June 2020
Black Lives Matter
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 [...]
Press Release: “Big Win for Offshore Wind,” Says Jersey Renews as Murphy Administration Announces Development of NJ Wind Port
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, [...]
February 2020
Op-Ed: Transit Equity Day – New Jersey Must Create a Transportation System Accessible for All
By: Orlando Riley, Chairman, Amalgamated Transit Union NJ State Council & Norah Langweiler, Jersey Renews Campaign Organizer, New Jersey Work Environment Council New Jersey suffers from dual problems associated with the same root cause: poor [...]
November 2019
Press Release: Jersey Renews Hosts A Day of Action in Support of Electric Vehicles Lobby Day to Urge the Passing of S2252/A4819
For Immediate Release: November 25, 2019 Contact: Norah Langweiler, NJ Work Environment Council, (609) 214-5110 Trenton, NJ - Today, Jersey Renews hosted a day of action to urge legislators to pass the electric vehicle bill S2252/A4819. Supporters [...]
Press Release: Gov. Murphy Renews Commitment to Clean Energy Increases Offshore Wind Goal to 7500MW by 2035
For Immediate Release: November 19, 2019 Contact: Norah Langweiler, NJ Work Environment Council, 908-303-4546 ext. 302 Jersey City - On Tuesday, November 19, Governor Murphy appeared with former Vice President Al Gore to announce an increase of [...]
October 2019
Memo to NJ Transit: Fix bus service or face continuing decline in riders
"NJ Transit must make sweeping updates to its bus operations or face the continuation of a decade-long decline in riders on its most used mass transit service. “More customers ride bus than rail; however, [...]