Activating Our Faith & Hope

Earth is at a turning point, and water is critically threatened across the globe. We need to turn our faith into action in order to create the future we wish to see. Taking the actions below—whether sending an email, signing a petition, placing a phone call, or showing up in person—are ways of practicing active hope.

Waterspirit’s advocacy campaigns are guided by principles of integral ecology and environmental justice. Learn more about each of our major campaigns by clicking on the section headings below. Return to this page often for updated calls to action.

May our collective future be bright!

Join Us in Taking The following Actions

updated 1/21/24

Environmental Justice & Clean Water

• Send this letter to the US Department of Energy to use its own study to reject LNG (“liquefied natural gas”)

• Keep Sending this letter to Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) Commissioners to urge them to reject the recently approved dirty gas plant by Governor Murphy! REGISTER to attend the next meeting on February 13 at 12PM via zoom

• Please keep sending this letter to urge your representatives to OPPOSE postponing Advanced Clean Truck regulations, S3817 and A4967; read this related Op/Ed explaining more. We have staved off this vote for 2024, yet the effort is not over.

• Send this letter to urge your representatives pass the NJ Climate Superfund Act S3545/A4696

• Send this Thank You letter to NJ leaders supporting the NJ Green Amendment SCR43/ACR119

• Send a letter to all NJ Reps urging support for a New Jersey Green Amendment SCR43/ACR119 Feel free share this campaign on social media using this kit.

• Send a letter to President Biden to prevent further deadly pollution by Formosa Plastics

• Help stop Sen. Manchin’s permitting bill Call 877-591-6399 urge your Senator to vote no!

Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure

• Email us to book Waterspirit for a green infrastructure presentation today! We are proud to work with many in this space, namely Rutgers University Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program. Share this 2022 environmental justice and stormwater management webinar series with your municipality.

Renewable Energy & Climate Crisis

• Send this letter to leaders, Sign This Petition to pass S198, the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act, divest NJ’s state pension from deadly fossil fuel, see our volunteer campaign brief to get involved

• Protect the critically endangered Atlantic Whale by signing this petition by our dear friends at Save Coastal Wildlife.

• Protect horseshoe crabs from abuse by signing this petition.

thank you for taking action

• Thank you for submitting these comments re: the new Resilient Environment And Landscape (REAL) rule

• Thank you for sending this letter to NJDEP to urge Gov. Murphy and NJDEP Commissioner to deny permit approval for what could be a 4th dirty gas plant in overburdened Newark.

• Thank you for sending a letter to Senator Smith, urging him to strengthen and advance S3195, the “Skip the Stuff” Bill! We will keep you updates on this and other related NJ bills

If you wish to learn more about how to get involved with Waterspirit’s current advocacy campaigns, sign up for our weekly mailers by filling out the “Get Involved” form below!