TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2023: * * * All new cars sold in New Jersey will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) by 2035 Governor Phil Murphy's office announced today as part of a series of new vehicle regulations that includes the finalization of the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) rules. ACCII sets the state on a transition path to 100 percent clean vehicles, with some requirement  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 21 -- Educational Testing Service issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2023: ETS announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with sister organizations OHLA English Schools and UniApplyNow, which provide English instruction virtually as well as in person, at locations across Florida, to students from 70+ countries. The MoU aims to increase access of the TOEFL iBT(R) test for international students interested in continuing their high  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 22 -- Empire Center, a non-profit think tank, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: The 10 highest-paid employees of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) last year were police officers who collected more than $370,000 each, according to data posted today on SeeThroughNY, the Empire Center's government transparency website. The Port Authority's 1,916 Police Department employees were paid an average of $172,151, with 86 of them collecting m  more

SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 21 -- The Minnesota Credit Union Network issued the following news on Nov. 20, 2023: Over 300 credit unions in eight states participated in coordinated service events on the Federal Holiday last month. In addition to collective volunteering, the annual kindness day initiative raised over $260,000 impacting over 1,000 organizations. From Montana to New Jersey, nearly 12,000 credit union employees gave back to organizations, members, and communities by stocking food s  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 23 -- The Minnesota Credit Union Network issued the following news on Nov. 22, 2023: Over 300 credit unions in eight states participated in coordinated service events on the Federal Holiday last month. In addition to collective volunteering, the annual kindness day initiative raised over $260,000 impacting over 1,000 organizations. From Montana to New Jersey, nearly 12,000 credit union employees gave back to organizations, members, and communities by stocking food she  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 23 -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news: NJBIA, the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension program and the state Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday endorsed Rep. Mikie Sherrill's bipartisan Expanding Access to High-Impact Tutoring Act aimed at combating student learning loss that occurred because of the pandemic. The business leaders underscored the critical need for federal investment now in public education to ensure pandemic-rel  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association posted the following news: Kerry Kirk Pflugh, a lifelong conservationist, civil servant, and environmental advocate, has been selected to serve as the new executive director of the New Jersey School of Conservation (NJSOC), the world-class outdoor education institution in Stokes State Forest in Sussex County. Pflugh will fill the role once held by her late father, John J. Kirk for 38 years from 1963-2001. Earli  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: Six New Jersey businesses that are leading the way in demonstrating tangible and measurable progress in DE&I (diversity, equity and inclusion) were recognized Nov. 20 at the second annual DE&I Trailblazer Awards reception, co-hosted by the African American Chamber Commerce of New Jersey and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce. "These are the companies and organizations that don't just support D  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news: NJBIA Deputy Chief Government Affairs Officer Ray Cantor issued the following statement regarding the reported adoption of the Advanced Clean Cars II rule by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The rule mandates that no new gas-powered cars be purchased in New Jersey by the year 2035, with targeted annual mandates of electric vehicle sales starting in 2026. "Over the past   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association posted the following news: By 2031, 72% of all jobs in the U.S. will require postsecondary education and/or training, according to a new report from the Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) at Georgetown University. CEW researchers project that the U.S. will have 171 million jobs in 2031, an increase of 16 million net new jobs from 2021. During that period, there will be 18.5 million job openings   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 21 -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news on Nov. 20, 2023: NJBIA on Monday testified against legislation that would codify into law the governor's executive order that requires New Jersey to transition to zero-emission power in 11 years, saying it is an unrealistic goal that would drive up energy costs. NJBIA Deputy Chief Government Affairs Officer Ray Cantor told a Senate committee the bill setting clean energy targets for the  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 22 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2023: * * * Today, Governor Shapiro announced that he will be appealing a recent lower court decision that blocked the Commonwealth's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. RGGI is the nation's first regional market-based program to set limits on carbon pollution, and generates funding for clean energy by requiring fossil fuel companies to   more