- A summary of recent articles involving the Sierra Club New Jersey Chapter in local New Jersey news media.
Small-Scale New Jersey LNG Export Project Stymied by DRBC
Natural Gas Intelligence
September 10, 2020
Rally Calling for Protection of Liberty State Park Set for Saturday
TAP into Jersey City
September 8, 2020
‘The river’s gonna seek its own course’: Experts take a new look at easing floods
WITF
September 8, 2020
New Jersey Says Cleanup Coming to Liberty State Park
NJ Spotlight
September 4, 2020
New Jersey plans to spend millions to restore 234 acres of Liberty State Park
NorthJersey.com
September 3, 2020
Shovels in ground next summer for 234-acre cleanup in Liberty State Park?
NJ.com
September 3, 2020
State to rehabilitate off-limit land
HudsonReporter.com
September 3, 2020
Two Clean Water Bills Released From NJ Senate Environment Committee
The Sandpaper
September 2, 2020
Hoboken sues oil giants for climate change damages
The Jersey Journal
September 2, 2020
Algae spike sets off 'blue-level' alert at Budd Lake in Mount Olive
Daily Record
September 1, 2020
Toxic N.J. site could be state’s newest addition to nation-leading Superfund list
NJ.com
September 1, 2020
Environmentalist lauds N.J. bill restricting phosphorus in cleaning products
WHYY
August 29, 2020
Newly Passed NJ Bill Seeks To Protect Communities With High Pollution
WCBS
August 29, 2020
Gov. Murphy pledged $500M to remove hazardous lead pipes in New Jersey. Not anymore
North Jersey
August 29, 2020
NJ Bill Would Give Urban Areas A Powerful Tool To Fight Polluters
Patch
August 28, 2020
EPA Shuts Down Rahway Incinerator Test
NJ Spotlight
August 27, 2020
Controversial Cleanup: Could ‘Acid Tar' Explode at NJ Toxic Chemical Dump Site?
NBC New York
August 25, 2020
Solar Grids Built on NJ Farmland Get Senate Backing
NJ Spotlight
August 25, 2020
EPA backs out of Rahway study of cancer-linked chemicals
Bridgewater Courier News
August 25, 2020
Edison: Chemicals leaked into air from LyonndellBasell plant
Bridgewater Courier News
August 24, 2020
Local activists will paddle in protest of proposed Kearny natural gas plant
NJ.com
August 23, 2020
Proposed Rahway incinerator study could help U.S. deal with toxic chemicals. Activists wonder if it’s safe.
NJ.com
August 22, 2020
American Dream Not Going Belly Up: Developer Works Out Mortgage
NJ 101.5
August 21, 2020
Sierra Club seeks to end bear hunt
West Milford Messenger
August 20, 2020
Freeholder Board Digs Into BPU, JCP&L for Failures Post Tropical Storm
TapInto Flemington
August 20, 2020
Plan for Solar Panels on New Jersey Farmland Gets Delayed
NJ Spotlight
August 18, 2020
Clean Energy Break: NJ May Consider Creating Its Own Electrical Grid
NJ 101.5
August 17, 2020
NJ Confiscates Off-Road Vehicles Suspected in Illegal Riding on State Lands
The Sandpaper
August 12, 2020
What Will Help Rid NJ Lakes of Algae? State Says Cut Flow of Nutrients
NJ Spotlight
August 12, 2020
Hunterdon: Voorhees State Park closed so DEP can deploy workers to busier parks
Bridgewater Courier News
August 11, 2020
Can Onsite Generation With Microgrids Help Zap Widespread Blackouts?
