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Bolts In the Ground: Federal Infrastructure Dollars Coming to NJ To Build Out EV Charging Network

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Bolts In the Ground: Federal Infrastructure Dollars Coming to NJ To Build Out EV Charging Network

Local elected officials and environmental advocates joined Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6) to tout new federal investments in electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the state from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed late last year. Rep. Pallone recently announced that New Jersey will receive $15,448,790 to build out the state’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure, paving the way for a more robust and convenient network of chargers across New Jersey.

Media Releases ●  February 24, 2022

Vice President Harris touts Newark as a model city for lead service line replacement

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Vice President Harris touts Newark as a model city for lead service line replacement

Vice President Kamala Harris joined Gov. Phil Murphy, U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Reagan, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka at an event Friday in Newark to celebrate the full replacement of every lead service line – more than 23,000 across Newark – in the past two-and-half years.

Media Releases ●  February 11, 2022

Groups urge EPA and Army Corps to restore nation’s clean water protections

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Groups urge EPA and Army Corps to restore nation’s clean water protections

Environment America Research & Policy Center’s Clean Water Network delivered support from nearly 100 groups Monday to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers urging federal policymakers to officiallyrescind the Trump administration's Navigable Waters Protection Rule (also known as the ‘Dirty Water Rule’) and restore protections for our nation’s waterways. In addition, Environment America Research & Policy Center and Environmental Action submitted 18,316 comments from their individual members on this issue.

Media Releases ●  February 7, 2022

Nation’s environmental leaders urge Governor Newsom to save solar

Solar power

Nation’s environmental leaders urge Governor Newsom to save solar

SAN FRANCISCO – As the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) considers gutting the state’s bedrock solar program, a broad coalition of national and state environmental organizations delivered a letter Wednesday to CPUC commissioners and Gov. Gavin Newsom urging them to immediately issue an alternative that allows rooftop solar and battery storage to continue to grow. The letter was delivered by 70 organizations, including Environment America, Environment California, Greenpeace, The Nature Conservancy, Sierra Club, Environmental Working Group and the Center for Biological Diversity.

Media Releases ●  January 26, 2022

Shareholders call on Whole Foods to eliminate single-use plastic packaging

Beyond plastic

Shareholders call on Whole Foods to eliminate single-use plastic packaging

Grocery stores like Whole Foods have a major part to play in the fight against plastic pollution.

Media Releases ●  January 24, 2022

69.9% of Costco’s shareholders vote to reduce carbon pollution and deforestation

Clean energy

69.9% of Costco’s shareholders vote to reduce carbon pollution and deforestation

As Americans experience the consequences of climate change — droughts, wildfires, hurricanes and record heat waves —a majority of the shareholders in Costco*, one of the largest retailers in the world, voted yes on a shareholder proposal that calls on Costco to set “short, medium, and long-term science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets” to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.  

Media Releases ●  January 20, 2022

New Report: President Biden’s first year in office marks progress on numerous environmental fronts

Wildlife & wild places

New Report: President Biden’s first year in office marks progress on numerous environmental fronts

Following years of rollbacks, President Joe Biden began his term nearly a year ago amidst unprecedented environmental and public health challenges. Despite these obstacles, his administration has made significant strides toward restoring lost environmental protections and confronting daunting threats to our climate and public health, according to a new report by Environment America Research & Policy Center and U.S. PIRG Education Fund.

Media Releases ●  January 13, 2022

Biden administration announces key N.Y. Bight offshore wind lease auction

Clean energy

Biden administration announces key N.Y. Bight offshore wind lease auction

 Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced Wednesday that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold a wind energy auction on Feb. 23 for more than 480,000 acres in the New York Bight. This will be the first offshore wind energy auction under the Biden administration. The auction will allow offshore wind developers to bid on six lease areas – the most areas ever offered in a single auction, according to BOEM’s Final Sale Notice. 

Media Releases ●  January 12, 2022

Electric Truck Leader: New Jersey First State on East Coast to Adopt Advanced Clean Truck Rule

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Electric Truck Leader: New Jersey First State on East Coast to Adopt Advanced Clean Truck Rule

New Jersey became the fourth state in the nation, and first on the East Coast, to adopt the Advanced Clean Truck rule. The Advanced Clean Truck will electrify trucks in Class 2b through Class 8, starting in Model Year 2025, and by Model Year 2035, 55% of all trucks sold in New Jersey will be electric.

Media Releases ●  December 20, 2021

NJBPU Incentivizes EV Charging at Multi-Unit Dwellings, Boosting Access to Drive Electric

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NJBPU Incentivizes EV Charging at Multi-Unit Dwellings, Boosting Access to Drive Electric

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities voted to create an incentive program to encourage the construction of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at multi-unit dwellings.

Media Releases ●  December 15, 2021

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