ANJEC
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Women-led state-wide environmental nonprofit
Proudly serving New Jersey's Environmental Commissions since 1969
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Proudly serving New Jersey's Environmental Commissions since 1969
www.anjec.org | [email protected]
Follow us on:
Instagram - @anjecposts
Facebook - @anjecpage
Youtube - @anjecviews
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Become a Green Infrastructure Champion in 2026!
Classes start Fri, January 9, 2026
The Green Infrastructure Champions Training Program will be offered every other Friday from 10AM to 12NOON starting January 9, 2026!
All sessions offered online for FREE.
Registration required: water.rutgers.edu
Classes start Fri, January 9, 2026
The Green Infrastructure Champions Training Program will be offered every other Friday from 10AM to 12NOON starting January 9, 2026!
All sessions offered online for FREE.
Registration required: water.rutgers.edu
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Become a Green Infrastructure Champion in 2026!
Classes start Fri, January 9, 2026
The Green Infrastructure Champions Training Program will be offered every other Friday from 10AM to 12NOON starting January 9, 2026!
All sessions offered online for FREE.
Registration required: water.rutgers.edu
Classes start Fri, January 9, 2026
The Green Infrastructure Champions Training Program will be offered every other Friday from 10AM to 12NOON starting January 9, 2026!
All sessions offered online for FREE.
Registration required: water.rutgers.edu
Bill S4373 mirrors Trump’s infamous DOGE and will gut NJ’s long-standing regulatory process, create endless delays for passing legislation, set up for massive deregulation, and, most dangerously, impose a new economic cost-benefit analysis for any new regulations.
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Rally Against the Doge Bill (S4373) · New Jersey League of Conservation Voters
On December 18th, we will be having a rally to urge New Jersey leaders to reject S4373, a dangerous piece of legislation that would endanger the health and safety of New Jersey families.
This bill m...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Bill S4373 mirrors Trump’s infamous DOGE and will gut NJ’s long-standing regulatory process, create endless delays for passing legislation, set up for massive deregulation, and, most dangerously, impose a new economic cost-benefit analysis for any new regulations.
RSVP bit.ly/48QRYDv
RSVP bit.ly/48QRYDv
In ANJEC Report’s Autumn edition (p. 24) read about important state legislation to slash NJ’s food waste 50% by 2030.
www.flipsnack.com/.../fall-202...
TAKE ACTION:
Ask Senate Pres. Nicholas Scutari (732-827-7480) to post Food Waste Reduction (S2486/A2090) for a vote.
www.flipsnack.com/.../fall-202...
TAKE ACTION:
Ask Senate Pres. Nicholas Scutari (732-827-7480) to post Food Waste Reduction (S2486/A2090) for a vote.
December 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
In ANJEC Report’s Autumn edition (p. 24) read about important state legislation to slash NJ’s food waste 50% by 2030.
www.flipsnack.com/.../fall-202...
TAKE ACTION:
Ask Senate Pres. Nicholas Scutari (732-827-7480) to post Food Waste Reduction (S2486/A2090) for a vote.
www.flipsnack.com/.../fall-202...
TAKE ACTION:
Ask Senate Pres. Nicholas Scutari (732-827-7480) to post Food Waste Reduction (S2486/A2090) for a vote.
ACTION ALERT
Proposed NJ legislation A197 gives conservation a financial boost and helps level the playing field to keep forests, farms and open space protected.
Please urge Assemblywoman Swain (201-576-9199) to post A197 for a vote!
Use this link www.nature.org/.../.
Proposed NJ legislation A197 gives conservation a financial boost and helps level the playing field to keep forests, farms and open space protected.
Please urge Assemblywoman Swain (201-576-9199) to post A197 for a vote!
Use this link www.nature.org/.../.
December 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
ACTION ALERT
Proposed NJ legislation A197 gives conservation a financial boost and helps level the playing field to keep forests, farms and open space protected.
Please urge Assemblywoman Swain (201-576-9199) to post A197 for a vote!
Use this link www.nature.org/.../.
Proposed NJ legislation A197 gives conservation a financial boost and helps level the playing field to keep forests, farms and open space protected.
