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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...
Environmental Groups Vow to Challenge FERC's Flawed Approval of Unneeded REAE Fossil Fuel Project
January 12, 2023
TRENTON – A coalition of environmental organizations are disappointed that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted today to grant a certificate for a Williams Co. subsidiary to move forward with a project to expand natural gas...
NJ Groups Urge Murphy to Fulfill Promise, End Clean Energy Fund Raid in FY24 Budget
January 12, 2023
New Jersey labor, environmental, health and advocacy groups gathered at the State House to urge Governor Phil Murphy, amid fiscal year 2024 budget planning, to deliver on his promise and stop raids on the Clean Energy Fund (CEF). More than 50...
Sierra Club New Jersey Endorses State Senators Smith, Greenstein and Zwicker
January 11, 2023
The Sierra Club New Jersey Chapter has announced the endorsement of State Senators Bob Smith-LD17, Linda Greenstein-LD 14 and Andrew Zwicker-LD16. All three candidates, who are seeking reelection in their respective districts, have been strong...
Gov. Murphy’s 5th State of State Address - Is Climate Change still an emergency?
January 10, 2023
Today, Governor Phil Murphy delivered his State of the State address at the New Jersey State House. On the environmental side, Murphy’s speech mentioned the Garden State Greenway, the Portal North Bridge, NJ Transit rail line projects, new rail...
Diverse advocates urge Murphy to strengthen/expedite flood and other climate rules as DEP hearing looms
January 9, 2023
Elected officials, flood victims, emergency responders, affordable housing advocates, environmental justice leaders, et al. at a Statehouse press conference today called for the strengthening, and accelerated adoption, of DEP’s proposed Inland Flood...
La legislatura de NJ impulsa grandes legislaciones: PFAS, Green Acres, espacios abiertos, etiquetado de alimentos
December 21, 2022
TRENTON, NJ -- El 15 de diciembre, el Comité de Medio Ambiente y Energía del Senado a las 10 a. m. publicó las siguientes legislaciones. Estas son las declaraciones de Anjuli Ramos-Busot, directora del Sierra Club de Nueva Jersey;
El Pueblo Antes que el Dinero: Reforzando la Oposición al Incinerador de Covanta en Camden Después de la Convocatoria Pública
December 21, 2022
El 8 de diciembre, hubo una convocatoria pública virtual dirigida por Covanta Camden de 6 a 8 p.m donde se presentó la propuesta de instalación de tres cámaras de filtros (baghouses) para cada uno de los combustores en la facilidad, adicionales...
NJ Legislature Pushing Forward Great Legislation: PFAs, Green Acres, Open Space, Food Labeling
December 15, 2022
Today, the Senate Environment and Energy Committee at 10 AM released the following legislation. Here are statements from Anjuli Ramos-Busot, the New Jersey Sierra Club Chapter Director.