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 plans to offer $3 billion in loan guarantees for offshore wind projects and has set a target to deploy 30,000 [...]
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, [...]
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 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 New Jersey said people of color need a bus riders bill of rights to address issues highlighted by the coronavirus [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2021 Contact: William P. O’Hearn, Offshore Power LLC, 201.486.2034 Doug O’Malley, Environment New Jersey, 917.449.6812 Taft Communications Trenton, NJ—In a year when everything has been different, the fourth annual Time for Turbines offshore wind energy event was no exception. It was re-formatted as a free, two-day, half-day virtual [...]
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 -- [...]
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 [...]
