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N.J. issues first drought watch  since 2016, asks residents to conserve water
Press Release can be found HERE

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NJDEP Seeks Applications for $10 Million in Stormwater Competitive Grants and Resilience/Stormwater Utility Feasibility Technical Assistance Grants
More Information is available HERE

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Episode 4: A Comeback on the Hackensack 
​Superstorm Sandy slammed up the Hackensack and surrounding Meadowlands, flooding towns and wrecking widespread damage. But the area’s wetlands likely blunted the blow, and with climate change intensifying storms, cleanup efforts and restoration work in the area are becoming more critical.     Listen Here

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30 Environmental Groups sent this letter to Gov. Murphy urging him to address climate change now. 
Contact Gov. Murphy and tell him to release the emergency  NJPACT rules and add your name to this petition

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

• ​​Playing by the flood rules?  
• NJDEP Seeks Applications for $10 Million in Stormwater Competitive Grants
• How One of the Most Polluted Neighborhoods in the US Is Fighting Back
• N.J to issue its first guidelines on where warehouses should be built
• Start Of England’s River Thames Dries Up for First Time
• Lawsuit filed by NJDEP against Monsanto for PCB contamination
• Bothered by these little suckers? Please don’t spray
• Things you can do at home to protect your water.
• NJ farmers getting scorched
• Oil-funded Rockefeller Foundation centers fight for climate
• Climate Change and New Jersey
• Farming down the block
• The light at the end of the Superfund?
• Rising: Floods — and repair costs 
• These N.J. towns getting $39M from feds to protect against future flooding
• How the Senate climate bill could slash emissions 40%
• New solar program that could save low-income residents $175M a year
• Turnpike Authority denies petition opposing $4.7B widening project near Holland Tunnel
• New Jersey Student Activists Take Green Amendment Support to Trenton
• In historic move, UN declares healthy environment a human right
• Microplastics found in Nestlé and Danone bottled waters
• Baby turtle 'pooed pure plastic' for six days after being rescued from Sydney beach
• Sparta Planning and Zoning Boards Sued Over 880000 Square Foot 'Warehouse'
• Rutgers Expert Says Invasive Plants at the Root of Growing Problem
• Plastics plague our oceans, killing marine mammals
• Green infrastructure can protect ports from growing environmental risks
• Sprawl lives 
• How climate change drives inland floods
• Plastic pollution: Birds all over the world are living in our rubbish
• Washington Sees Greener Energy Future for the Gulf of Mexico
• Old Bridge's plan to turn a landfill into a solar field moves forward ​
• Bubble Barrier Captures Plastic Waste in Dutch River
• South Florida's baby sea turtles are threatened by plastic and light pollution
• Booker on Inflation Reduction Act
• Workers, residents raise questions about massive Riverfront Stadium redevelopment
• 'Floating Islands' Launched by Mahwah Students to Fight Climate Change ​
• Murphy appoints former Chester Township mayor to lead NJ Highlands Council
• JCP&L announces new incentives for charging infrastructure at homes, workplaces, multifamily properties
• Kentucky reeling from deadly, devastating floods ​
• National Movement to Turn Food Waste into Renewable Energy Gains Momentum
• Greece taken to EU Court over environmental impact assessment failures

More News

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​Newark Ironbound Section is One of the Worst Heat Islands in the Country     learn more

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Scientists Worried as Bee Population in NJ /PA Drops
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Climate Change is Making 58% of Infections Diseases Worse
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Pinelands Interactive Map Now Contains Permanent Land Protection Data     learn more

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Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Requiring Establishment of Electric School Bus Program  learn more​

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