Forbes
August 11, 2020
Sea Lice are Back on Jersey Beaches
WPST
August 11, 2020
Sea lice found at some South Jersey beaches
Press of Atlantic City
August 10, 2020
Bear ‘attack’ or ‘encounter'? Latest incident fires up debate over hunting New Jersey’s most controversial animal
Philadelphia Inquirer
August 10, 2020
Utilities Have Spent Billions, But Storms Still Cut Power to Many in NJ
NJ Spotlight
August 10, 2020
Most will have their power back by Friday, say N.J. officials. Here’s why it’s taking so long
NJ.com
August 6, 2020
Former BPU President Challenges NJ to Bring Affordable Wind Power to Customers Here
NJ Spotlight
August 5, 2020
COVID-19 Takes Big Toll on New Jersey Highway Revenues
NBC 4
August 5, 2020
Hillsborough Township Committee to vote on new residential property on Royce Brook Golf Course
Hillsborough News
August 5, 2020
PSEG to sell almost 7 GW of fossil fuel generation, retain nuclear plants
Utility Dive
August 3, 2020
PSEG Makes It Official: Fossil-Fuel Power Plants Are on the Way Out
NJ Spotlight
August 3, 2020
Cape May Looks to Expand Desalination Plant: Sierra Club Says Don’t Do It
Cape May Herald
August 3, 2020
The ghost town in the Trenton Statehouse will come back to haunt the Democrats
NJ.com
August 2, 2020
Black bear that attacked West Milford man in his garage captured and euthanized
New Jersey Herald
August 1, 2020
NJ Sierra Club: ‘Billionaire Paul Fireman tried to get away with a dirty deal done dirt cheap’
Hudson County View
July 31, 2020
Owner of N.J.‘s largest utility moves to abandon fossil fuel power plants
NJ.com
July 31, 2020
New Jersey’s PSEG Power to sell off its fossil fuel plants
The Philadelphia Inquirer
July 31, 2020
Harmful Algal Blooms Invade New Jersey Lakes
NJ Spotlight
July 29, 2020
A Less Dramatic Return for Lake Hopatcong Harmful Algal Blooms
Tap Into Roxbury
July 28, 2020
Parsippany Pool Accident Calls Chlorine Use Into Question
Patch
July 27, 2020
Report Outlines Beaches Most Impacted By Bacteria Pollution
Jersey Shore Online
July 24, 2020
'Vapor cloud' of chlorine sickens 23 at Parsippany pool swimming lesson
Morristown Daily Record
July 24, 2020
New Jersey Natural Gas Pipeline Project Suspended For Now
Jersey Shore Online
July 23, 2020
Thanks to National Victories, Fight Against New Jersey’s Pipelines Picks Up Steam
Next City
July 23, 2020
After drilling mishap condemns home, gas pipeline opponents ask to halt all work
NJ.com
July 22, 2020
Environmentalists file motion to stop gas pipeline work
Asbury Park Press
July 22, 2020
New Jersey Joins Battle with Trump Administration Over Mercury Emissions
NJ Spotlight
July 22, 2020
NJ Shore Towns See More ‘Sunny-Day’ Floods as Seas Rise, Federal Report Says
NJ Spotlight
July 17, 2020
Jersey Shore towns see more ‘sunny-day’ floods as seas rise, federal report says
WHYY
July 17, 2020
Jersey City Council supports Liberty State Park Protection Act
Hudson Reporter
July 17, 2020
Jersey City council urges state lawmakers to pass Liberty State Park Protection Act
NJ.com
July 16, 2020
Algae blooms close Greenwood Lake for swimming
West Milford Messenger
July 15, 2020
NJ Joins Multistate Deal to Transition to Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses by 2050
NJ Spotlight
July 15, 2020
Feds Have New Plan To Clean Up Superfund Site Near Passaic River
Patch
July 15, 2020
COVID shutdown delays alert to Parsippany water-quality issue
Daily Record
July 15, 2020
Harmful algal bacteria found at NJ lakes
New Jersey Herald
July 14, 2020
Toxic algae blooms pop up at Spruce Run Reservoir and 10 other N.J. lakes
NJ.com
July 14, 2020
Court Decisions Give Enviros Hope that Natural Gas Pipelines Can Be Further Delayed or Halted in New Jersey
NJ Spotlight
July 13, 2020
NJ suspends gas company's environmental permit after house damaged
Asbury Park Press
July 9, 2020
Controversial $180M pipeline that ruined a N.J. house has key permit suspended
NJ.com
July 9, 2020
DEP suspends permits for construction of pipeline in Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington counties
Bordentown News
July 9, 2020
Community and Climate Groups Rally Against NJ Transit Fracked Gas Plant
TapInto Jersey City
July 9, 2020
NJ Suspends Gas Company’s Environmental Permit for SRL Pipeline
Burlington County Times
July 9, 2020
West Milford. Bear sightings up in New Jersey
The Photo News
July 8, 2020
COVID & the plastics problem
I AM BIO (podcast)
July 6, 2020
Possible Lifeline for New Jersey School of Conservation as Takeover Is Sought
NJ Spotlight
July 6, 2020
The future doesn’t look so bright for New Jersey’s American Dream
The Architect's Newspaper
July 2, 2020
N.J. among states at highest risk of future coastal flooding impacts, study finds
WHYY
July 2, 2020
Environmentalists look for plan to save NJ School of Conservation
New Jersey Herald
July 2, 2020
Buried in N.J.’s Budget Cuts: a Break for a Billionaire
New York Times
July 2, 2020
Is Liberty State Park Under Privatization Gun Again?
