks of climate change
• The world's first climate change report card 
• UN rolls out initial draft of global plastics treaty
• Somerset County Is First NJ County to Deploy Electric Vehicles
• Joseph Fiordaliso, BPU President, champion of clean energy, dies at 78
• DOE Unveils $25 Million Initiative to Supercharge Clean Energy Across America
• The U.S. Launches First Funds For A New Type Of Clean Energy: Underground Hydrogen
• Maine lobstermen are getting into the seaweed business as climate change threatens the catch
• Biden-Harris Administration Launches New $19 Million Grant Program to Improve Climate
• Selling hydrogen cells
• Native American land in Salem County
• Table salt is really good at recycling plastic
• Why Native American tribes struggle to tap billions in clean energy incentives
• New coalition targets plan for gas-car ban
• BP wants to build 20,000 'ultrafast' electric vehicle charging stations in Germany
• Biden administration announces largest recycling investment in 30 years
• Scientists invent a bright way to upcycle plastics into liquids that can store hydrogen energy
• In Maui's recovery, ecologists see an opportunity to protect the island from invasive species
• Exxon minimized climate change internally after conceding that fossil fuels cause it
• Climate change is un-burying graves. It's an expensive, 'traumatic,' confounding problem.
• ​As prices fall, two thirds of global car sales could be EVs by 2030
• Offshore wind projects need federal help to get built, six governors tell Biden
• Climate change is undermining nearly all sustainable development goals, says report
• The State We're In: Solar for all is aim of NJ's 'community' solar energy program
• New Jersey's rarest turtles face many threats 

More News

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Draft UN Plastic Treaty Threatens Big Oil's Plan B  learn more

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Invasive Species Risk a Biodiversity Disaster   learn more

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​NJDEP Urges Public to Provide Input on Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan   learn more

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Ten Countries and Territories Saw Severe Flooding in Just 12 Days Learn More

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Tens of Thousands in NYC March Against Fossil Fuels     learn more​

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