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News Highlights
A quick review of top environmental news stories from the past 2 weeks

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In New Jersey

• Pinelands Commission Water Diversion Regulation Prompts Reaction From Community
• Kean University's Watson Institute Secures $2.7 Million Grant to Lead Climate Resilience
• ACT NOW: New Jersey Accepting Applications for 2025 Program Offerings
• NJ Department of Environmental Protection Ramps Up Enforcement Activity Under the TSCA
• Murphy Administration Releases Innovative 2024 Statewide Water Plan
• New Jersey shore towns becoming more concerned with the impacts of climate change, flooding
• Madison opens door to more Drew Forest funding by joining federal Highlands boundary
• Commissioner Latourette Marks Climate Week
• New Jersey LCV Senior Development Director Jason Krane Honored
• NJDEP reveals additional $7.3M for Liberty State Park revitalization at open house
• Questions about Passaic River cleanup plan

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Global

• ​Europe's Floods Are Another Sign of Growing Threat of Climate Change
• Climate change exposed 2 billion to more than 30 days of health-threatening temperatures
• How plastic pollution poses challenge for Canada marine conservation
• U.S., Ecuador hold first environmental committee meeting
• Many people in the Pacific lack access to adequate toilets—and climate change makes things worse
• Citizen scientists help discover microplastics along the entire German coastline
• Tripling renewable energy capacity is 'within reach,' 
• As Climate Week Commences, IRC highlights the Environmental Cost of War in Ukraine
• Turtle comebacks and solar breakthroughs: Positive environmental stories from 2024
• Saving Chablis: Climate change, harsh weather in France bring challenges to wine country

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Spotlight Analysis

• Heat exposure, cloudy water, and bad air: The data gap of toxic prisons
• So where does the oceans' plastic waste come from? 
• Invasive species are reshaping aquatic ecosystems, one lake at a time
• In Asia, alternative proteins are the new clean energy 
• Is it better for the environment to drive an electric or hybrid vehicle? The answer might surprise you
• Urban communities that lack shade can sizzle. Trees are a climate change solution
• Black-colored plastic used for kitchen utensils and toys linked to banned toxic flame retardants 

Around the Nation

• How a New Mapping Tool Is Guiding New York City Toward Environmental Justice 
• Renewable Energy's Farmland Free-for-All
• Treasury rule would expand tax credits for installing electric vehicle chargers
• Proposed Law Would Protect Bison, Grizzlies, Gray Wolves
• Gov. Josh Shapiro visits Penn State to promote grants funding sustainable farming
• Georgia's Clean Energy Outpaces Fossil Fuels with New Nuclear Boost
• Purina unveils 'Pet Power' walkway in Forest Park to generate renewable energy 
• Governor signs California plastic bag bill into law
• California sues Exxon over plastics recycling 'deception'
• Vacant urban land poses complex questions for clean energy siting
• California sues ExxonMobil for misleading the public on plastic recycling
• Biden Harris Administration Announces Nationwide Environmental Justice Climate Corps
• Biden-Harris Administration Awards Nearly $17 Million to 23 State and Local Governments ​​

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Local

• Still fighting Newark power plant
• Richwood residents blame Harrison Township leaders for warehouse proposal
• Newark Superfund plans go before public
• Maplewood Leaders Signal Support For New Storm Water Utility
• Here's why nothing can be built in Pohatcong behind former P'burg Mall
• PSEG's Plan To Cut Down, Replace Trees In West Orange Raises Questions
• Sparta's Master Plan Subcommittee Unveils 'Hub' for Community Engagement
• Hoboken joins Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy
• Eli Krantz Completes Native, Invasive Plants Guides for Fanwood's Environmental Commission
• City of Hoboken secures over $1 million in grant funding for EV charging infrastructure
• Raritan Township to Seek Support for Stormwater Management 
• Raritan Township Secures $10000 Community Energy Plan Grant Award
• Atlantic City Officials Mismanaged Stormwater System
• Bergen County Presents $121K in Open Space Funding to Lodi ​

Opinion & Commentary

• Climate change means we may have to learn to live with invasive species
• What if Everyone Did Something to Slow Climate Change?
• Trees cultivate roots of environmental justice and resilience along N.J. sidewalks

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The views expressed in these articles do not necessarily represent positions held by ANJEC.