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U.S. Department of Transportation Misses Deadline to Suspend Dangerous Trump-Era LNG-by-Rail Rule
March 13, 2023
WASHINGTON D.C. (March 13, 2023) — According to a court filing, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is set to miss today’s deadline to suspend a Trump-era regulation that allows liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be transported by rail...
Advocates Urge New Jersey to Catch up to Ten Other States & Adopt the Advanced Clean Cars II Standards This Year
March 13, 2023
NJDEP holds its first stakeholder meeting to propose and adopt a cleaner cars program that will advance consumer choice for New Jersey drivers, reduce toxic vehicle emissions and protect public health in the Garden State.
Additional 4GW of Offshore Wind Possible for NJ: NJ groups applaud state and call for more offshore wind development
March 6, 2023
New Jersey business, health, labor, and social justice leaders today applaud the state’s third round solicitation as the Board of Public Utilities seeks proposals to support responsibly-developed offshore wind off the coast of New Jersey and advance...
Sierra Club Urges NJDEP To Reject the Keasbey Woodbridge Power Plant
March 1, 2023
Woodbridge Township, NJ - The Sierra Club joined over 150 people last night at the virtual hearing for the proposed 630-megawatt gas fired power plant in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge, New Jersey. Residents from Keasbey raised serious public...
Expansion of Gas-Fired Power Plant Proposed in Woodbridge Twp: Unacceptable & Unnecessary
February 27, 2023
Woodbridge Township, NJ - Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) has proposed to build a new 630-megawatt gas-fired power plant in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge, New Jersey. A virtual public hearing will be held tomorrow, February 28th, from 6-8 PM...
Forest Stewardship Task Force recommends significant steps towards protecting and stewarding public forestlands
February 22, 2023
Trenton, NJ (February 22, 2023) – Co-chairs of the Forest Stewardship Task Force presented its recommendations to guide the protection and management of New Jersey’s public forestlands today to a joint meeting of the Senate Environment and Energy...
New Jersey moving forward on environmental policy and leading with goal of 100% clean electricity by 2035
February 15, 2023
New Brunswick, NJ - This afternoon at Rutgers University, New Brunswick Campus, Governor Murphy announced a series of 6 environmental policy moves through executive orders and rulemaking processes. The Governor’s first announcement was an Executive...
Sierra Club Urges NJ for Effective Non-Lethal Bear Management
January 18, 2023
Today the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife held a public hearing on their Comprehensive Bear Management Policy and Amendments (CBBMP). The New Jersey Sierra Club opposed the emergency rulemaking and bear hunt and urge the Murphy Administration for...
Environmental Groups Gather at Jersey Shore to Support Responsible Offshore Wind Development and Marine Mammal Protection
January 18, 2023
ATLANTIC CITY – A coalition of environmental groups gathered in Atlantic City today to show their concern about recent marine mammal strandings along the east coast and to follow the data and science when making decisions about offshore wind,...
Unfounded and Premature: Correlating Wind Turbine Construction with Whale Mortalities
January 13, 2023
In the past two months, there have been seven whales, all endangered species, washed-up in the New Jersey and New York coastal region. A broad coalition of environmental organizations agree it’s important to discover why we’re seeing increased whale...