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ANJEC Roundtable on Food Waste  March 28 at 7PM via Zoom
Email info@anjec.org to Register 

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Upcoming Commissioners Course  
Virtual Zoom Sessions:
Tuesday, March 21, 7:00pm
Wednesday March 22, Noon
Wednesday March 22, 7:00pm
Thursday, March 23, Noon
Thursday, March 23,7:00pm
In-Person Session, April 1, 10AM-12:30PM at Fort Monmouth Recreation Center;2566 Guam Lane;
Tinton Falls, NJ
Register:
ANJEC Members: No charge to participate
Non-Members: $35 to participate in any/all sessions
Email ANJEC (info@anjec.org) to register.

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​ANJEC is now accepting Grant applications from ECs for up to $1500 each for local stewardship projects. 
​Click here for application 
Application deadline, April 17, 2023

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ANJEC is a member of the NJDEP steering committee for Outside,Together! focusing on creating the next version of the State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan
We need your input on open space priorities and ask that you please participate in this 10 minute survey before March 22.
Click here for the survey

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Next Rain Garden 101 Session April 19th  via Zoom; two times

Noon - Register Here
7PM  -Register Here

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

• Advocates say DEP not tough enough 
• There's a push underway to help more US farms save big with clean energy
• Murphy Breaks Promise, Underfunds Energy, Climate, Transit Despite Historic Surplus
• Here’s how many times you need to reuse your reusable grocery bags
• Twenty-five trailblazing women leading the fight against climate change 
• As one Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale is in question, another is moving forward
• Yellen warns climate change is causing major financial losses in U.S.
• Why Is the E.P.A. So Timid in the East Palestine Train Disaster?
• Outrage over forest project 
• Plastic Entering Oceans Could Nearly Triple by 2040 if Left Unchecked
• Why 23 Dead Whales Have Washed Up on the East Coast Since December
• Could stormwater utility spare town from future floods?
• Back-to-back hurricanes likely to come more often
• House committee to probe EPA response to Ohio derailment
• American Voters Align On Climate Change And Inflation Reduction Act
• Clean energy record: More than 40% of US electricity now comes from carbon-free sources
• These Are the Countries That Pollute the World's Oceans With Plastic Waste
• How Women Around the World Fight Climate Change
• Counting on stacks of green dollars  
• Hydrogen Cars Could Soon Compete with Electric Vehicles
• Environmental auditors approve green labels for products linked to deforestation
• NJ produces a lot of America's cranberries: Could crop be wiped out?
• Carper, Pallone File Amicus Brief Defending EPA's Authority to Establish Vehicle Emissions
• The First Disease Caused by Ingested Plastic is Affecting Seabirds
• Justice Department Sues Chemical Giants Over “Cancer Alley” Pollution
• Opening window for more offshore wind 
• Roundtable on Delaware Watershed 
• U.S. clean energy 'carrots' could put Europe behind in decarbonization race,
• 171 trillion plastic particles floating in oceans as pollution reaches "unprecedented" levels ...
• The Biden administration has called for protecting mature US forests to slow climate change ...
• Electric vehicle sales are on the rise across the globe
• WPF awards more than $5M to protect and improve water quality in Delaware River watershed
• Lawmakers Move to Reauthorize Delaware River Basin Conservation Act

More News

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How a Darkened Philly Skyline has Helped Save Thousands of Birds      learn more

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NJ Farmers Lean into 'Climate-Smart' Agriculture   learn more

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​NJDEP Seeks Partners to Build Next Generation of Environmental Leaders   learn more

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Global CO2 Emissions Rose in 2022, but Less than Initially Feared    learn more

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Fighting Kudzu in NJ   learn more​

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