Climate advocates, N.J. town officials remember those lost in storm, call for legislative action

Climate advocates, N.J. town officials remember those lost in storm, call for legislative action

Climate advocates and local officials gathered in Plainfield to call for legislative action at the state level and commemorate those affected by recent devastating storms.

Officials Call for Climate Superfund Act After NJ Floods

Plainfield, NJ — In the wake of deadly back-to-back storms in Plainfield, local officials and climate advocates gathered Tuesday afternoon outside City Hall to demand swift passage of the New Jersey Climate Superfund Act. The event featured Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp, State Senator John McKeon — the bill’s prime sponsor — and other local leaders calling on Governor Murphy and the legislature to hold Big Oil accountable for climate damages that…