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'Green New Dud, Not a Green New Deal': Climate Groups Denounce Draft Bill From House Democrats

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Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

"This framework should really be called the Dirty Future Act. In every way possible, Pallone's proposal fails to address the climate crisis."

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"On this historic day, New Jersey has lifted... 83,000 ghosts of democracy out...

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"While city and state officials must respond to the current crisis with urgency...

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Report Exposes 'Devastating' Economic, Public Health, and Environmental Impacts of Trump's Industry Giveaways

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'Peak Amazon' as Robot Sets Off Bear Spray, Sending 24 Fulfillment Center Workers to Hospital

In Win for Women, New Jersey Enacts Nation's Strongest Equal Pay Law

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In Effort to 'Strengthen' Democracy, New Jersey Enacts Automatic Voter Registration

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Atlantic City, NJ passed an ordinance banning the corporate takeover of public water Wednesday.

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Food & Water Watch

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Environmental Working Group (EWG)

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Food & Water Watch

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Patriotic Millionaires

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Environment America

Gov. Murphy Gives Green Light to Electric Transportation Future

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Melissa Boteach

New Jersey’s Governor Just Proposed a Millionaires’ Tax. So Why Is the Legislature Opposing It?

Will Bunch

Voters Wanted a Revolution. How'd They Get Stuck With Corrupt Bob Menendez?

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Belén Fernández

Radicalized Nation: Fear and Hypocrisy in New York

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

Why New Jersey Needs Bernie Sanders

Stephen Janis, Nadia Kanji

Chris Christie Uses Prisoners to Fix His Office Furniture

David Sirota

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