For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Contact: Berenice Tompkins (914) 564-3094 btompkins@njwec.org Trenton -- Governor Murphy’s announcement today of a $250 million investment in the Paulsboro Marine Terminal positions New Jersey to have the largest offshore wind manufacturing facility in the United States. This is the state’s second offshore wind manufacturing milestone in six [...]
By Berenice Tompkins and Richard Lawton Original piece published in NJ Star Ledger With COVID-19 showing no sign of letting up, politicians and everyday people alike speak longingly of the day when we can finally return to normal. Facing continued vulnerability to sickness, unemployment, homelessness, and uncertainty about what the future holds even a month [...]
For Immediate Release: September 17th, 2020 Contact: Berenice Tompkins, cell: 914-564-3094 Trenton - Jersey Renews, a coalition of over sixty labor, environmental, and community organizations, released a letter today to guide the FY21 budget. We believe that New Jersey does not have to choose between recovering from COVID-19 and addressing pollution and climate change -- [...]
Jersey Renews Coalition, including labor, faith, community and environmental voices and hundreds of thousands of members, advocates for key recovery programs ahead of FY21 Budget Contact: Berenice Tompkins, Campaign Coordinator, Jersey Renews, 914-564-3094, btompkins@njwec.org Doug O’Malley, Director, Environment New Jersey, 917-449-6812, domalley@environmentnewjersey.org Deb Coyle McFadden, Executive Director, NJWEC, 609-882-6736, dcoyle@njwec.org MEDIA RELEASE Ahead [...]
For Immediate Release: July 14th, 2020 Contact: Berenice Tompkins, Cell: 914-564-3094 New Jersey Joins 15-State Truck Electrification Pact, Committing to Lead On Air Pollution and Climate Change Truck Electrification Will Be Focus For RGGI Funds, Pact Follows CA’s Lead on Electric Trucks Trenton -- Today New Jersey was one of fifteen states to release an [...]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 25, 12 p.m. Contact: Berenice Tompkins, Jersey Renews Organizer, 914-564-3094, btompkins@njwec.org Doug O’Malley, Director, Environment NJ, 917-449-6812, domalley@environmentnewjersey.org Debra Coyle McFadden, Executive Director, Work Environment Council of NJ, 609-707-1320 Email: dcoyle@njwec.org Recovery for All: Jersey Renews Releases Roadmap for a Just, Green Recovery to Guide Planning Report Centers Recommendations [...]
Last Friday, June 19th, 2020 -- also known as Juneteenth -- marked the 155th anniversary of the United States officially proclaiming an end to slavery. Yet this year, in 2020, Black Americans are still having to fight for liberation from systematized brutality here in New Jersey and across the country. Jersey Renews stands with the [...]
For Immediate Release: June 16, 2020 Contact: Berenice Tompkins, NJ Work Environment Council, (914) 564-3094 “Big Win for Offshore Wind,” Says Jersey Renews as Murphy Administration Announces Development of New Jersey Wind Port Trenton - Today, Governor Murphy announced the development of the New Jersey Wind Port, the first port in the country to be built [...]
