CT Environmental Legislation Watchlist
ACTIVE BILLS SB 1560, An Act Concerning Connecticut’s Economy, Electricity Affordability, and Business Competitiveness and Establishing the Connecticut Energy Procurement […]
Toxic Chemicals
Arts, Climate Change, Take Action, Toxic Chemicals, Uncategorized
IREJN Earth Films
Showing an environmental film is a great way to educate your community. To assist you in your work to build an environmental ministry, IREJN has complied a list of recommended environmental films for your religious community to screen at your house of worship.
Climate Change, Energy, Take Action, Toxic Chemicals
Latest Activity to Ban Fracking Waste In CT
IREJN continues to collaborate with Food & Water Watch on banning fracking waste in CT. Congratulations to the residents of Rocky Hill, which became the thirty-third town to ban fracking waste. Click here to read about the efforts in thirteen more towns to ban this toxic, radioactive waste.
Climate Change, Take Action, Toxic Chemicals
Local Fracking Waste Ban Efforts Continue
Concerned citizens across CT continue to move local ordinances forward, protecting their corner of Creation, property values and public health. 20 CT towns and cities now have local laws banning toxic, radioactive fracking waste and other oil and gas drilling and extraction wastes.
What Is Artificial Turf and How Does It Impact Children’s Health?
Artificial crumb rubber turf is commonly used on public school fields, as well as municipal parks. However, there is growing concern over the chemicals in crumb rubber and the danger they present to the children who play sports and other activities on them.
Toxic Chemicals, Uncategorized
CT Bans Plastic Microbeads
On July 1, 2015, the CT State Legislature passed groundbreaking legislation to completely phase out plastic microbeads from cosmetic products within three years. Read what toxics organizer Susan Eastwood had to say in the CT Mirror.
