Happy Earth Day!      

This month, the League of Women Voters of New Jersey, along with three other state Leagues, wrote a letter to the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) expressing concerns with proposed hydrofracking regulations. Members of LWVNJ and LWV of Pennsylvania met with Carol Collier, Executive Director of the DRBC, to deliver that letter and recommend that no regulations be approved by the DRBC until after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completes its study.  

Pictured above - League members of NJ and PA present our concerns to the DRBC. New Jersey League members pictured are Joan Bariahtaris (standing, right), Nancy Hedinger (seated, middle) and Louise Usechak (seated, right).

Additionally, members have offered testimony during public hearings and the League of Women Voters of Monmouth County hosted a forum on hydrofracking to raise public awareness about the issue. 

The Natural Resources Committee is working on a report on hydrofracking as part of a series addressing environmental issues facing New Jersey. The first report on PurGen, a proposed coal plant in Linden, can be found here. 

We are also hard at work protecting the planet at the federal level.  LWVUS President released this statement concerning climate change and League members took action in defense of the Clean Air Act. Check out LWVUS's "Toolkit for Climate Change" to find out more about the Clean Air Act and what your League can do to help defend the EPA.