The Polluters Pay Act advances through the New Jersey legislature with advocates including representatives from Climate Revolution Action Network urging lawmakers to shift climate costs from taxpayers to polluters.
Senator Bernie Sanders endorsed Adam Hamawy in the New Jersey 12th congressional district race.
Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN), described as New Jersey's largest Gen-Z political organization, officially launches as a 501(c)4 organization, enabling it to endorse candidates and provide electoral support in New Jersey races.
Residents of a New Jersey city organized to block a proposed Big Tech data center over local and environmental concerns.
The Climate Revolution Action Network, a Gen-Z activist group based in New Jersey, has organized local bans on data centers across the state, drafting ordinance language shared with dozens of municipalities and helping pass nearly 40 bans so far.
New Jersey municipalities are increasingly banning data centers, with Climate Revolution Action Network New Jersey reporting that at least 38 municipalities have voted to block them and over 1 million residents now live in communities with bans. The article discusses ongoing concerns about data center proliferation despite local action.
New Jersey Governor Sherrill signed a law requiring data centers to report water and energy use, but Climate Revolution Action Network's executive director Ben Dziobek criticized the law for lacking enforcement mechanisms and independent verification requirements.
Article covers a bill signing by Representative Sherrill regarding data center development in South Brunswick, NJ, with protesters present and new statewide guidance on community benefits agreements and guardrails for data center projects.
Climate Revolution Action Network New Jersey (CRAN) successfully advocated for Jackson to pass a local data center ban ordinance, citing concerns about strain on the electric grid, clean water supply, and protection of the Pinelands National Reserve.
Ben Dziobek, Executive Director of Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN), is mentioned in coverage of the 51st New Jersey Clearwater Festival at the Jersey Shore.
Youth-led march in Summit organized by Make the Road Action New Jersey, Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN), and NJ Working Families Party demands Kean return donation and oppose Big Tech influence in midterm elections.
Jackson, New Jersey becomes the 38th town to ban data centers, with Climate Revolution Action Network New Jersey (CRAN) leading efforts across the state to pass similar bans in local communities due to concerns about strain on electric grids and water supplies.
New Jersey officials are promoting a 'Polluters Pay' bill designed to raise $50 billion for statewide flood defense and climate resilience infrastructure projects, with support from Jersey City Mayor James Solomon who frames it as holding fossil fuel companies accountable.
North Brunswick, East Brunswick, and Stafford Township have banned data centers amid growing local opposition, with Climate Revolution Action Network New Jersey (CRAN) leading the advocacy effort alongside other environmental organizations to push for statewide data center bans.
Howell, New Jersey has become the latest town to ban data centers, with both Republican officials and environmentalists from the Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN) New Jersey opposing the projects as AI drives market growth.
Howell Township banned data centers by amending its zoning code, becoming the 33rd New Jersey municipality to do so. Climate Revolution Action Network New Jersey, a Gen-Z climate advocacy group, has been instrumental in pushing for these bans statewide.
A second-largest New Jersey city voted to ban AI data centers, with local officials collaborating with grassroots activists from Climate Revolution Action Network on the initiative.
Howell, New Jersey became the 33rd town in the state to ban data centers, with Ben Dziobek, executive director of the Climate Revolution Action Network New Jersey, commenting that the bans reflect bipartisan opposition to data centers due to utility cost increases and pollution concerns.
Howell, New Jersey has become the latest municipality to ban data centers, with the ordinance passing following advocacy efforts by Climate Revolution Action Network New Jersey (CRAN), a Gen-Z climate organization leading the statewide push against AI data centers.
Ben Dziobek, Executive Director of Climate Revolution Action Network, criticizes Montvale's tax incentives for a data center project, arguing the land should be used for affordable housing instead given the environmental and resource demands of data centers.
Bayonne becomes the 32nd New Jersey municipality to ban data centers, with Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN) leading the advocacy effort. Executive Director Ben Dziobek highlights the movement's broad political appeal across the state.
Ben Dziobek, director of Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN), celebrates Bayonne's decision to ban data centers, framing it as a victory for climate advocacy over corporate interests in New Jersey.
Youth-led march in Summit organized by Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN) and partner groups demands Rep. Kean return Peter Thiel donation and divest from Big Tech companies, as part of a national week of action against AI corporate influence in politics.
Bayonne has banned data centers following sustained pressure from residents and grassroots activists, with Ben Dziobek, Executive Director of Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN), highlighting the victory as part of a statewide movement to oppose data center development.
An opinion piece advocates for New Jersey's Polluters Pay Act, which would require major fossil fuel companies to fund climate adaptation and resilience projects based on their historic emissions, modeled after similar laws in Vermont and New York.
Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN), a New Jersey-based organization, helped mobilize support for bans on ICE detention centers and data centers in Neptune, with the executive director drawing parallels between the two fights for local democratic control over development.
