Citizens Environmental

04/09/2026

The Garden State has taken some important steps to confront its legacy of chemical pollution, often moving ahead of federal standards to protect public health. But the nature and extensive use of PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” presents a major challenge.

Now, the issue is being compounded by shifting federal policy. The Trump administration is pulling back regulations on “forever chemicals” in our water and food.

Read about PFAS in this state and beyond in the recent State We’re In column by New Jersey Conservation Foundation Executive Director Alison Mitchell:
-> https://www.njconservation.org/forever-chemicals-threaten-new-jerseys-water-and-wildlife/

04/06/2026

The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed.

03/22/2026

https://www.livescience.com/animals/a-secret-weapon-to-fight-carbon-emissions-was-just-discovered-beavers?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

A new study in Switzerland finds that beaver-built wetlands can trap and store large amounts of carbon, offering a low-cost boost for restoration and climate resilience.

02/28/2026

Can't delete this moron because FB is corrupt.

02/28/2026

Everything this administration does is evil.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants.

01/19/2026

American chestnuts are being planted at Rainbow Hill at Sourland Mountain Preserve by New Jersey Conservation Foundation and The American Chestnut Foundation...

01/14/2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for projects in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.
-> https://apnews.com/article/trump-clean-energy-democrats-blue-state-hydrogen-9269a5a839122e1b3fd487787747d47e

01/11/2026

According to the new book "The Problem With Plastic," collective action is key to solving the plastic crisis

01/11/2026

As Trump Rolls Back Protections For Wetlands, New Jersey Maintains a Higher Standard.
-> https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31122025/new-jersey-wetlands-standards/

12/22/2025

The corrupt N**i Administration is stopping all renewable energy projects because they want us to continue burning fossil fuel. Follow the money:

Projects with hardware in the water stopped due to Department of Defense fears.

12/14/2025

The towns of Mantua, Pitman and Woodbury Heights, all in Gloucester County, passed resolutions in 2022 and 2023 opposing the rail line.

Five towns have formally opposed the Glassboro-Camden Light Rail through resolutions or referendums, but NJ Transit is acquiring the first of 216 properties needed.