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RENEW 2026 MUNICIPAL MEMBERSHIP

ANJEC 2026 membership renewal packets  have been mailed to your municipality's office in hard copy. Please contact the office to ensure the paperwork is in process for renewal, and email ANJEC a current roster of Environmental Commissioners.

The renewal information and paperwork is also available digitally HERE 

For any questions, please contact Georgia Madiba, Membership Manager, [email protected].

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The Stormwater MS4 Permit:
What, Why and How
​Wed Feb 11: 7PM

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Register Here
​The goal Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit is is to ensure good management and stewardship of stormwater infrastructure.
Join this webinar to learn about the tasks that should have been completed by end of 2025, and what you need to work on in 2026 to ensure compliance with your permit.

Guest presenter: Der Chris Obropta, RCE
REGISTER HERE

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2026 Fundamentals for Effective Environmental Commissioners
 Join staff and expert presenters for our annual Environmental Commission Training! This comprehensive training is designed to equip environmental commissioners with essential knowledge and practical tools to effectively serve their communities.

Register here!

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Environmental News 
         Highlights​
Top news stories from past few weeks:​  

• Acting Commissioner Potosnak Announces DEP Chief Of Staff
• At Long Last: Governor Murphy Signs New Jersey's Invasive Species Bill
• 'Climate change is here': Experts warn environmental crisis is decades ahead of forecasts
• Governor Mikie Sherrill Jump-Starts Clean Energy Progress with Executive Orders
  
• 'The scientific cost would be severe': A Trump Greenland takeover would put climate research at risk
• New Jersey bans some products with toxic PFAS chemicals. Here's what to know
• Inside Governor Sherrill's Plan to Simplify New Jersey's Permitting and Regulatory Systems
• Antarctic penguins have radically shifted their breeding season 
• Watch Ecuador's Cocoa Boom Shows How Climate Change Is Redrawing Agriculture
• New Jersey Passes Strongest “Skip the Stuff” Law in the U.S. to Limit Single-Use Plastics
• New Jersey Resources Announces $50,000 Donation to Ducks Unlimited to Help Protect Catus Island.
• Governor Signs Singer Bill Protecting Private Woodlands From Development
• 144 Organizations Urge Interior Department to Reject Massive Offshore Drilling Expansion
• Paving paradise for a payday? How a small N.J. group fought to keep their wilderness green.
• Data centers will spike electricity bills, but renewable energy could offset the pain,
• New Jersey Township Could Use Zoning Law to Block ICE Facility
• How to use winter road salt responsibly 
• EPA to ax environmental justice provision in public records rule
• The frozen history of the New Jersey Pine Barrens
• Why the World Is Switching to Renewables Faster Than Anyone Expected
• Global health impacts of plastics systems set to double by 2040
• Scientists make alarming discovery after examining Florida coastline
• EVs Just Outsold Gas Cars In Europe For The First Time
• Trump's attacks on renewables could boomerang, hit oil and gas
• Senate Republicans say approved energy projects should not be halted
• Microplastics found in one-third of surveyed Pacific Island fish
• Electric vehicles capture 25% of global passenger car market as growth rates in emerging
• Environmental Racism, Data Centers, and Community Health Impacts- Memphis

More Local, National, World News HERE

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Ed Potosnak is Sherrill's Choice to Lead DEP    Learn More

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Madison Council Takes Steps to Preserve Drew Forest   Learn More

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How Brutal Winter Storms are with Climate Change  Learn More

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Murphy Signs Invasive Species Management Act Learn More

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Conserve Wildlife Foundation Endeavors to Protect Eastern Tiger Salamanders  Learn More

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