New Jersey League Of Conservation Voters Education Fund

DEDICATED TO PROTECTING OUR PRECIOUS NATURAL RESOURCES BY ELEVATING THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND INCREASING THE EFFICACY OF THE ENTIRE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY.

STORMWATER NEW JERSEY LCV EDUCATION FUND LEADS A COALITION OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS CALLED "FLOOD DEFENSE NJ," TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH. THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCES TANGIBLE,ON-THE-GROUND RESULTS BY ASSISTING COMMUNITIES TO UPGRADE THEIR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS STORMWATER RUNOFF AND AGING AND OUTDATED INFRASTRUCTURE. THE THREE PRIMARY COMPONENTS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE (1) DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES; (2) PUBLIC EDUCATION ON PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH POLLUTED STORMWATER RUNOFF AND THE BENEFITS OF STORMWATER UTILITIES; AND (3) LOCALLY-FOCUSED PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED ROBUST GRASSROOTS EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING,CULMINATING IN THREE COMMUNITIES WORKING TO ESTABLISH STORMWATER UTILITIES TO FUND GREEN AND GRAY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE TO CLEAN UP POLLUTED RUNOFF AND REDUCE FLOODING.

NJEJA- THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO ENSURE ORGANIZATIONS LED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR, SERVING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, ARE LEADING AND REPRESENTED IN THE PUBLIC POLICY DISCOURSE.

CLEAN ENERGYTHE ORGANIZATION EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY ISSUES AFFECTING THE GARDEN STATE, IN PARTICULAR ELEVATING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME COMMUNITIES THROUGH PUBLIC EVENTS AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. IT ALSO CONVENES OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO DEVISE NEW WAYS TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AND TO GUIDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF KEY POLICY AND REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS TO ENSURE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF POLLUTION IS REMOVED FROM OUR AIR.

LAND PRESERVATION, ENERGY AFFORDABILITY, AND POLLUTION REDUCTION PUBLIC EDUCATION & OTHER PROGRAMSNEW JERSEY LCV EDUCATION FUND WORKS ON THE GROUND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC THROUGH COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS, CONVERSATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AND WORK, AND PAID AND EARNED MEDIA ABOUT CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. THESE INCLUDE ENSURING EVERY NEWJERSEYAN HAS GREEN SPACES CLOSE TO THEIR HOMES, SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL SAVINGS FROM COMMUNITY SOLAR AVAILABLE TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, HEALTH BENEFITS OF NON-FOSSIL FUEL ENERGY GENERATION, AS WELL AS BUILDING HEATING, AND LEARNING FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHAT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO THEIR FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES.ADDITIONALLY,THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ADVANCED RACIAL JUSTICE IN THE WATERSHED BY FACILITATING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEER ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROTECT THE DELAWATE RIVER WATERSHED.