Ed Potosnak Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy will nominate LaTourette to head DEP

April 14, 2021 12:11 pmApril 14, 2021 1:52 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will nominate acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette to permanently head the Department of Environmental Protection, the New Jersey Globe has learned. LaTourette, a longtime environmental law attorney whom Murphy appointed to lead the department following former Environmental Commissioner...

League of Conservation Voters endorses Amy Kennedy

August 5, 2020 12:34 pm

The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) has endorsed Amy Kennedy for Congress in New Jersey’s 2nd district against freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis). The LCV did not endorse Van Drew in 2018 after being rated the worst Democrat in...

Top environmental group endorses Pascrell

May 6, 2020 8:01 pm

The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund has endorsed Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-Paterson) for re-election in New Jersey’s 9th district, giving the 12-term congressman the backing of one of the nation’s premier environmental groups. “Congressman Bill Pascrell is committed...

NJ LCV names Murphy ‘greenest governor in America’

January 8, 2020 10:21 amJanuary 8, 2020 10:21 am

The state League of Conservation Voters gave Gov. Phil Murphy high marks for 2019. “With a dangerous and irresponsible deregulatory agenda underway in Washington,” NJ LCV Executive Director Ed Potosnak said. “Governor Murphy quickly demonstrated and earned the title of...

Environmental group sending organizers into some Assembly races

October 1, 2019 1:16 pmOctober 3, 2019 10:49 am

The New Jersey League of Conservation Voters has dispatched three field organizers from their political action committee to organize ground support for their endorsed State Assembly candidates in seven legislative districts. In two of the districts – both with one...

LCV wants to meet with Zwicker

September 30, 2019 11:04 am

The League of Conservation Voters wants to meet with Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker after having declined to endorse the Democrat over a dark money bill he sponsored earlier this syear. “We are deeply troubled Assemblyman Zwicker sponsored legislation that would force...

League of Conservation Voters backs Gottheimer

October 16, 2018 2:39 pmOctober 16, 2018 5:22 pm

The New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Action Fund endorsed Rep. Josh Gottheimer on Tuesday. “Since his first Congressional race, Josh Gottheimer has been fighting for cleaner air and clean water for New Jersey’s families and businesses,” said Ed Potosnak,...