Join with other SFSR members to tell NJ leaders to invest in clean water |
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Deteriorating stormwater systems are contributing to worsening floods; combined sewage is backing up into homes, streets, and businesses; and lead water lines and chemicals like PFAS threaten our health.
Fixing our water infrastructure is expensive, but the good news is, Governor Murphy and the New Jersey State Legislature have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to invest $1.2 billion from the American Rescue Plan to accelerate water infrastructure upgrades.
The Clean Water, Healthy Families, Good Jobs campaign wants your help to ensure that Governor Murphy and the state legislature don’t miss the opportunity this spring to protect our health, quality of life, and economy by using American Rescue Plan funds to help fix our water infrastructure. If New Jersey waits, taxpayers and ratepayers will have to shoulder more of the burden of paying for these essential clean water infrastructure upgrades.
Will you join with other members of the Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers and the Clean Water, Healthy Families, Good Jobs campaign in telling Governor Murphy, your state legislators, Senate President Nick Scutari, Assembly Speaker Coughlin, and other key leaders that they should commit to clean water? Click here to send an email today.
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Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers Partners
Celebrate Earth Day
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Left to right: Jennifer Coffey, Executive Director, Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions; Mo Kinberg, Community Outreach Manager, New Jersey Future; Dawn Giambalvo, President, Canco Park Conservancy. |
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On Saturday, April 23, Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers partners celebrated Earth Day and the 50th (+2) Anniversary of the Establishment of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The day was filled with fun activities as well as educational programs for the entire family. We had the opportunity to engage folks about the combined sewer overflow issue. |
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Mark your calendars! The New York-New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) and the Waterfront Alliance announced that this year’s City of Water Day will take place on Saturday, July 16, 2022. For a limited number of participating organizations, HEP can provide funding support ranging between $1,000-$4,000. This support can be used for costs associated with producing City of Water Day In Your Neighborhood events. Grants are prioritized for programs serving environmental justice and higher-need communities. Register by June 8, 2022 to be considered for small grant support. Register here.
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The 2022 NJ Planning and Redevelopment Conference will be held virtually on June 14-15 and in person on June 16 at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick.
New Jersey Future and APA New Jersey are proud to partner for a second year and present a three-day conference, which will feature a multitude of timely session offerings as we restart, recover, and reimagine land use in a rapidly changing environment. NJPRC22 will feature 36 sessions, a virtual and in-person exhibit area, and ways to connect with fellow attendees as it brings together bold ideas, innovative solutions, proven concepts, and best practices for creating better, more inclusive, and equitable places where people live, work, and play. See program details and register today!
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This month we are featuring The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and its virtual event “Hiking the Appalachians.” TNC works within the region “to protect and connect critical habitat and migratory routes for wildlife.” Join the event at 1:00pm ET on Wednesday, May 4 to learn more from a New Jersey resident and Appalachians hiking expert. The Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers campaign is funded by a generous grant from The Kresge Foundation to New Jersey Future. As part of an initiative that funds 24 grantees, the Climate Resilient and Equitable Water Systems (CREWS) initiative is a program working to transform stormwater and wastewater systems with climate-resilient water management practices that emphasize equity.
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Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers is an action-oriented campaign that empowers community organizations to engage residents and small business owners to shape their communities’ solutions to reduce localized flooding and the raw sewage dumped into rivers and streams due to combined sewer overflows (CSOs). It is organized by its partners and an advisory board, with the support of New Jersey Future.
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