August 2016
Will EPA’s Updated Chemical Security Rule Make NJ Safer?
EPA should seize the opportunity to act to protect public safety and the environment from toxic chemical disasters. But will it apply the lessons learned in New Jersey? This spring, EPA proposed amending its Risk [...]
July 2016
Labor, environmental and community organizations join Senator Weinberg calling for oil train bill
Legislators and an alliance of concerned groups rallied to call for passage of legislation that would require transparency so the public would know about high hazard cargoes traveling through their communities. "The costs of a [...]
New Healthy Schools Now Campaign Organizer
The New Jersey Work Environment Council is pleased to announce the appointment of our new Healthy Schools Now Campaign Organizer. Jerell Blakeley most recently taught Civics and History at his alma mater, Trenton Central High [...]
June 2016
With DNC nearby, Officials talk Camden Investment
As Democrats from across the country gather in Philadelphia this week for the Democratic National Convention, U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Cherry Hill) spent the better half of Monday morning across the Delaware River in Camden [...]
VIDEO : Big Plans in the Making for the City of Camden
Government officials, businesses, and community members are all coming together to figure out a way to change the future of Camden. The goal is to create job opportunities by the investments made to repair the [...]
Lawmakers Want More Transparency with Trains Carrying Crude Oil
State lawmakers and advocates called a news conference to support right-to-know bills designed to enhance oversight of crude oil trains barreling across New Jersey. One directs that towns be given travel schedules and that everyone [...]