ANJEC’s 53rd Annual ENVIRONMENTAL CONGRESS Friday, September 25th 9am - 4pm New Brunswick Theological Seminary 35 Seminary Place ~ New Brunswick, NJ REGISTER HERE: -> secure.givelively.org/.../anjec-en....
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Measurable increases over time for all habitat and biodiversity metrics. The panels never stopped making electricity-the ground beneath them was becoming something else entirely, threading new life through every row. www.ecoportal.net/en/two-minne...
Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soyb...
Two Minnesota solar farms planted 66 native species under their panels. Five years of counting revealed a staggering result that nobody had written into the engineering plan.
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Invasive alien species are a threat to #nature, nature’s contributions to people, and good quality of life. Read the @ipbes.bsky.social #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report at: www.ipbes.net/ias 🧪🌍
ANJEC IS NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATONS: 2026 Environmental Achievement Awards AND 2026 Municipal Leadership Awards APPLICATION DEADLINE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD APPLICATION: -> form.jotform.com/261522991601...
Formerly a coal-heavy nation (for which coal is still its 2nd-largest export), solar and wind have rapidly taken over Australia’s electricity grid, pushing coal and methane gas out of the equation. electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
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Ppolicies to limit household energy use are unpopular across the political spectrum. And some policies like government investment in solar energy and development of alternative fuels enjoy broad support regardless of political party. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/08/a-ma...
A majority of Americans don't actually fit either climate camp
An analysis of 20 years of polling data shows how age, education and income—in addition to political affiliation—shape views on climate policy
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The Scotch Plains Township Environmental Committee and the Green Team have launched a new initiative to promote rain gardens as a natural solution to local flooding and water pollution. www.tapinto.net/towns/scotch...
Scotch Plains Launches Rain Garden Initiative to Combat Flooding, Improve Water Quality
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The Scotch Plains Township Environmental Committee and the Green Team have launched a new initiative to promote rain gardens as a natural solution to local flooding and water...
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This article in the Summer edition of ANJEC Report (Page 24) covers the serious impacts of losing our starlit night sky… and provides resources with actions for Environmental Commissions and municipal leaders to take to decrease the impacts. -> www.flipsnack.com/BA66E.../sum...?
Join the Lenape Nation of PA as they paddle the Delaware River and hold signings of the Treaty of Renewed Friendship during the sixth quadrennial RISING NATION RIVER JOURNEY on August 1st - 15 from Damascus PA to Cape May NJ. More info: -> www.lenape-nation.org
SKIP THE STUFF LAW NOW IN EFFECT This law will reduce the single-use plastics at restaurants and from takeout food orders that too often end up in our oceans. dep.nj.gov/get-past-pla...
As we wrap-up SHARK WEEK, meet the SANDBAR SHARK, the most commonly seen toothed shark in New Jersey’s coastal bays. Learn more about Sandbar Sharks and other shark species found in NJ: -> www.nature.org/.../storie.....
In 1820, nearly 2,000 people packed the square in front of the Old Salem County Courthouse to see if Col. Robert Gibbon Johnson would publicly eat a tomato. A bold act considering tomatoes were then widely feared as poisonous. Can you imagine a Salem County summer without a tomato sandwich?
NJ health officials warn that mosquitoes carry diseases that cause fever, headaches, body aches & in severe cases, central nervous system complications that can lead to hospitalization or death. Eliminating standing water is an important way to reduce mosquito breeding, www.yahoo.com/news/weather...
West Nile hits 12 New Jersey counties, and officials warn mosquitoes are 'the deadliest animal'
"Protecting public health is a shared responsibility."
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In February, a man started plotting out cancer cases in his hometown of Keyport, NJ, about 30 miles south of Newark. He recorded as many as 28 people with cancer on a single street. www.smartnews.com/en-us/articl...
NJ ‘cancer cluster’ neighborhood now has nearly 400 cases — as new tests point to troubling carcinogen levels (New York Post)
In February, a man started plotting out cancer cases in his hometown of Keyport, NJ, about 30 miles south of Newark. He recorded as many as 28 people with ca...
