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Hundreds of thousands call on the EPA to slash soot pollution

Clean air

Hundreds of thousands call on the EPA to slash soot pollution

Advocates with Environment America, PennEnvironment and U.S. PIRG joined other health and environmental groups to deliver more than 500,000 public comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters Tuesday in support of stronger limits on soot pollution.

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Biden promises action on climate change during event at former coal plant

Global warming solutions

Biden promises action on climate change during event at former coal plant

President Joe Biden took his campaign to slow down climate change and speed up our transition to clean energy to the site of the former Brayton Point coal-fired power plant on Wednesday. Brayton Point is now becoming a hub for the development and production of offshore wind technology. During the visit, he announced a new program to develop offshore wind power in the Gulf of Mexico for the first time and indicated that his administration would propose additional executive actions to tackle climate change in the coming days. 

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Report: Federal logging projects put 10 climate-saving forests on chopping block

Forests

Report: Federal logging projects put 10 climate-saving forests on chopping block

Federal agencies are targeting mature and old-growth forests for logging despite these trees’ extraordinary ability to curb climate change and President Joe Biden’s directive to preserve them, according to a new report spotlighting the 10 worst logging projects in federal forests across the country.

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FY23 NJ Budget Makes Historic $300 Million Investment in Water Infrastructure

Clean water

FY23 NJ Budget Makes Historic $300 Million Investment in Water Infrastructure

The FY23 state budget, which was passed by both houses of the Legislature and then signed by Gov. Murphy, includes historic allocations from the state’s American Rescue Plan dollars, including a $300 million investment in water infrastructure, which was the highest allocation of ARP dollars in the FY23 budget (tied with Rutgers). Currently, there are still more than $1.4 billion of ARP dollars left to be allocated by 2024 and spent by 2026.

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