Contact: Matt Smith, msmith@fwwatch.org, 732-839-0861

MEDIA ADVISORY: August 29, Parsippany

Coalition Pressures Rep. Frelinghuysen on EPA Budget Cuts

Town Hall Event to Educate Public About Threats to Air, Water

In September, the House will vote on a federal budget that could inflict massive cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies that protect our water, air, and protected lands. As chair of the Appropriations Committee, Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen has the power to block these devastating cuts.

A coalition of environmental groups will hold a town hall event to discuss the future of the EPA, and the role that Rep. Frelinghuysen will play in the coming budget negotiations.

WHO: Food and Water Watch, NJ Highlands Coalition, NJ Sierra Club, NJ League of Conservation Voters, Essex County OFA, NJ 11th For Change, Action Together New Jersey, Environment NJ

WHAT: Save the EPA: 11th District Forum on Trump’s Budget

WHEN: Tuesday, August 29 – 6:30 PM

WHERE: Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library

Speakers will include Matt Smith of Food & Water Watch, Jeff Tittel of the New Jersey Sierra Club, New Jersey Highlands Coalition Policy Director Elliott Ruga, Ed Potosnak of the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, and Doug O’Malley from Environment New Jersey.

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