March 2021
Press Statement: Biden Administration Accelerates NJ Wind and “Good, Union Jobs”
Top officials in the Biden Administration announced a set of actions to support rapid expansion of offshore wind energy, with a primary goal of creating “tens of thousands of high-paying, union jobs.” Nationwide, the Administration [...]
February 2021
Murphy Urged to End NJ Transit, Clean Energy Fund Diversions
Originally published in New Jersey 101.5 TRENTON — In advance of Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget plan being proposed Tuesday, groups have begun publicly pressing for him to end longstanding budget practices that shortchange priorities. Among [...]
Stop raiding Clean Energy Funds to plug holes in NJ Transit budget, advocates say to Murphy
Originally published by NJ.com: https://www.nj.com/news/2021/02/stop-raiding-clean-energy-funds-to-plug-holes-in-nj-transit-budget-advocates-say-to-murphy.html Stop raiding Clean Energy Funds to plug holes in NJ Transit budget, advocates say to Murphy Updated Feb 17, 2021; Posted Feb 17, 2021 By Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for [...]
Press Statement: New Office on Climate Action Could Help Build the Just, Green Economy New Jersey Needs Now
Statement from Berenice Tompkins, Jersey Renews Organizer, NJ Work Environment Council Newark - Today, Governor Murphy appeared alongside labor and community advocates to announce the launch of New Jersey’s Office on Climate Action and the [...]
Statement on Creation of Office of Climate Action & Green Economy
Originally published by NJWEC: https://njwec.org/2021/02/statement-on-creation-of-office-of-climate-action-green-economy/ Statement on Creation of Office of Climate Action & Green Economy Governor Murphy Announces new Office on Climate Action & the Green Economy Statement from Debra Coyle McFadden, Executive Director, [...]
Channeling Rosa Parks, N.J. activists want better bus service for people of color
Originally published in NJ Spotlight On what would be the 108th birthday of Rosa Parks, who refused to move to the back of a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, riders and activists in [...]