The goal of the New Jersey Environmental Federation is to ensure safe drinking water for all NJ residents, reduce the use of pesticides, promote recycling and lobby for sound and sustainable environmental practices on a local, state, and national level. This issue of the newsletter features the following articles: Horse Trading, Economic Growth, Keeping Promises and Public Health; Take the Healthy Schools, Healthy Towns Pledge!; NJ Environmental Federation Accomplishments 2006; and, NJEF Public Health Victories: No Dimilin Spraying...No Dumping of VX.Purpose: To inform New Jersey residents about issues concerning environmental issues such as safe drinking water, pesticides, and recycling