NJ Spotlight
July 2, 2020
Supreme Court asks feds to weigh in on PennEast pipeline case
Bridgewater Courier News
July 1, 2020
Asphalt storage facility explosion rocks, evacuates Gloucester City neighborhood
Courier Post
July 1, 2020
DEP Report Specifies Climate-Change Effects but Avoids Policy Prescriptions
NJ Spotlight
July 1, 2020
New Jersey is warming faster than other Northeast states, with sea level rise higher too, report finds
Philadelphia Inquirer
July 1, 2020
‘Back door’ line item could privatize parts of Liberty State Park
Hudson Reporter
July 1, 2020
State Park Privatization to be Explored Under New NJ Budget
New Jersey 101.5
June 30, 2020
Big mall owes big. American Dream sees more financial challenges
NJBiz
June 24, 2020
LNG shipments by rail approved amid pipeline battles
Alaska Journal of Commerce
June 24, 2020
Upper Freehold woman told to flee home after pipeline dig threatens collapse of house
Asbury Park Press
June 23, 2020
LNG shipments by rail approved in US amid pipeline battles
The Star Democrat
June 23, 2020
LNG shipments by rail approved in US amid pipeline battles
Martinsville Bulletin
June 22, 2020
Burlington County orders stop to all drilling work for SRL pipeline after mishap damages home
Burlington County Times
June 22, 2020
Drilling work halted on natural gas pipeline after mishap damages N.J. couple’s house
NJ.com
June 21, 2020
Mandate to Require Recycled Materials in Containers Gets Mixed Reception
NJ Spotlight
June 18, 2020
New port coming to South Jersey to support offshore wind power industry
NJ.com
June 16, 2020
Offshore wind: New port to bring 1,500 jobs to NJ
Asbury Park Press
June 16, 2020
Plan would make South Jersey a hub for wind-energy manufacturing
The Press of Atlantic City
June 16, 2020
Does PennEast pipeline need water-protection agency’s blessing? The answer’s murky.
Lehigh Valley Live
June 15, 2020
The American Dream Mall Had Retail Problems Before Coronavirus. Now, They’re Worse
Forbes
June 14, 2020
NJ Transit: Big Plans, But Where’s The Money Coming From?
NJ Spotlight
June 10, 2020
Popular Jersey Shore Town May Have to Raze Oceanfront Buildings, Restore Dunes and Wetlands
NBC Philadelphia
June 8, 2020
New Jersey Is Now the 1st US State to Require Schools to Teach Climate Change
Global Citizen
June 5, 2020
American Dream developer showing signs of financial trouble
NJ.com
June 3, 2020
Enviros Decry Fed Rule Change that Limits States’ Say over Energy Projects
NJ Spotlight
June 3, 2020
Sierra Club asks NJDEP for help saving conservation school
NJ Herald
June 2, 2020
N.J. gets strict on cancer-causing ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
NJ.com
June 1, 2020
Bigger highways won't fight climate change, environmentalists say
Press of Atlantic City
May 31, 2020
Decidedly mixed reaction to decision to raise tolls
ROI
May 28, 2020
Local Environmental Orgs React to News
The Two River Times
May 27, 2020
NJ Turnpike, Parkway Toll Hikes Approved Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Patch
May 27, 2020
Turnpike, Parkway and A.C. Expressway will all see toll hikes this fall
NJ.com
May 27, 2020
Drivers face toll increase doubleheader vote for Turnpike, Parkway and A.C. Expressway
NJ.com
May 26, 2020
New Jersey EV infrastructure plan targets private capital over ratepayer dollars 'wherever possible'
Utility Drive
May 26, 2020
SJTA revenue down 66% due to COVID-19; toll hike plan dominates public comment
The Press of Atlantic City
May 20, 2020
This Raritan Bay waterfront was named one of America’s top 5 restored beaches
NJ.com
May 20, 2020
Keansburg Named Best Restored Beach On Jersey Shore
Patch
May 20, 2020
Denial of Permits Signals End for Gas Pipeline Under Raritan Bay
NJ Spotlight
May 18, 2020
N.Y. rejects $1B pipeline over climate, water concerns
