The Evolution of a New Jersey Environmental Program
By Terri Smith
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The State of New Jersey has always been in the forefront in its efforts to address environmental issues within the state. Over the past 26 years the New Jersey environmental programs have undergone many reviews and refinements.
In the late 70's and early 80's environmental issues, specifically the environmental legacies left behind at former industrial facilities, were finding their way into the headlines. Such newsworthy events as Times Beach in Missouri and Love Canal in New York were making headlines and citizens were looking for answers. These events and others like them spurred federal legislation to address the contamination that was left behind on these properties and its impact on the citizens who live and/or work at or near them.
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  $49,000 amount of federal funds granted to provide green job training for high school
students in New Mexico. The projects will teach students climate change mitigation techniques and
provide educational tools for a green workforce.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 30% of the energy used in commercial buildings is wasted. Energy use in commercial buildings accounts for 17 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at a cost of more than $100 billion per year.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 14% increase in the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities in the U.S. between 1990 and 2008.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 $76 million amount awarded by DOE to support advanced energy-efficient building technology projects and the development of training programs for commercial building equipment technicians, building operators, and energy auditors
Source U.S. Department of Energy
 $200 million amount the U.S. Department of Energy will invest, over five years, to expand and accelerate the development, commercialization, and use of solar and water power technologies throughout the U.S.
Source U.S. Department of Energy
 37 number of research projects awarded $106 million from the DOE that could: produce biofuels more efficiently from renew-able electricity; design batteries for electric vehicles; and remove coal-fired power plants in cost efficient ways.
Source U.S. Department of Energy
 $2 million amount of grant competition under the Veterans. Workforce Investment Program to assist eligible veterans by providing employment, training, support services, and more in renewable and sustainable energy.
Source U.S. Department of Labor
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