Action for a greener, healthier New Jersey

New Jersey's first community solar project goes online

Some people can install solar on their rooftops. For those who can't, there's a new option for going solar.

New Life for the Ocean

Join us on an underwater hike at six marine protected areas to explore these unique, diverse ecosystems rich with wildlife.

New Jersey set to receive historic offshore wind investment

On the site of a remediated BP refinery, New Jersey is about to build a historic offshore wind factory.

New Jersey commits to zero-emission trucks by 2035

In July 2020, New Jersey committed to all zero-emission trucks by 2050 — but that far away deadline just wasn’t soon enough. 

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It’s Time for Whole Foods to Break Up With Single-Use Plastic Packaging

As an ode to the planet we love, we launched a Valentine's Day week of action to encourage Whole Foods to prioritize its relationship with the planet over plastic.

News Release | Environment New Jersey

Petition Seeks Immediate DRBC Action to Upgrade the Delaware River To Protect Fish & Aquatic Life

A coalition of organizations submitted a petition to the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) to upgrade the regulatory status and protections for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington reach of the Delaware River. The initiative seeks to ensure that water quality standards governing the river provide full Clean Water Act protections and adequate dissolved oxygen for the survival of fish and other aquatic life.

News Release | Environment America

Statement: Bold climate bill aims for zero carbon emissions by midcentury

WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee released the new CLEAN Future Act on Tuesday. This comes after a year of input from stakeholders nationwide, following the release of a version of this bill in 2020. The legislation lays out a path for the United States to reach economy-wide emissions reduction targets that would allow the country to hit net zero emissions by 2050.

Blog Post

Cleaning up the mess of weakened efficiency standards

Looking to save money, water and energy? You shouldn’t have to look to showerheads of the past.

Blog Post

A new beginning for climate action

When President Joe Biden was sworn into office last month amid a masked and eerily quiet Washington D.C., I wasn’t expecting immediate, far-reaching action on climate. I had become so accustomed to the executive branch ignoring the existential threat of a warming planet that I forgot what was possible at the federal level. President Biden reminded me.

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Coronavirus update

Our work to defend the environment can’t stop and won’t stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll keep advocating on your behalf — at a safe social distance — for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.