E&E News
May 18, 2020
New Jersey DEP denies permits sought for NESE pipeline project; Williams Company has no plans to refile
Atlantic Hub
May 16, 2020
NJDEP again rejects permits for natural gas pipeline under Raritan Bay
Bridgewater Courier News
May 16, 2020
New Jersey beaches can open, with restrictions in place, on May 22
centraljersey.com
May 15, 2020
Permit extension bills clear NJ Legislature
NJ Biz
May 15, 2020
Senate Votes to Extend Permits for Projects that Were Halted by COVID-19
NJ Spotlight
May 15, 2020
NJ Sierra Club blasts NJ Transit for advancing Kearny power plant project during pandemic
Hudson County View
May 13, 2020
Appeals Court Says Not Government’s Job to Clean Up ‘Erin Brockovich’ Chemical in Jersey City
NJ Spotlight
May 7, 2020
The Trump administration is planning to protect fewer waterways. New Jersey is suing to stop that.
NJ.com
May 6, 2020
PPG responsible for $367 million cleanup cost of Jersey City chromium site, federal appeals court says
NJ.com
May 6, 2020
Pipeline drilling continues, despite Burlington County stop order
NJ Herald
May 6, 2020
New Jersey parks grapple with crowds after reopening
The Press of Atlantic City
May 5, 2020
N.J. giving out $45M to businesses, towns to rid the roads of big stinky polluters
NJ.com
May 2, 2020
Some state parks, forests reach capacity on their 1st day back open
NJ.com
May 2, 2020
Enviros Sue Trump Administration as Agencies Finalize Water Rule Rollback
NJ Spotlight
May 1, 2020
The Color Purple: Newark Residents Fed Up with Incinerator Smoke
Patch
May 1, 2020
NJ Goes to Court to Fight Federal Order on Renewable Energy Sources
NJ Spotlight
April 28, 2020
Drivers Slam Potential Parkway, Turnpike Toll Hikes During Coronavirus Crisis
NJ.com
April 28, 2020
After 40 Years, Superfund Program in NJ Is Still a Work in Progress
NJ Spotlight
April 22, 2020
Rate Counsel Says Utilities Can’t Spend a Dime of Ratepayer Money on EV Charging Infrastructure
NJ Spotlight
April 22, 2020
Environmentalists Press Murphy for Pause on Toll Hikes, Statewide Projects, During Pandemic
NJBiz
April 22, 2020
Construction of Southern Reliability Link Pipeline Continues During Pandemic
Burlington County Times
April 21, 2020
New Jerseyans Still Breathe Some of the Worst Air in the U.S.
NJ.com
April 21, 2020
Kill Toll Hikes and Projects While N.J. Is Preoccupied by Pandemic, Group Tells Murphy
NJ.com
April 21, 2020
NJ Transit Natural Gas Plant in Kearny Gets Green Light
Jersey Journal
April 20, 2020
Federal Agency Stands by Ruling that Could Undermine NJ’s Clean-Energy Goals
NJ Spotlight
April 17, 2020
N.J. will receive $80M each year to fight climate change, boost post-coronavirus economy
NJ.com
April 17, 2020
EPA Retains Soot Standard, Pollutant Playing Part in 50,000 Premature Deaths Annually
NJ Spotlight
April 15, 2020
Expansion of Jersey City’s plastic bag ban put on hold for coronavirus pandemic
Jersey Journal
April 15, 2020
Environmental Group Seeks to Postpone Consideration of Lambertville Development Project
New Hope Free Press
April 10, 2020
DEP Acts to Protect Water Quality of 600 Miles of Rivers and Streams
NJ Spotlight
April 8, 2020
NJ Adopts Strict Standards on Two Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water
NJ Spotlight
April 7, 2020
New Jersey closes all state and county parks to stop spread of the coronavirus
The Philadelphia Inquirer
April 7, 2020
Republicans want Murphy to change his mind, keep parks open during coronavirus
NJ.com
April 7, 2020
NJ, DRBC Call on FERC for New Environmental Review of PennEast
NJ Spotlight
April 3, 2020
Outraged drivers criticize AC Expressway toll hikes in hearings held in spite of coronavirus
NJ.com
April 1, 2020
Will New EPA Fuel-Economy Standard Stall NJ’s Drive for Cleaner Air?
