On Thursday, February 12th, New Jersey LCV will join with other environmental advocates and environmental champions in the Legislature at the Statehouse to unveil the 2026-2027 Common Agenda.

At a time when Donald Trump is jacking up prices for working families and rolling back key environmental protections, this comprehensive policy roadmap will provide a commonsense blueprint to lower costs for working families and expand opportunities across the state.

The agenda focuses on critical protections for clean water, affordable energy and public lands, serving as a vital state-level defense against unprecedented federal attacks on our democracy, clean energy and public health.

WHO:

• Allison McLeod, Interim Executive Director, New Jersey LCV (EmCee)

• Senator Bob Smith (D-Middlesex), Chair of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee

• Senator Linda Greenstein (D-Mercer)

• Senator Raj Mukherji (D-Hudson)

• Senator Britnee Timberlake (D-Essex)

• Senator John McKeon (D-Essex)

• Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Mercer)

• Assemblywoman Katie Brennan (D-Hudson)

• Assemblyman Ravi Bhalla (D-Hudson)

• Anjuli Ramos, New Jersey Chapter Director, Sierra Club

• Jennifer Coffey, Executive Director, ANJEC

• Alejandra Sorto, campaign strategist, American Civil Liberties Union of NJ

• Nuzhat Chowdhury, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice

• Alex Ambrose, New Jersey Policy Perspective

• Additional legislative sponsors and environmental justice advocates

WHAT: Launch of the New Jersey LCV 2026-2027 Common Agenda, including four key legislative pillars:

• John. R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act: Strengthening democracy to ensure all communities have a voice in environmental decisions at a time of unprecedented attacks from Donald Trump on our elections.

• The Liberty State Park Protection Act: Safeguarding New Jersey’s premier urban state park from privatization and commercial development as a matter of environmental justice.

• Boosting Clean Energy and Holding Big Energy Users Accountable: Quickly lowering energy costs for New Jersey’s working families by bringing cheaper, cleaner energy online and ensuring that big energy users, like tech companies, aren’t saddling working families with higher rates.

• New Jersey Clean Water Protection Act: Establishing state-level protections for safe drinking water in response to federal rollbacks that leave our families vulnerable.

WHEN: Thursday, February 12th, 2026, at 9:30 AM

WHERE: New Jersey Statehouse Front Steps

125 W. State St., Trenton, NJ 08608

LIVESTREAM: The event will also be available for remote viewing via livestream at: https://www.facebook.com/NJLCV/