U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Bob Menendez came to Montclair State’s Center for Environmental and Life Sciences (CELS) to discuss their new legislation and talk about the planet on Earth Day. Sens. Booker and Menendez were joined by several environmental experts as they detailed the harmful effects of seismic blasting into the ocean.

Sens. Booker and Menendez announced today that they are sponsoring the Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection (ASAP) Act. The bill would prohibit oil and fossil fuel companies from engaging in seismic blast testing in the Atlantic Ocean...

...“I believe that Senator Booker and my job is to ensure that future generations of New Jerseyans can ensure the birthright of going to the Jersey shore,” Sen. Menendez said. “We will continue to stand up for the values of New Jerseyans over the profit of the big oil industry.”

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