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Justice Beyond the Walls: A Milestone for Environmental Rights in New Jersey Prisons

November 26, 2025 | By X Braithwaite

On October 22, 2025, the Jersey City Municipal Council unanimously passed a historic resolution, a Declaration of Environmental Rights for Incarcerated People, the first of its kind in New Jersey to address unsafe water, polluted air, and dehumanizing conditions inside correctional facilities.

Meet Our 2025 New Jersey Environmental Justice Intern: Ishaan Bharadwaj!

August 4, 2025 | By X Braithwaite

Clean Water Action is proud to welcome the newest participant in our Summer 2025 Environmental Justice Organizing Internship Program.

"They Paved Paradise and Called it a Parking Lot"

July 31, 2024 | By Tirza Wahrman, Esq.

An article written for the Mercer County Bar Association by NJ Board Member Tirza Wahrman and husband Warren Mitlak describes a recent proposed warehouse project in West Windsor, currently stalled in the Appellate Division, and reviews strategies that communities can use to stop irresponsible siting of warehouses.

Image of a bunch of trucks in a parking lot by a warehouse - Canva

Image of a girl with her hands in tap water with text that says "Clean Water on the Move"

Clean Water on the Move - August 2023

September 1, 2023 | By Amy Goldsmith

Welcome to Clean Water on the Move, your monthly update from Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund.

Lessons Learned from D.C.

April 27, 2023 | By Tolani Taylor

During the month of March, I had the opportunity to attend the Moving Forward Network conference in Washington DC. The conference brought together a diverse and talented group of individuals and organizations committed to fighting for environmental justice and promoting sustainable communities.

Photo of the Moving Forward Conference Held in Washington DC 2023

First of all, I love the fact that Clean Water Action, the key in there is action. In the canvass, we went door to door getting people involved. And that experience continues today to just remind me that when people get together, you know we're government, we make those decisions, we have the power to get it done. - Sharon Jones former NJ Canvass Director

Clean Water 50 Stories: Sharon Jones

December 1, 2022 | By Eric Benson and Clean Water Action New Jersey

In honor of Clean Water Action's 50th birthday, we are lifting up voices and stories in the Clean Water movement through #CleanWater50Stories. Meet Sharon Jones, former Canvass Director in our Belmar, New Jersey office!