About Edison Wetlands
Edison Wetlands Association (EWA) is a grassroots environmental nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment through conservation and the cleanup of hazardous waste sites.
Check out Edison Wetlands Associations established programs:
- Environmental Justice
- Raritan River Initiative
- Brownfields-to-Greenfields
- Triple C Ranch and Nature Center
- Environmental Education Programs
- Re-Purpose New Jersey
Check out our Breaking News section to read recent media coverage about EWA!
Check out our Videos section for a virtual tour of projects and sites EWA is working on!
Edison Wetlands Association is supported by grants and donations from people like you.
Please see our donations page for more information about supporting EWA.
What do we do?
EWA was founded in 1989 to address issues such as open space preservation and the hazardous waste contamination at the Chemical Insecticide Corporation Superfund Site (CIC) in Edison. After 20 years of EWA’s advocacy, our work on CIC now serves as a national model for effective grassroots advocacy, earning us a profile in the national bestseller, “Bushwhacked” by Molly Ivins and the 1997 Environmental Quality Award—the USEPA’s highest honor.
Thus began EWA’s quest to address contaminated sites and communities that are being ignored by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and other regulatory agencies. EWA currently manages over 70 sites throughout the state of New Jersey working with the elected officials, local community groups, municipalities, and difference agencies to assure proper remediation above state and federal levels.
Many of these sites impact human health and the environment, some are examples of environmental justice and others have potential as Brownfields-to-Greenfields projects. And EWA hasn’t forgotten about land preservation. In 2000, we purchased the Triple C Ranch and Nature Center, the last remaining farm in Edison, located in the heart of the Dismal Swamp Conservation Area. This outdoor classroom and nature preserve offers exciting environmental education programs for children and community groups. Through research, correspondence, petitions, networking and legal routes, Edison Wetlands Association works to make real progress in cleaning up New Jersey.
Because of our grassroots experience in the field, EWA is consulted regularly by the media and elected officials to provide guidance on vital environmental decisions. Executive Director Robert Spiegel has testified three times before the United States Senate on the federal Superfund issue, and recently testified before Senate staff on the public health risks of trichloroethylene. EWA’s accomplishments have been profiled in the New York Times, Time Magazine, NBC Nightly News, CNN, Washington Post, ABC News, New York Newsday, Philadelphia Inquirer, CBS News, Mother Jones, and Los Angeles Times, as well as a 2003 national bestseller and the 2004 Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation book, H2O: Highlands to Ocean.
What can you do?
Become a member of Edison Wetlands Association! With your support, YOU can help EWA enhance the quality of life in our community.
Click here to find out all the benefits of becoming a member of EWA!
When making your charity and estate decisions, please keep us in mind. The Edison Wetlands Association relies heavily on private donations.
