New Jersey is putting up tens of millions of dollars over the next few years to put a dent in the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the state.
New Jersey would become the latest in a growing number of states behind California to phase out the sale of new gas powered cars and light trucks by 2035 — if adopted by year's end.
If every school bus currently in operation in New Jersey were replaced with an electric bus that has vehicle-to-grid technology, the additional power storage would be enough to power more than 68,000 homes for a day, according to a report.
Plastic bags do not break down organically. Instead, over time, they break down into much smaller fragments — aka microplastics, which have been on environmentalists' radar for several years.