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League of Conservation voters promises to fund Pennacchio, Auth opponents

July 15, 2021 12:53 pmJuly 15, 2021 2:23 pm

The New Jersey League of Conservation voters promised to financially back challengers against State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) and Assemblyman Bob Auth (R-Old Tappan) Thursday. “The ‘Dirty Duo’ of Joseph Pennacchio and Robert Auth are on notice,” New Jersey LCV...

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...

Zwicker not backing away from dark money bill over LCV opposition

October 1, 2019 12:38 pm

Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker isn’t backing away from the dark money bill he sponsored over opposition from the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters. “As the NJ League of Conservation Voters acknowledged in its public statement requesting a meeting to discuss...

Murphy names environmental activists to Highlands Council

August 27, 2019 1:13 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has nominated three longtime environmental activists to the New Jersey Highlands Council. The governor submitted the names of Rutgers Professor Daniel Van Abs, a longtime member of the New Jersey Clean Water Council, Wynnie-Fred Victor Hinds, a...