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THANK YOU for attending ANJEC's 51st Annual Environmental Congress on Friday September 27!

We Would Like to Know your Thoughts - Please Take our Event Survey Here

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Tuesday, October 8, 7pm:
Unlocking Sustainable Solutions: How Stormwater Utilities Can Fund the Future of Stormwater Management
 
Tuesday, October 15, 7pm:  
Revitalizing Communities: Empowering Resilience Through Updated Stormwater Ordinances
 
Tuesday, October 22, 7pm: 
Safeguarding Our Waters, Exploring the Legacy and Future of the Clean Water Act
 
Tuesday, October 29, 7pm: Salt & Science, Engaging Citizen Scientists in Understanding Road Salt's Environmental Impact
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Participants will gain valuable insights into how stormwater management can safeguard communities, support sustainable development, and contribute to a cleaner, more resilient environment.
Co-Hosted by ANJEC and NJLCV

More information and Registration

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MyCoast Photo Station Challenge

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

• Hurricane Helene's Devastation Shows No Region Is Safe from Climate-Fueled Disaster
• This coastal tribe has a radical vision for fighting sea-level rise
• NJ Wind Works hails Atlantic City approvals for Atlantic Shores project
• Siberia to Brazil, Climate-Fueled Wildfires Move Underground
• Safe and sustainable alternatives could reduce use of PFAS in textiles
• Microplastics found in the tissue and skeletons of corals
• Your planet, your choice: The essential climate justice voter guide for 2024
• You could be breathing in microplastics that then enter your brain, new research reveals
• Norway is the first country with more EVs than gas-powered cars
• California Governor Signs Textile Recycling Bill into Law
• EV sales in NJ now come with a sales tax
• New all-electric housing development promises revolutionary clean energy standards
• Volkswagen's secret project finally unveiled: The first fuel cell this fuel destroys EVs
• New Jersey seeking climate reparations from fossil fuel industry
• NJ House Republicans nix tougher Federal pollution rules
• NJDOE Encourages School Districts to Participate in Climate Week
• Plastic on your plate: adults may ingest equivalent of up to 12 shopping bags a year
• Reducing floodplain development doesn't need to be complex,
• Study shows alarming cost of failing to act now on plastic pollution 
• Your electric car will fall apart before its battery pack does, study finds 
• Despite evidence, fewer Americans are believing that EVs are greener than gas cars
• In NYC and elsewhere, climate protesters say pace of change isn't fast enough
• NexTrex launches plastic bag, film drop-off directory
• Lawsuits buffet U.S. offshore wind projects, seeking to end or delay them
• EPA settles with Akron Steel Treating Co. for alleged waste violations
• Microplastics Everywhere: Experts Demand Worldwide Treaty Before It's Too Late
• Hydrogen, produced out of nothing for the first time in history
• Climate change leaves some migrating birds 'out of sync' and hungry
• California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags
• Murphy Administration Releases Innovative 2024 Statewide Water Plan
• Leaders at UN urge world's richest to do more on climate
• Americans aren't buying that EVs are good for the planet
• N.J. utility regulators grant a brief, limited delay to wind project
• Renewable energy sources now provide over 30% of US generating capacity

More News

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Scientists Urge 32% Reduction in Ocean Plastic Waste by 2035       Learn More

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Farming Meets Solar Power    Learn More​

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