No Easy Way to Tell if Your Kid’s Gym Floor is Laced with Mercury
It's unclear exactly how many school gymnasium floors in New Jersey have the potential to emit toxic mercury vapor over time, or are already doing so. But the state can be sure of one thing now: [...]
US Senator Booker Alerts Agencies about Mercury Hazard in Schools
Thanks to the work of Healthy Schools Now, New Jersey Education Association, Mom's Clean Airforce and WEC, US Senator Cory Booker is calling for an investigation into potentially hazardous emissions from flooring that has [...]
Investigations, criminal allegations and a lawsuit: Dysfunction reigns at school authority
The NJ Schools Development Authority(SDA)has no funding for new projects and no plan to secure money to support its future. But there is plenty of work to be done. The Education Law Center has [...]
Statement from WEC on BPU Announcement on Offshore Wind
Bravo New Jersey for leading the nation in offshore wind development. Today the Board of Public Utilities announced the winner of the country's largest offshore wind project. Orsted will be building the 1,100MW project, called [...]
WEC Statement on Alden Leeds Fire
The threat of a catastrophic chemical release remains a major vulnerability for New Jersey. Every year, chemical releases, fires, and explosions claim lives and threaten residents’ health across the nation. New Jersey is the [...]
Bear Spray Incident at NJ Amazon Warehouse Shine Light on Safety Record
Internet giant Amazon was urged by a worker advocacy group weeks ago to give workplace safety its urgent attention. After a bear spray can fell off a shelf and discharged at an Amazon warehouse in Robbinsville, sending [...]