For Immediate Release: June 21st, 2021 Contact: Janna Chernetz, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, 908-208-0083, [email protected] Doug O’Malley, Environment NJ, 917-449-6812, [email protected] David Pringle, Clean Water Action, 908-967-1672, [email protected] Deb Coyle, NJ Work Environment Council, 609-707-1320, [email protected] Legislators Push to End Raids to NJ Transit & Clean Energy Fund Trenton, NJ -- As state leaders finalize [...]

For Immediate Release: June 2, 2021 Contact: Berenice Tompkins, 914-564-3094, [email protected] Sen. Loretta Weinberg issued the below statement in support of full funding for New Jersey Transit and an end to Clean Energy Fund raids. (The full statement can also be viewed here.) The full FY22 state budget must be finalized and approved by the [...]

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 the issues on that lengthy list are NJ Transit, which uses money from its capital program to pay operating costs, [...]

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 NJ.com Are two “green” goals competing with each other for funds in the state? A group of transit, environment and [...]

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 Green Economy. The new office, to be headed by Jane Cohen, will coordinate clean energy and emissions reduction projects and [...]

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, NJ Work Environment Council  Today, February 16, 2021, Governor Murphy signed a Executive Order 221 to create a new climate office with [...]