Environmental Justice & Our Clean Energy Future
Jun 22, 2023
Black & Brown Communities Hit Hardest By Pollution
It’s not a coincidence that many of New Jersey’s 114 Superfund sites, locations that receive federal funding for pollution cleanup, are located in low-income communities of color.
The impact of environmental racism on communities of color in New Jersey is deadly. Asthma is a major public health indicator in low-income Black and brown communities. The medical cost and lost job productivity directly resulting from costs associated with asthma in New Jersey is $450 million annually. Diesel pollution associated with mobile emissions in urban areas causes nearly 1,000 premature deaths and 1,300 non-fatal heart attacks annually.
New York Times Shines Light On Carbon Emissions
The Fuel In Our School Buses Is Harming New Jersey's Kids
New Jersey State Senators Bob Smith and John McKeon introduced legislation today to drive down air pollution emitted from cars, trucks,ships and airplanes by giving drivers the choice of greener gas and diesel.
Fill It Up Clean, New Jersey!