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. To get trained as a Waterspirit Ambassador to support this advocacy, check out our digital course that may be completed on your own time.

May our collective future be bright!

Join Us in Taking The following Actions

Updated 6/5/26 - Check our News Section for Updates

Environmental Justice & Clean Water

• The NJ Tidelands Resource Council virtual meeting lasted 5 hours a meeting focused solely on the proposed, thrice denied, North East Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline and compressor station. Unfortunately, the council voted unanimously to approve the necessary utility license. Read Waterspirit’s statement here. Waterspirit is glad to help you make calls and write Governor Sherrill; please let us know if you would like support by emailing us water@waterspirit.org! Check out a press conference held in March, highlighting the varied voices in unison urging prevention, again. Every day, please call 609-292-6000 and urge prevention; Here is a letter you can send directly urge the prevention of this project going forward by Governor Sherrill urging that the unnecessary, proposed NESE pipeline and compressor be prevented.

• PLEASE Save The Date for the next Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) Board Meeting. Here’s the 2026 schedule. Meetings have resumed in person going forward!

• URGENT- Call Newark Mayor Ras Baraka to urge NJDEP/EPA water quality oversight in Delaney Hall.

• Send this Thank You letter to NJ leaders across the entire state are already supporting the NJ Green Amendment SCR43/ACR119 - 3 NJ counties have passes resolutions in support!

• 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.

• Sign this letter to Congress urging action to prevent deep sea mining.

• Thank you for helping NJ to Skip the Stuff and reduce single-use plastic waste by turning the related bill into law! Check out the NJDEP site Get Past Plastic. Federally, we are advocating for the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate microplastics. Stay tuned here!

• 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.

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, to help municipalities prepare MS4 permit requirements. 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, Review 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.

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Archived actions may be found here

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