On July 12, 2024, the New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance submitted comments to U.S. Department of Energy on their draft Environmental Justice Strategic Plan to vocalize the environmental justice perspective and offer a new angle for the DOE to review, develop, and carry-out their strategic plan for community engagement and energy planning.
These comments highlighted our view of environmental justice and laid out grounding principles for this definition, as well as drawing a connection between environmental justice and the necessity of robust community engagement. We close our comments with a case study applying these principles: the MACH-2 project and hydrogen hubs.
As we write in our comments, “we continue to offer support in building a more resilient, renewable energy infrastructure and energy economy, both in New Jersey and across the United States.”
For questions regarding NJEJA’s position and related policy concern, please contact Brooke Helmick, Director of Policy at brooke@njeja.org.
NJEJA Submits Comments to the Department of Energy on the Environmental Justice Strategic Plan
On July 12, 2024, the New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance submitted comments to U.S. Department of Energy on their draft Environmental Justice Strategic Plan to vocalize the environmental justice perspective and offer a new angle for the DOE to review, develop, and carry-out their strategic plan for community engagement and energy planning.
These comments highlighted our view of environmental justice and laid out grounding principles for this definition, as well as drawing a connection between environmental justice and the necessity of robust community engagement. We close our comments with a case study applying these principles: the MACH-2 project and hydrogen hubs.
As we write in our comments, “we continue to offer support in building a more resilient, renewable energy infrastructure and energy economy, both in New Jersey and across the United States.”
For questions regarding NJEJA’s position and related policy concern, please contact Brooke Helmick, Director of Policy at brooke@njeja.org.
Read our full comments below:
Related News
DEP Must Reject the PVSC Proposal for Another Power Plant in Newark
A Slap on the Wrist & a Pat on the Back: NJ Incinerators Rewarded for Bad Behavior
New Jersey’s Dirty Secret