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Environmental Groups Stop PA Liquified Natural Gas Plant – Good News for NJ Communities
March 24, 2022
WYALUSING, PA (March 24, 2022) - PennFuture, Clean Air Council, and Sierra Club obtained a settlement on March 18 that halts construction of the proposed Bradford County Real Estate Partners (BCREP) liquified natural gas (LNG) plant in Wyalusing...
New Jersey to Phase Out Coal Power after Board of Public Utilities Approves Retirement Proposal for Logan and Chambers Plants
March 23, 2022
Trenton, NJ – Today, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) unanimously approved a petition by utility company Atlantic City Electric to modify the power purchase agreements for the Logan and Chambers coal-fired power plants, paving the way...
Food Pantry Plastic Extension Bill Released in Assembly Cmt.
March 17, 2022
The Assembly State and Local Government Committee released A2065( Coughlin) the amended bill will give food pantries a 6 month extension from the law prohibiting sale and distribution of plastic and paper carryout bags by certain businesses. The...
Enviro Bills Released in Senate Environment Committee
March 14, 2022
Today, the Senate Environment and Energy Committee released the following legislation
Congressman Pallone Announces Anjuli Ramos-Busot as Guest for State of the Union Address
March 1, 2022
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that Anjuli Ramos-Busot and Kai Mateo will serve as virtual guests to President Biden’s State of the Union Address to Congress today. Ramos-Busot is the Director of the New Jersey...
8 Groups from Across New Jersey Urge Reps. Kim, Sherrill & Malinowski to Act on Climate
February 25, 2022
8 Groups from Across New Jersey Urge Reps. Kim, Sherrill & Malinowski to Act on Climate. Citing a new scientific report that highlights 4 extreme weather disasters in 2021 that cost New Jersey more than $5.5 million in damages and 50 lives,...
Sierra Club Joins Congressman Pallone at EV Infrastructure Press Conference
February 24, 2022
Asbury Park- The Sierra Club, New Jersey Chapter joined Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. today at a press conference where he announced that New Jersey will receive $15,448,790 to build out the state’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure, paving...
NOAA-NASA-EPA-Defense Study Shows Sea Level Rise Will Rise One Foot by 2050
February 17, 2022
According to a multi-agency report conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASA, Department of Defense, EPA, U.S Army Corp, Rutgers University and other agencies and universities, sea level along the U.S coast will rise by...
Enviro Bills Released in Senate Committee
February 10, 2022
Today the Senate Environment and Energy Committee released several environmental bills.
Sierra Club NJ Director Named Co-Chair of Sen. Smith’s Forest Stewardship Task Force
February 10, 2022
TRENTON, NJ – Today, Senator Bob Smith announced the formation of the Forest Stewardship Task Force. The purpose of the task force will be to study and identify ways in which the State can best protect and manage its forests in order to fight...