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Recent News
Governor signs legislation to enhance student-athlete safety
“We are pleased that steps are being taken to address students’ safety in regard to heat stress which is often experienced during school sports,” said Heather Sorge, Campaign Organizer for Healthy Schools Now, NJ Work [...]
WEC Statement on the State of the State
Today, the Governor delivered the State of the State address, highlighting change in New Jersey that WEC and many of our close partners have worked to enact over the past year. We were glad [...]
N.J. dodged a bullet in Philly refinery blast. Will we be so lucky next time?
PES explosion on June 21, 2019. Photo credit to NBC Philadelphia. In South Jersey, this year we have a big reason to be grateful. In June, according to a recent report from the [...]
Murphy Establishes “Implementation Board” for Public Banking.
This week, Governor Murphy signed an executive order to create an “implementation board” with the intention of establishing a public bank in New Jersey. This is an incredible, bold step for the state to take [...]
PES Refinery Explosion: Deadly Catastrophe Adverted By Quick Action
The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a factual update on the June 21 explosion and fire at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) Refinery in Philadelphia. The update notes that a pipe elbow, which [...]
Group Asks: Seven Years After Sandy Are We Ready for the Next Disaster
This week marks the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. We all remember the fear and anxiety that gripped communities as we faced winds up to 90 miles an hour and sea levels 14 feet [...]