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Single-Use Plastic Reduction
Regional Roundtable &
Networking Information Session
Wednesday, November 13, 6 pm
Plainsboro Public Library
9 Van Doren St., Plainsboro
Come learn and share best practices on education, ordinances and implementation.
Light supper will be served.
Register by email or call 973-539-7547.

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Webinar - Complying with NJ Stormwater regulations
Monday, Dec. 2, 6-8 pm. Pilesgrove
Ensure new development is in compliance with NJ stormwater management regulations.
Info and registration

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

• ​New Jersey, your tap water may be contaminated with carcinogens
• Firm revokes application to build pipeline through NJ, but will refile
• Florida’s rare ghost orchids are getting cut off from water
• Mayors, officials meet regarding Passaic River Basin flooding
• Cooper River in Camden County, long polluted, now ‘poster child’ for Clean Water Act
• Court blocks Trump’s plan to ease bird protections on oil lands
• Oil and gas giants spend millions lobbying to block climate change policies
• Fracking boom tied to methane spike in Earth’s atmosphere
• ​Rising seas will erase more cities by 2050, new research shows
• General Motors sides with Trump in emissions fight, splitting the industry

more news

LNJ files lawsuits against alleged polluters in Trenton, Kearny and Newark   Learn more

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Picking up the pace on EVs — and charging stations — in NJ  Learn more

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New Jersey is home to the country’s largest floating solar array
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Secret deal helped housing industry stop tougher rules on climate change    Learn more

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The return of the 'blob': Hawaii's reefs threatened by marine heat wave    
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Exxon is on trial, accused of misleading investors about risks of climate change   Learn more

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