Newark, NJ--Saying Newark already faces more than its fair share of pollution at a City Hall press conference today, Councilmen Ron Rice Jr. (West Ward) and Oscar S. James II (South Ward) are campaigning against a plan for another garbage transfer station and the idea of expanding Newark's garbage incinerator.

At the event, the NJ Environmental Federation (NJEF), the state's largest environmental group, cited James and Rice's leadership here and on many other issues as it announced its endorsement of their re-election bids to the Newark Municipal Council just 8 days before the May 11th municipal elections.

Oakhurst, NJ - The environmentally friendly ladybug is alive and well at Ocean Township parks, thanks to a newly adopted Township policy that declares parks and playgrounds as "Pesticide Free Zones."

According to Ray Pogwist, Chair of the Ocean Township Environmental Commission, the integrated pest management policy for the township identifies key sensitive areas like the village parks to be managed without harmful chemical pesticides. Integrated pest management (IPM) calls for the management of insects, undesired plants, and plant diseases with tools that are least likely to impact human health or the environment.

Washington DC -Clean Water Action welcomed progress in the debate over federal management of chemicals with today's introduction of the Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Bobby Rush (D-IL). The legislation would overhaul the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act, widely agreed to be out of date and ineffective.

"The dramatic increase in health problems associated with toxic chemical exposure and renewed concern over chemicals in drinking water tell us that it is time to get serious about identifying problem chemicals and getting them out of products and out of the environment," said John DeCock, Clean Water Action President."

Washington DC -Clean Water Action welcomed progress in the debate over federal management of chemicals with today's introduction of the Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Bobby Rush (D-IL). The legislation would overhaul the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act, widely agreed to be out of date and ineffective.

"The dramatic increase in health problems associated with toxic chemical exposure and renewed concern over chemicals in drinking water tell us that it is time to get serious about identifying problem chemicals and getting them out of products and out of the environment," said John DeCock, Clean Water Action President."

National Park, NJ - Environmental groups joined Governor Christie, Congressman Andrews, Senate President Sweeney and DEP Commissioner Martin on the dais today to applaud their strong stance against the proposed Delaware River deepening proposal. The bi-partisan event demonstrated strong opposition to the project on environment, health and safety grounds on the day New Jersey formally filed its opposition to proponents' latest legal effort to railroad the project through and run roughshod over environmental protections and states' rights.