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Wow! This town must have experienced some serious flooding after this event. www.youtube.com/shorts/FHTU1...
Huge iceberg turns over off the coast of Greenland. #BBCNews
YouTube video by BBC News
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A small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency. The giant sand battery can cover almost one month of the town's heating demands in the summer & a week in the winter. www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/07/...
Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery
A small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency.
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As climate change makes summers hotter — and longer — the window of time when cyclospora could become infectious and present a public health risk is also growing. grist.org/accountabili...
4 things to know about cyclospora and climate change
A fragile food system, uneven public health messaging, and global warming are all working to supercharge the parasite’s spread.
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Monroe Township (Gloucester County) is facing a $300 MILLION lawsuit from Hexa Builders LLC after the township banned AI data centers. The ban came after months of public outcry and heated debates over the center Hexa intended to build on farmland. -> www.nj.com/.../this-nj-...? See less
Vineland Planning Board will host a Special Meeting with public comment period for the amended site plan (Phase 2) of DataOne Vineland, a 2.6 million-square foot, now a 374 MW AI data center. Major questions remain: stormwater, water quality, aquifer and drinking water wells and community impacts.
Researchers looked at what might happen if food waste bans like in Mass. and Vermont were adopted across the US. Their analysis showed that sending food scraps to recycling systems instead of landfills could shrink food waste's overall climate impact by up to 99%. www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/f...
US food waste recycling could cut emissions by 99% but spread plastic across farmland
Recycling food scraps instead of sending them to landfills could offer a major climate benefit in the U.S., but new research suggests that gain may come with a serious downside.
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Plastic Free July reminds us that our hope is not passive but empowered through a collective consciousness, when neighbors inspire neighbors, when communities organize around shared values much larger than just themselves. seaturtles.org/plastic-free...
Plastic Free July: An Individual Impact and A Collective Hope | Turtle Island Restoration Network
Article written by Communications Intern, Desmond de Jesus. Every meaningful movement begins with people deciding that change is possible. Plastic Free July is no different. What started as a grassro...
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Despite surging EVs sale, global car sales fell around 5% year over year in the first half of 2026 as economic pressure, higher fuel prices, and policy changes dragged down demand in China and the US, according to new analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA). electrek.co/2026/07/29/4...
IEA: Global EV sales jump 35% in Q2 and 50 countries set records
Global EV sales jumped 35% in Q2 and set records in 50 countries, fueled by rapid growth across several emerging markets.
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When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
Earlier is better. Removing a small patch of invasive plants is far easier than restoring an entire lake once they’ve taken hold. Likewise, eradicating an invasive species in a small stream can prevent it from colonizing downstream in rivers or lakes. www.njconservation.org/aquatic-inva...
Invasive Species: a creeping problem for New Jersey waterways - New Jersey Conservation Foundation
By Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Beneath the surface, the ecosystems of New Jersey’s waterways are changing in ways often unseen. Aquatic invasive species – p...
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Did you know NJDEP’s land preservation dollars are being used to fund toxic playing fields? Help us close out Plastic Free July by hitting 1000 signatures in support of S3254/A4908 to ensure Green Acres funds are not spent on more plastic, toxic carpets across NJ! -> sc.org/nofunds4turf
Morris Township has been awarded a $10,000 Sustainable Jersey grant, funded by the PSEG Foundation, to support the creation of an Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI) that will help guide the township's future environmental planning and conservation efforts. www.tapinto.net/towns/morris...
Morris Township Awarded $10,000 Sustainable Jersey Grant for Environmental Resource Inventory
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ — Morris Township has been awarded a $10,000 Sustainable Jersey grant, funded by the PSEG Foundation, to support the creation of an Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI) that...
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Join ANJEC Executive Director Jennifer Coffey on WBAI Frontline Voices with Jenna Flanagan to talk about flooding risk, data center impacts, and the state of environmental protection in New Jersey at 12:30pm July 30 on wbai.org"
Brazil has officially accepted a non-animal method to replace horseshoe crab blood used in medical testing! The decision begins a 5-year transition away from the traditional horseshoe crab blood-derived test. Read more in Humane World for Animals press release: -> m.facebook.com/story.php?st...
