Paid Internship - Climate Activist

Have you been inspired by Greta Thunberg’s speech at the UN? Do you want join the fight to protect our environment and public health? Are you eager to campaign for progressive environmental legislation and politicians who prioritize the health of the planet over political expediency?

If this sounds like you, Clean Water Action is offering the perfect position.

Clean Water Action is New Jersey's largest non-profit environmental organization. With over 150,000 individual members here in NJ, Clean Water Action effectively educates and activates communities in order to improve our democracy and make it work for all New Jersey residents. Clean Water Action uses a bottom-up approach to ensure that top-down pieces of environmental legislation are strong and effective.

We are hiring summer 2020 interns to join the grassroots effort to protect New Jersey’s air and water. In this position, you will take on the role of pressuring New Jersey’s legislative leaders to pass progressive legislation. This will include lobbying for a statewide ban on single-use plastics, a moratorium on all new fossil fuel projects in NJ, the replacement of lead service lines in the city of Newark, and fighting for New Jersey’s precious ecosystems. We will also be making endorsements and galvanizing support for congressional environmental leaders running in the 2020 NJ elections. Opportunities to spend time organizing in our Michigan or Pennsylvania offices to impact the 2020 presidential election may also be available. As a climate activist, you will also be working on federal and local environmental issues, generating public comments against reckless rollbacks to the EPA, and in support of a stronger Energy Master Plan.

* As an equal opportunity employer, Clean Water Action is dedicated to non-discrimination in every aspect of employment. No person is to be discriminated against in employment because of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, or any other ground prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. This equal opportunity policy applies to veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. This policy covers all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotions, terminations, pay, and the work environment.

* Clean Water Action adheres to all the principles of professional practice set forth by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. This is a paid internship. Base pay does vary slightly from one office to another, but in all locations we operate, Clean Water Action complies with all FLSA and applicable state labor requirements.

* Unfortunately, we do not provide any housing assistance. Please only apply if you have specific plans to be in or near NJ.