We need your help to make sure that NJ’s new Environmental Justice law is as strong as possible!

What: Virtual info session: Learn how to join the fight for the strongest environmental justice law possible!
When: Thursday 7/7/22, from 6:30 – 7:30pm, via Zoom
RSVP to join: https://cleanwater.salsalabs.org/nj-ej-rulemaking-info-session/index.html

Why: For over a decade, environmental justice leaders, Clean Water Action, Ironbound Community Corporation, and New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance fought to empower and protect people living in overburdened communities from multiple polluting sources in their neighborhoods. On September 18, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law which mandates that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) shall deny permits to new and expanding polluting facilities in overburdened communities if it finds that the facility will add an additional burden of pollution to the neighborhood.

As with all things, the devil is in the details. The NJDEP is drafting the rules now that gives them the best tools possible to deny permits for polluting facilities, as well as setting conditions for permit renewals and expansions. They are planning a series of public hearings and accepting written comments until September 4th. We need advocates and supporters to participate in this process to ensure that all neighborhoods are healthy and free of more polluting facilities. Join us at our webinar to learn how you can help!

This Zoom webinar will engage and inform community residents in preparing comments for the upcoming “in person” DEP hearing on 7/11 in Trenton, and 7/13 in Camden. Additional hearings are scheduled 7/27 in Newark and virtually on 7/28.

* Save the date! We are planning another informational session, tentatively set on 7/21 or 7/25, from 6:30 until 7:30pm. *

For a full copy of the DEP’s proposed rules, and more information about their in-person, virtual, or written comment process, please visit: https://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/notices/20220606a.html. Only the virtual hearing on 7/28 requires pre-registration.