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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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LEADING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION OPPOSES NJTRANSIT “TRANSITGRID” MICROGRID PROJECT

NJLCV believes the Kearny transitgrid mircogrid project will take New Jersey in the wrong direction and away from the clean energy future that has been promised to residents by the Murphy Administration.

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LEADING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION CALLS FOR SUSTAINABLE GREEN JOBS RECOVERY IN RESPONSE TO SECOND-HOTTEST SUMMER ON RECORD

A post-COVID Sustainable Green Jobs recovery should catalyze investments in a clean energy economy and prioritize public health disparities in communities of color.

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South Jersey Landscape Makeover Program to Host September 17th and 22nd Webinars On How to Build a Rain Garden

South Jersey Landscape Makeover Webinar participants will have the opportunity to sign up for a 30-minute consultation to work one-one one with a Rutgers landscape architect to build a rain garden and may be eligible for a rebate of $3/square foot up to $450.

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CITY OF HOBOKEN SUES EXXON MOBIL, AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, BIG OIL COMPANIES

The city of Hoboken has filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, other Big Oil companies, and the American Petroleum Institute for a decades-long campaign of misinformation related to climate change and its devastating impact on Hoboken.

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LEADING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION ASK FOR RESTORATION OF LEAD INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT FUNDING IN FY21 BUDGET PROPOSAL

We ask that the existing $10 million remain in the budget for all types of Lead Hazard Control projects and that they reinstitute the $80 million previously committed towards lead infrastructure replacement.

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LEADING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION APPLAUDS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS

COVID-19 has demonstrated the health disparities suffered by people of color and exacerbated by bad environmental policies.  We can no longer allow polluters to dump in, contaminate, and poison the air, water and land in these communities.

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A DIVERSE GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT A SUSTAINABLE GREEN JOBS RECOVERY RESPOND TO GOVERNOR MURPHY’S FY21 REVISED BUDGET

A diverse group of environmental, business, recreation, community and planning organizations are requesting funding for environmental protection, clean energy, and a Sustainable Green Jobs Recovery after COVID-19 be prioritized in the final budget for the upcoming FY21.

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NEW JERSEY LCV WELCOMES PATTY CRONHEIM AS CAMPAIGNS DIRECTOR

Patty Cronheim is excited to join the dedicated team at New Jersey LCV who care about our environment and the people of New Jersey.

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LEADING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP CELEBRATES SIGNING OF GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS ACT

The Great American Outdoors Act will directly benefit local communities, our most cherished open spaces, and the economy as we work for a sustainable green jobs recovery.

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LEADING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP CELEBRATES PSEG DECISION TO DIVEST IN FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS

Companies like PSEG are realizing what’s best for the environment is what’s best for shareholders, and that’s to move away from dirty fossil fuels.

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