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Caption: Participating in one panel at the Offshore Wind Conference May 3, 2023 at Rowan University were (from left): Moderator Jie Li., PhD, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, Rowan University; Madeline Urbish, Head of Government Affairs and Market Strategy, New Jersey, Orsted; Shawn LaTourette, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; Doug Copeland, Offshore Interconnection Manager, Atlantic Shores; and Wesley Jacobs, Senior Project Director, Offshore Development, Invenergy (Steve Lubetkin Photo/StateBroadcastNews.com)

May 8, 2023

Offshore wind provides New Jersey opportunities for green power and jobs

Offshore wind farm construction will provide job opportunities for New Jersey residents, and teh universities and county colleges can help in the training process to prepare workers for these jobs, more than 200 South Jersey business leaders heard at a conference on the topic last week. Hear more in this audio news report from SBN news director Steve Lubetkin

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March 18, 2023

SBN Special Report: NJ DEP Town Hall About CIBA-Geigy Superfund Site, Toms River

SBN produced a special report about the Toms River town hall meeting held March 13 to discuss the proposed natural resources settlement at the CIBA-Geigy Superfund site.

July 15, 2021

Environmental Groups Seek Funding for NY Coastal Resilience

More than 100 groups are urging Congress to allocate money in the infrastructure package toward coastal restoration projects that would protect communities, including in New York, from major storms and sea-level rise.

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June 14, 2021

PA Gas Preemption Bill Might Interfere with Local Climate Action Plans

Clean-energy advocates are speaking out about state legislation (SB 275) that could keep municipalities from adopting construction policies that put use of electricity ahead of methane gas in new buildings. SBN Correspondent Steve Lubetkin has more in this audio report.

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April 26, 2021

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Say Biden’s American Jobs Plan Will Mean Investment, Jobs, for Keystone State

Pennsylvania lawmakers say President Biden’s American Jobs Plan will help restore an economy ravaged by COVID and create thousands of new, good-paying jobs in the Keystone State.

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April 19, 2021

Pennsylvania Seeks a Climate Role as Biden Hosts Virtual Summit This Week

As President Joe Biden convenes a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate this week, SBN Correspondent Steve Lubetkin reports on how a renewed focus on climate may affect Pennsylvania.

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December 16, 2019

NJSpotlight Roundtable on Electric Vehicles in NJ is focus of SBN video, podcast

NJSpotlight’s latest roundtable, “New Jersey’s Clean Energy Future: What’s Next with Electric Vehicles?” was the subject of a multicamera video and an audio podcast produced for NJSpotlight by SBN. The program focused on the need for New Jersey to promote greater adoption of electric vehicles, both for personal and public transportation.