Let's pass the strongest Environmental Justice Bill in the Nation!
On July 30th the NJ Assembly will hear the New Jersey Cumulative Impacts Bill (S232/A2212), which grants the Department of Environmental Protection authority under reasonable circumstances to reduce disproportionate pollution impacts in environmental justice communities.
The Bill represents an overdue need to correct a legacy of environmental racism and injustice by expanding the rights of local stakeholders to participate in the decision making process, reducing the burden of persistent pollution that results from toxic industries, and making New Jersey a leader in the environmental justice movement. The bill authorizes DEP to deny a permit in a burdened community upon a finding that the permit, with consideration of cumulative impacts, poses unreasonable health risks to the community and its environment.
The New Jersey Highlands Coalition is a signatory to this important letter, along with 200 other organizations standing for environmental justice. Now we're asking you to lend us your voice and take action in urging representatives to vote on Thursday in support of this Legislation.
New Jersey's Cumulative Impacts Bill will:
- Protect communities hardest hit by COVID & pollution
- Tackle the legacy of environmental racism and pollution in NJ
- Ensure communities of color & low income communities do not continue to get dumped on
- Expand the right of residents to weigh in on decisions
- Promote green, clean business over dirty, toxic industries
- Make NJ a leader in the fight for environmental justice
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The New Jersey Highlands Coalition
We represent a diverse network of organizations - small and large, local, regional, statewide and national - and individuals with the common goal to protect, enhance and restore the New Jersey Highlands and to preserve the quality and quantity of drinking water for the 6.2 million people who depend on Highlands water.
Contributions from supporters such as you are New Jersey Highlands Coalition’s largest source of funding and ensure that the Coalition has the resources to continue to be your voice speaking up for the NJ Highlands in the future.
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin - Shakespeare