Please urge Assemblywoman Swain (201-576-9199) to post A197 for a vote!
Use this link www.nature.org/.../.
ANJEC 2026 Membership~
Visit anjec.org/memberships/ for benefits and renewal forms.
Visit anjec.org/memberships/ for benefits and renewal forms.
December 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
ANJEC 2026 Membership~
Visit anjec.org/memberships/ for benefits and renewal forms.
Visit anjec.org/memberships/ for benefits and renewal forms.
This dangerous piece of legislation, S4373, would endanger the health and safety of New Jersey families.
On December 18th at 11AM at the State House Annex, we will be having a presser and a rally to protest this dangerous legislation.
Get more details & sign-up here:
www.mobilize.us/njlcv/event/...
On December 18th at 11AM at the State House Annex, we will be having a presser and a rally to protest this dangerous legislation.
Get more details & sign-up here:
www.mobilize.us/njlcv/event/...
Rally Against the Doge Bill (S4373) · New Jersey League of Conservation Voters
On December 18th, we will be having a rally to urge New Jersey leaders to reject S4373, a dangerous piece of legislation that would endanger the health and safety of New Jersey families.
This bill m...
www.mobilize.us
December 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This dangerous piece of legislation, S4373, would endanger the health and safety of New Jersey families.
On December 18th at 11AM at the State House Annex, we will be having a presser and a rally to protest this dangerous legislation.
Get more details & sign-up here:
www.mobilize.us/njlcv/event/...
On December 18th at 11AM at the State House Annex, we will be having a presser and a rally to protest this dangerous legislation.
Get more details & sign-up here:
www.mobilize.us/njlcv/event/...
After months of discussions, a bill to ban so-called "forever chemicals" in certain consumer products cleared the New Jersey Senate's Budget and Appropriations Committee on Dec. 8.
Will PFAS be banned from some items sold in New Jersey?
A bill that would ban PFAS, or "forever chemicals," in certain consumer projects sold in New Jersey cleared the state Senate's budget committee.
www.northjersey.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
After months of discussions, a bill to ban so-called "forever chemicals" in certain consumer products cleared the New Jersey Senate's Budget and Appropriations Committee on Dec. 8.
Check out ANJEC’s Monthly Digest for December featuring upcoming events, webinars, policy alerts, highlights of recent environmental news, and ANJEC publications & resources.
-> www.anjecnews.com/monthly-dige...
-> www.anjecnews.com/monthly-dige...
Monthly Digest
✓ Commissioner's Checklist ✓ ANJEC has developed a yearly and month by month “to do list” to help guide ECs in attaining their goals throughout the year. Review ANJEC’s EC...
www.anjecnews.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Check out ANJEC’s Monthly Digest for December featuring upcoming events, webinars, policy alerts, highlights of recent environmental news, and ANJEC publications & resources.
-> www.anjecnews.com/monthly-dige...
-> www.anjecnews.com/monthly-dige...
POLICY GUIDE
Enviro Fix in ’26 brings together environmental, social justice, community-based, health, and civil rights groups to lay out key environmental and health issues facing New Jersey today and the opportunities to build a more sustainable and just future for all.
njlcvef.org/policy-guide
Enviro Fix in ’26 brings together environmental, social justice, community-based, health, and civil rights groups to lay out key environmental and health issues facing New Jersey today and the opportunities to build a more sustainable and just future for all.
njlcvef.org/policy-guide
December 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
POLICY GUIDE
Enviro Fix in ’26 brings together environmental, social justice, community-based, health, and civil rights groups to lay out key environmental and health issues facing New Jersey today and the opportunities to build a more sustainable and just future for all.
njlcvef.org/policy-guide
Enviro Fix in ’26 brings together environmental, social justice, community-based, health, and civil rights groups to lay out key environmental and health issues facing New Jersey today and the opportunities to build a more sustainable and just future for all.
njlcvef.org/policy-guide
Breathtaking moments in these amazing and inspiring photos of the natural world
The best science images of 2025 — Nature’s picks
The Sun’s fiery surface, a tattooed tardigrade, rare red lightning and more.
www.nature.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Breathtaking moments in these amazing and inspiring photos of the natural world
Reposted by ANJEC
Reposted by ANJEC
The climate denial movement is based on lies ... which they staunchly defend by cries of "free speech."
