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🌟 Exciting Opportunity Alert! 🌟   The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is now recruiting for Fall 2024 interns! There are over 20 opportunities department wide!   Join our team and: ✅ Gain hands-on experience ✅ Work with industry experts ✅ Make a positive impact   📅 Browse opportunities and Apply Here: https://lnkd.in/d9egaiCy   #NJDEP #Internship2024 #EnvironmentalProtection #Fall2024Internship

#ICYMI Last month, members of the AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassadors Program came together to showcase all the wonderful things they have been doing during the 2023-2024 term of service! 💧The Watershed Ambassadors program (NJWAP) is an environmental stewardship AmeriCorps program coordinated through DEP since 2000. Administered by the Division of Water Monitoring Standards and Pesticide Control's Bureau of Environmental Analysis, Restoration and Standards, NJWAP promotes environmental awareness through educational presentations in schools, implementation of community stewardship programs, and conducting biological and habitat freshwater stream assessments. The event was followed by a platform presentation on the successes of the fourth annual "Projects in the Parks" initiative - NJWAP's continued partnership with New Jersey State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites to honor National AmeriCorps Week.

What a fantastic event! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ To celebrate Pride Month, DEP just wrapped up an incredible panel on “Queer Family” at our annual Pride Month event. Nearly 200 DEP employees attended in-person and virtually. The event was hosted by the DEPride employee resource group. Thanks to the panel members – Assemblywoman Luanne Peterpaul, activist Jeannine LaRue, lawyer Bill Singer and Governor’s Aide Aaron Williams – and to Commissioner Shawn LaTourette for leading the discussion. Every story was a testament to love and resilience, from chosen families to the power of acceptance. Let’s keep celebrating how we create, define and cherish family! #PrideMonth #QueerFamily #LoveisLove 

“We are family …”  Sister Sledge united everyone on the dance floor with their catchy 1979 disco track. That expression of harmony will reverberate in DEP’s 2024 #PrideMonth celebration.  During the event, hosted by our DEPride employee resource group, Commissioner Shawn LaTourette will lead a panel discussion that explores the theme of Queer Family. Panel members include N.J. Assemblywoman Luanne Peterpaul, Civil Service Commission Chair & CEO Allison Chris Myers, activist Jeannine LaRue, lawyer Bill Singer and Governor’s aide Aaron Williams, who is tasked with veterans outreach. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️DEP proudly supports our LGBTQIA+ colleagues. #Pride2024 #LoveisLove

Today, DEP's Dr. Gloria Post was awarded the Trailblazer Award at the National PFAS Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan👏👏👏 Dr. Post has been working to protect the human health of NJ residents for over 35 years. She has contributed to countless studies to ensure the safety of the state’s drinking water. Of note, Dr. Post began to evaluate the health effects of PFAS twenty years ago when PFOA was first identified in NJ waters. At that time, concerns about PFAS in the environment were not well known. In 2012, Gloria and her colleagues published a manuscript concluding that health risks from exposure to very low levels of PFAS in drinking water are of concern. Although these conclusions were controversial at the time, they are now widely accepted by USEPA, other states, and the general scientific community. Congrats!

Celebrating love, diversity and inclusion ❤️🏳️🌈 This morning, Commissioner Shawn LaTourette hosted a pride flag raising ceremony at DEP headquarters. Happy #PrideMonth! 🏳️🌈

To commemorate AAPI Heritage Month (Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month), DEP colleagues gathered on May 23 to observe the agency’s yearly celebration.  The keynote address was delivered by Sundeep Iyer, Director of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, who shared his thoughts on what being a part of the AAPI community means to him and how it has shaped his career path. He later took questions from the audience of DEP colleagues, who asked about enforcement strategies, discrimination and public accountability. To complete the celebration, attendees also enjoyed a sampling of AAPI dishes! The event was organized by DEP’s Association for the Advancement of Asian Americans (4A) employee resource group and the DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) team.  #aapi #aapiheritagemonth