An opinion piece arguing that New Jersey's Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act (S.2338) should require fossil fuel companies to pay $2.5 billion annually for climate damage costs rather than shifting the burden to taxpayers and ratepayers.
Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN), a New Jersey-based organization, helped mobilize support for bans on ICE detention centers and data centers in Neptune, New Jersey, framing both as issues of local democratic control over development.
Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN), a New Jersey-based organization, helped mobilize support for bans on ICE detention centers and data centers in Neptune, with the executive director drawing parallels between the two fights for local democratic control over development.
Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN), a New Jersey-based organization, helped mobilize support for bans on ICE detention centers and data centers in Neptune, with executive director Ben Dziobek explaining that both fights represent communities deciding what development they want in their towns.
Jersey City Council gives initial approval to ban data centers, with Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN) Executive Director Ben Dziobek and other community advocates praising the action as a stand against corporate interests and for neighborhood protection.
Neptune Township officials collaborated with Climate Revolution Action Network New Jersey (CRAN), a Gen Z-led environmental organization, to ban data centers and immigration detention facilities in the township. CRAN is leading efforts across the state to block AI data centers.
New Jersey's Polluters Pay Act has stalled in the legislature. Environmental groups have vowed to continue pushing for the bill, while state officials call for broader conversations involving government, environmentalists, business, labor, and industry on resiliency funding.
State Sen. John McKeon renews his push for 'Make Polluters Pay' legislation requiring major greenhouse gas emitters to fund New Jersey's climate adaptation efforts, citing recent storms and heat waves as evidence of urgency.
Food & Water Watch calls for New Jersey to pass the Polluters Pay Act following 25 heat-related deaths, arguing fossil fuel corporations should bear climate change costs rather than taxpayers.
A New Jersey state Senate vote on the Climate Superfund Act (Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act) was canceled and pulled from consideration, disappointing progressive advocates. The bill was not posted for Assembly consideration either as legislators prepare for summer recess.
A New Jersey climate bill targeting fossil fuel companies, known as the Polluters Pay Act, is advancing through the state legislature. The bill aims to shift pollution costs from taxpayers to polluting industries.
Ben Dziobek, Executive Director of Climate Revolution Action Network New Jersey (CRAN), praised the Polluters Pay Act's passage through the Senate Budget Committee, arguing it would provide relief to young adults struggling with bills by requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for pollution costs.
Climate Revolution Action Network New Jersey (CRAN), a climate-focused advocacy group, has been instrumental in helping 20 towns pass data center bans and is working with 40 additional municipalities on similar efforts, with the executive director noting intense local pressure and high attendance at council meetings.
New Jersey senators are urging passage of the 'Polluters Pay Act' (S2338), which would establish a $50 billion fund for climate damage by requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change impacts.
New Jersey's A3735 bill, a 'polluters pay' proposal requiring fossil fuel companies to contribute to a $50 billion climate cleanup fund, advanced through an Assembly committee with a 10-4 vote amid debate over environmental justice and energy industry responsibility.
New Jersey pauses a tax break program for AI data centers. Ben Dziobek from Climate Revolution Action Network criticizes the program, arguing that the $2.2 million per job cost could be better spent on local businesses, and notes that 20 municipalities have already banned data centers.
Three Democratic senators led by Renee Burgess have proposed the Polluters Pay Act, which would require fossil fuel companies to contribute an estimated $2.5 billion annually to fund climate resilience and infrastructure projects in New Jersey over two decades.
An article about a coalition called Make Polluters Pay, comprising over 130 groups including Climate Revolution Action Network, calling for legislators to pass the Polluters Pay Act before the budget.
Twenty-two New Jersey Assembly Democrats urge legislative leadership to hold a floor vote on the Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act before the state budget deadline.
Red Bank became the first New Jersey town to request a statewide pause on data center approvals, backed by the Climate Revolution Action Network New Jersey (CRAN), whose director Ben Dziobek stated the organization has spent the past year helping communities across the state oppose data centers.
Red Bank council voted to ban data centers with support from the Climate Revolution Action Network New Jersey (CRAN), a grassroots climate advocacy organization leading efforts to ban data centers across New Jersey.
Over 230 clergy and faith leaders across New Jersey are urging lawmakers to pass the Climate Superfund Act, with a coalition organized by GreenFaith planning to submit testimony at an Assembly Environment Committee hearing.
Grassroots activists from the Climate Revolution Action Network New Jersey (CRAN), a Gen-Z climate advocacy organization, worked with local officials and residents to help Red Bank ban data centers and call for a statewide moratorium on data center development in New Jersey.
New Jersey lawmakers advanced the Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act, a bill requiring fossil fuel extractors to pay $50 billion for climate adaptation costs.