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Murphy Vetoes Red Tape Bill - Critical to Protect Enviro Regulations
May 6, 2021
Governor Murphy vetoed a bill that would have weakened environmental and labor regulations. A4810 (Pinkin) / S441 (Oroho) creates the Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review Commission, which would recommend amendments to rules, regulations, or...
Warehouse Bill Stalled in Committee
May 6, 2021
The Warehouse retail bill, S3688 (Sweeney)/(Singleton) did not get enough votes to be released from the Senate Community and Urban Affairs committee today. The bill requires proposed retail warehouse developers to complete a regional economic impact...
Sierra Club Fights New Williams Transco Pipeline
May 5, 2021
The Sierra Club has intervened on Williams new expansion project called the Regional Energy Access Expansion. This project would include multiple existing facilities and two new pipeline facilities, a 21.98 mile lateral pipe in Luzerne County, PA...
DEP Should Use NRD $ for Urban Areas
May 4, 2021
The NJ Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $7.3 million in grants for projects to enhance ecosystems and water quality in the Paulins Kill and Pequest River watersheds. The grants are funded by Natural Resource Damage (NRD) settlement...
NJ Must Take Real Action to Reduce Air Pollution - Air Quality Awareness Week
May 4, 2021
This week, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is celebrating Air Quality Awareness Week. New Jersey still has some of the worst air quality in the nation, with the American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2021 report failing...
DOT Holds Public Forum on Highway Retaining Wall Failure in SJ
April 5, 2021
The NJ Department of Transportation will be holding a virtual public forum to discuss the I-295 retaining wall that collapsed in Bellmawr in March. The meeting will be held via Zoom on April 7 at 6:00 pm. The retaining wall that collapsed is part of...
Biden’s Plan Will Move Us Forward - NJ Needs to Do More
April 2, 2021
President Biden announced a $2 trillion infrastructure package this week that will impact New Jersey. It includes $621 billion for transportation, $650 for affordable housing, schools, water infrastructure, and broadband, and $300 billion for...
Murphy Must Veto Bill that Weakens Regulations on Env & Worker Safety
April 1, 2021
The NJ Sierra Club is calling on Governor Murphy to veto A4810 (Pinkin) / S441 (Oroho), a bill on his desk that could weaken environmental and labor regulations. The bill creates the Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review Commission, which...
Biden Rids Env Boards of Polluters - Murphy Should Too
April 1, 2021
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan announced that he is dismissing 40 Trump appointees from the EPA’s Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). This is part of the EPA’s plans to...
NJ Sierra Club Gives NJ Transit Web Site a C Grade
March 25, 2021
New Jersey Transit’s web and mobile apps received a major facelift in 2020, making it much easier for its riders to get accurate, up-to-date travel information. However, enough problems remain that the NJ Chapter of the Sierra Club, which last year...