February 2016
Report finds 63 million Americans endangered by chlorine bleach plants
Nearly 9 million in New Jersey are could be impacted by a potential disasters. Greenpeace and the New Jersey Work Environment Council co-released a new report on the safety and environmental performance of chlorine bleach [...]
Chlorine Bleach Plants Needlessly Endanger Millions
Greenpeace and the New Jersey Work Environment Council co-released a report on the safety and environmental performance of chlorine bleach plants across the United States. According to the findings, nearly 9 million people [...]
October 2015
NJ Work Environment Council Names Dan Fatton as Executive Director
The NJ Work Environment Council (WEC) has selected Dan Fatton, an environmentalist, community activist and fundraiser as its new Executive Director. Fatton was selected after the WEC Board and search committee completed a nationwide search. [...]
August 2015
Sustainable and Safe Recycling: Protecting Workers Who Protect the Planet
This report offers a unique inside look at the working conditions faced by recycling workers across the United States, as well as a series of specific policy recommendations that municipal decision makers should [...]
July 2015
N.J. Supreme Court Right to Uphold Protection for Whistleblowers in the State
The New Jersey Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision and held that an employee who engages in whistleblowing is protected by the NJ Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA), even when the whitsleblowing is part [...]
State’s Top Court Rules Whistleblower Law Extends to Watchdog Employees
Workers whose job is to evaluate health and safety issues are less vulnerable to being fired for telling truth to employers. The New Jersey Supreme Court yesterday widened the state's whistleblower law, ruling that employees [...]