But this "free speech" has a great cost ... lost are the rights to the truth ... to science ... to making informed decisions ... the loss of these means we are all screwed
But this "free speech" has a great cost ... lost are the rights to the truth ... to science ... to making informed decisions ... the loss of these means we are all screwed
December 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The climate denial movement is based on lies ... which they staunchly defend by cries of "free speech."
But this "free speech" has a great cost ... lost are the rights to the truth ... to science ... to making informed decisions ... the loss of these means we are all screwed
But this "free speech" has a great cost ... lost are the rights to the truth ... to science ... to making informed decisions ... the loss of these means we are all screwed
One minute (ish) environmental update on NJ lame duck policies with ANJEC Executive Director Jennifer Coffey @irishjencoffey Join us at 9am and 11am on Thursday to rally for clean energy and good government. anjec.org/action-alerts/
December 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
One minute (ish) environmental update on NJ lame duck policies with ANJEC Executive Director Jennifer Coffey @irishjencoffey Join us at 9am and 11am on Thursday to rally for clean energy and good government. anjec.org/action-alerts/
After months of discussions, a bill to ban so-called “forever chemicals” in certain consumer products cleared the New Jersey Senate’s Budget and Appropriations Committee on Dec. 8
-> www.northjersey.com/.../pfa-bann...
-> www.northjersey.com/.../pfa-bann...
December 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
After months of discussions, a bill to ban so-called “forever chemicals” in certain consumer products cleared the New Jersey Senate’s Budget and Appropriations Committee on Dec. 8
-> www.northjersey.com/.../pfa-bann...
-> www.northjersey.com/.../pfa-bann...
In the Autumn edition of ANJEC Report, Acting Locally, read about protecting residents from toxic “plastic dust” pollutants from construction (p. 6)
> www.flipsnack.com/.../fall-202...
> www.flipsnack.com/.../fall-202...
December 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In the Autumn edition of ANJEC Report, Acting Locally, read about protecting residents from toxic “plastic dust” pollutants from construction (p. 6)
> www.flipsnack.com/.../fall-202...
> www.flipsnack.com/.../fall-202...
Beyond Plastics~
Check out @vpirg’s Plastic-Free Holiday Guide at the link below to learn about the sources of microplastics people encounter day-to-day and how best to avoid them this holiday season!
-> www.vpirg.org/vpirgs-2025-...
Check out @vpirg’s Plastic-Free Holiday Guide at the link below to learn about the sources of microplastics people encounter day-to-day and how best to avoid them this holiday season!
-> www.vpirg.org/vpirgs-2025-...
December 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Beyond Plastics~
Check out @vpirg’s Plastic-Free Holiday Guide at the link below to learn about the sources of microplastics people encounter day-to-day and how best to avoid them this holiday season!
-> www.vpirg.org/vpirgs-2025-...
Check out @vpirg’s Plastic-Free Holiday Guide at the link below to learn about the sources of microplastics people encounter day-to-day and how best to avoid them this holiday season!
-> www.vpirg.org/vpirgs-2025-...
Habitat fragmentation and busy roads pose major challenges to bobcats in New Jersey. CHANJ is identifying Cores, Corridors, and road segments that block wildlife movement. Learn more about bobcats in NJ:
-> dep.nj.gov/njfw/wildlif...
More information: CHANJ.nj.gov Photo by Tyler Christensen
-> dep.nj.gov/njfw/wildlif...
More information: CHANJ.nj.gov Photo by Tyler Christensen
December 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Habitat fragmentation and busy roads pose major challenges to bobcats in New Jersey. CHANJ is identifying Cores, Corridors, and road segments that block wildlife movement. Learn more about bobcats in NJ:
-> dep.nj.gov/njfw/wildlif...
More information: CHANJ.nj.gov Photo by Tyler Christensen
-> dep.nj.gov/njfw/wildlif...
More information: CHANJ.nj.gov Photo by Tyler Christensen
Good news! After a 30-minute debate on Monday, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee released the bill, which will reduce plastic in the waste stream.
