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From the NJ Department of Environmental Protection

New Jersey’s budding offshore wind industry got an official endorsement Thursday with a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new state-financed port that will serve as the host of turbines due for construction in the next few years.... https://enviropolitics.com/massive-wind-port-said-to-curb-/ #enviropolitics #offshorewind #njenviro #njenergy #njport #windenergychain

A virtual public presentation on the Trenton Artwalk will take place at the City of Trenton Planning Board meeting this Thursday, Feb. 25. The meeting begins at... 6 p.m. To log onto the virtual meeting go to https://www.trentonnj.org/254/Planning-Board and follow the instructions for virtual meeting access. Public comment is welcomed. Lauren Otis, Executive Director of Artworks, will give a brief presentation on the proposed Artwalk along the pedestrian route between the Trenton Transit Center and downtown Trenton. The presentation will show current conditions along the route, specifically along Market Street at the Route 1/129 underpass, and how the installation of public art will improve safety and the overall experience for pedestrians and cyclists taking this route. Plans for a first phase mural and light installation at the Route 1/129 underpass will be detailed, with examples shown of similar art projects in other cities.

February 23, 2021 Recycled Metals Commodities Markets Update Free webinar: 1:30 p.m. Industry expert, Joe Pickard, will provide an update that will include the ...metal commodities markets with a focus on recycled scrap metal, the impact of the COVID19 pandemic, China’s import restrictions and current shipping issues. FREE Webinar Registration: CLICK HERE Presenter Joe Pickard serves as the Chief Economist and Director of Commodities at The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc., where he’s conducted research and analysis on commodity and scrap market developments and the key economic role that recycling plays both in the U.S. and abroad since 2010. Pickard regularly provides economic and recycling market updates to ISRI members, industry associations, policymakers, the press, and other external audiences. In that capacity, Pickard is regularly interviewed by major print and other media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Economist, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, PBS Frontline, 60 Minutes, ABC News, and more than 30 U.S. radio stations. As a current member of Industry Trade Advisory Committee No. 5, he serves as an advisor on scrap-related trade issues to the U.S. Commerce Department and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Previously, Pickard served as the economist for the International Copper Study Group in Lisbon, Portugal and as a research analyst at Slayton & Associates in Alexandria, Virginia. He previously worked in the research and environment departments at nonprofit organizations including the Urban Institute and the Pew Charitable Trusts. FREE Webinar Registration: https://psu.zoom.us/webi/register/WN_6-a4QwJ5Q3ynW4qIBRU64A See more

Former president Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, becoming the first president in U.S. history to face a second impeachment trial and surviving it in part because of his continuing hold on the Republican Party despite his electoral defeat in November.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently signed the nation’s first environmental justice law, which seeks to address the unfair distribution of the environmenta...l and public health impacts of polluting activities by imposing additional requirements on parties seeking to site, expand, or renew permits for various types of facilities in overburdened communities, which are defined in the statute in terms of economic and demographic criteria. [ 184 more words ] https://enviropolitics.com/njdep-begins-process-to-draft-e/

Republicans and even some Democrats criticized Joe Biden after he said during the final presidential debate that he wanted to transition from the oil industry in order to fight what he called the existential threat of climate change.

New Jersey’s recycled content bill, SB 2515, will be overhauled after an extensive meeting between lawmakers and the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Backers now aim to introduce a substitute bill by the next state Senate Energy and Environment Committee meeting in December, likely moving final action into 2021.

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