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New Jersey LCV testifies against pipelines

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters is making the environment a top priority in Trenton.

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NEW JERSEY LCV WELCOMES ALLISON MCLEOD AS NEW PUBLIC POLICY DIRECTOR, GAJDA BECOMES DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF AT BPU

The New Jersey LCV welcomes Allison McLeod, who will join the organization on April 18, 2022, as the new Public Policy Director.

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Advocates ask Governor Murphy to Invest in Environmental Protection in Upcoming Budget Proposal

Environmental coalition ask Governor Murphy to focus on five priorities in state budget, including investing in clean energy to improving NJ Transit.

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League of Conservation Voters Releases National Scorecard for New Jersey Delegation

League of Conservation Voters has released the New Jersey delegation’s scores in  the LCV's’ 2021 National Environmental Scorecard.

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New Jersey LCV lauds nomination of Matt Platkin as N.J. A.G.

New Jersey LCV applauds nomination of Matt Platkin to serve as New Jersey Attorney General. Platkin is a proven environmental champion.

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NEW JERSEY LCV SUPPORTS SENATE BILL TO SPUR PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES

New Jersey LCV supports Senate Bill S759 that requires DEP to develop and implement an electric school bus program, which would provide $15 million the first year and $15 million annually to purchase electric buses.

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New Jersey LCV Rolls Out a Common Agenda of Bold Environmental Policy Priorities

Common Agenda includes recommendations for Governor Murphy and the Legislature to act on, clean water, clean energy, transportation, construction, open space, land use, toxins, and governance.

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NEW JERSEY LCV CONGRATULATES MURPHY AND OLIVER ON SECOND TERM, VICTORY IS A WIN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Governor Murphy beat both historical trends and the prevailing national sentiment with successful campaign that in more than 40 years saw a Democratic New Jersey governor win a second term.

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NEW JERSEY LCV THANKS GOVERNOR MURPHY FOR PAUSING PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION PLANS FOR A FRACKED GAS POWER PLANT IN NEWARK

New Jersey LCV agrees with Governor Murphy that Ironbound doesn't need another polluting fracked-gas power plant.

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New Jersey LCV APPLAUDS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S FIRST OFFSHORE WIND SALE

Biden administration's lease off Jersey Shore will expand access to clean, renewable offshore wind and create family-sustaining union jobs.

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ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS CELEBRATE PASSAGE OF THE “SAVE THE BEES” BILL

Passage by New Jersey Legislature of "Save the Bees" bill brings New Jersey within one step of giving pollinators, wildlife, and people the protection they deserve from neonic contamination.

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