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ACTING NJDEP COMMISSIONER LATOURETTE TO SPOTLIGHT NEW JERSEY’S LEADERSHIP ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE DURING EARTH WEEK EVENTS

EVENTS INCLUDE GLOBAL CLIMATE PROGRAM, RELEASE OF DRAFT STATEWIDE CLIMATE RESILIENCE STRATEGY AND EVENT AT LIBERTY STATE PARK
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DEP AWARDS $16 MILLION TO ENHANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECYCLING PROGRAMS

March 16, 2021: To further support local government efforts to ensure that all New Jersey residents enjoy cleaner communities, the Murphy Administration is awarding $16 million in grants to municipalities across the state to enhance waste reduction and recycling efforts, Department of Environmental Protection Acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette announced today.
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ON MARCH 2, NEW JERSEY’S STORMWATER RULES GET GREENER

On March 2, 2021, all New Jersey municipalities and the Department of Environmental Protection will begin implementing new green infrastructure rules to manage stormwater runoff generated by developments across the state, DEP Acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette said today.
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	Join D&R Greenway and Fyrefly Yoga Studio for OUTDOOR Yoga Stretch Outdoor Yoga with Fyrefly Yoga is back for 2021! De-Stress and Be Inspired in Nature... Read more...
	2021 Spring Cleanups - April 17th and April 24th Stream cleanups are back and in-person once again this Spring! With a few small changes, we are able to gather safely to clean up our communities and make our Watershed a healthier and more beautiful environment. Visit: https://thewatershed.org/stream-cleanups/ Read more...
	Cory Booker, New to Senate Ag Committee, Wants Change for Family Farmers Cory Booker has made it abundantly clear that he is no fan of corporate agriculture. Booker is the New Jersey senator who introduced the Farm System Reform Act last year which, among other provisions, would ban large-scale concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, by 2040. Read more...
	Video - Preserved Land Tells Stories of African Americans in Central New Jersey D&R Greenway worked with the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum and the Sourland Conservancy to acquire land for their new headquarters and museum. Read more...