Restaurant Single-use Utensils Ban Gets Backing from NJ Senate Panel
NJ bill bans single-use utensils & condiments in restaurants unless requested to curb plastic pollution. Learn how it affects diners eateries & taxpayers.
www.tapinto.net
December 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Good news! After a 30-minute debate on Monday, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee released the bill, which will reduce plastic in the waste stream.
"This is a win for the people of New Jersey and a signal of the power of a growing anti-corruption movement throughout our state and this country.As I’ve said before, the opposite of democracy is apathy. Do not feel helpless about fixing our broken politics. It isn’t just possible, it’s necessary."
Scutari pulls plug on bill to reduce state comptroller powers - New Jersey Globe
Senate President Nicholas Scutari will drop his plan to transfer some investigatory powers from the state comptroller to the State Commission of
newjerseyglobe.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"This is a win for the people of New Jersey and a signal of the power of a growing anti-corruption movement throughout our state and this country.As I’ve said before, the opposite of democracy is apathy. Do not feel helpless about fixing our broken politics. It isn’t just possible, it’s necessary."
One month until the 2026 Green Infrastructure Champions Program first class session! There’s still time to sign us for the free program. Become an advocate for your community today!
December 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
One month until the 2026 Green Infrastructure Champions Program first class session! There’s still time to sign us for the free program. Become an advocate for your community today!
New Jersey League of Conservation Voters~
Huge #CleanEnergy win for New Jersey!
A federal judge struck down Trump’s attempt to halt offshore wind projects. Meaning that offshore wind is back on track for New Jersey and the rest of the country!
Huge #CleanEnergy win for New Jersey!
A federal judge struck down Trump’s attempt to halt offshore wind projects. Meaning that offshore wind is back on track for New Jersey and the rest of the country!
December 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
New Jersey League of Conservation Voters~
Huge #CleanEnergy win for New Jersey!
A federal judge struck down Trump’s attempt to halt offshore wind projects. Meaning that offshore wind is back on track for New Jersey and the rest of the country!
Huge #CleanEnergy win for New Jersey!
A federal judge struck down Trump’s attempt to halt offshore wind projects. Meaning that offshore wind is back on track for New Jersey and the rest of the country!
The Trump administration is proposing to almost double what’s considered safe exposure levels to formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical found in many consumer products, as part of a broader overhaul of its approach to regulating carcinogens.
-> www.nytimes.com/.../starting....
-> www.nytimes.com/.../starting....
December 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The Trump administration is proposing to almost double what’s considered safe exposure levels to formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical found in many consumer products, as part of a broader overhaul of its approach to regulating carcinogens.
-> www.nytimes.com/.../starting....
-> www.nytimes.com/.../starting....
ANJEC would like to extend a heartfelt Thank You to Governor Murphy for awarding us with the Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for Healthy Communities.
We gratefully accept this award on behalf of the more than 5,000 Environmental Commissioners in more than 300 NJ communities.
We gratefully accept this award on behalf of the more than 5,000 Environmental Commissioners in more than 300 NJ communities.
December 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
ANJEC would like to extend a heartfelt Thank You to Governor Murphy for awarding us with the Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for Healthy Communities.
We gratefully accept this award on behalf of the more than 5,000 Environmental Commissioners in more than 300 NJ communities.
We gratefully accept this award on behalf of the more than 5,000 Environmental Commissioners in more than 300 NJ communities.
As scientists analyze the data, many expect to confirm what seems increasingly likely: that these simultaneous and opposite extremes — burning North, freezing South — are yet another clear signal of climate change. www.futura-sciences.com/en/yesterday...
Yesterday marked the most extreme day in global climate history: while the north burns, the south is buried in snow - Futura-Sciences
As summer arrives in the Northern Hemisphere, winter is setting in down South. But this year, the contrast couldn’t be sharper. Europe is battling record-breaking heat, while South America is gripped ...
www.futura-sciences.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
As scientists analyze the data, many expect to confirm what seems increasingly likely: that these simultaneous and opposite extremes — burning North, freezing South — are yet another clear signal of climate change. www.futura-sciences.com/en/yesterday...