NJ Spotlight
April 1, 2020
Coronavirus NJ: Environmental groups urge Murphy to stop development hearings
Asbury Park Press
March 31, 2020
BPU Green-Lights Agreement to Bring Offshore Wind Power Ashore at B.L. England
NJ Spotlight
March 31, 2020
State Board to Examine How to Curb Electricity Costs for Residents, Businesses
NJ Spotlight
March 30
Atlantic City Expressway Is Latest NJ Road Being Eyed for a Toll Hike
NJ Spotlight
March 30, 2020
Wirths: Plastic bag ban a ‘reckless’ idea
New Jersey Herald
March 26, 2020
Murphy Nominates Eight to Pinelands Commission, Highlands Council
NJ Spotlight
March 19, 2020
Coronavirus Outbreak Not Stopping Turnpike Toll Hike Hearings
New Jersey 101.5
March 17, 2020
Climate Change Threatening Philadelphia Water Supply
BCTV.org
March 17, 2020
Should NJ Use Eminent Domain to Take Coastal Properties Threatened by Sea-Level Rise?
NJ Spotlight
March 16, 2020
Middletown Can Recycle It and Takes Plastic Bags Too
US News
March 13, 2020
N.J. Hands out $2.5 Million for Toxic Algae Research
NJ.com
March 11, 2020
Developer Wants to Change Plan to Build Green Space on a Floating Pier in Hudson River
NJ.com
March 6, 2020
Measure Advances to Require NJ Hopsitals, Prisons to Recycle Food Waste
NJ Spotlight
March 6, 2020
Developer Wants to Build Sandy Hook Apts; Congressman Opposed
Patch
March 5, 2020
Lawmakers just voted to ban plastic and paper bags in N.J.
NJ.com
March 5, 2020
Bill banning single-use plastic, paper, foam goes to N.J. Senate vote Thursday
WHYY
March 4, 2020
How DuPont may avoid paying to clean up a toxic ‘forever chemical’
NBC News
March 1, 2020
These towns have lots of preserved land. Now, Murphy wants to restore some open space funds to help compensate them
Burlington County Times
February 27, 2020
Feds Cut Funding on Studies to Protect NJ Coastal Areas from Storm Surge
NJ Spotlight
February 27, 2020
Murphy Pledges $80M to Replace Lead Service Lines, Opening the Tap Just a Bit
NJ Spotlight
February 27, 2020
DEP’s First Step Toward Reducing Greenhouse Gases Dismissed as Too Tame by Critics
NJ Spotlight
February 26, 2020
Environmental-Justice Bill Would Curb Pollution in ‘Burdened Communities’
NJ Spotlight
February 25, 2020
More cash and no fare hike for NJ Transit, but funding ills still plague agency
NJ.com
February 25, 2020
Sweeney Floats NJT Funding Plan with Constitutional Twist
NJ Spotlight
February 24, 2020
New Jersey sues Trump administration to stop smog from rolling in from other states
NJ.com
February 20, 2020
Tax-break plan to give boost to NJ’s rural Highlands and Pinelands
New Jersey 101.5
February 20, 2020
Group urges Murphy to veto Pinelands Commission minutes
Burlington County Times
February 18, 2020
We (and the environment) need more frequent buses, study tells NJ Transit
NJ.com
February 12, 2020
Conservation groups and NJ DFW at loggerheads over Sparta Mountain
Sparta Independent
February 4, 2020
PennEast Makes Clear It’s Digging In Despite Roadblocks to Controversial Pipeline
NJSpotlight
February 5, 2020
New lease requested for Liberty National Golf Club dock is too much of a bargain: environmental groups
NJ.com
February 12, 2020
Developers Could Have to Foot the Bill for Mass Transit Upgrades
NJSpotlight
February 14, 2020
New Jersey Sierra Club welcomes EPA Passaic River study
NJ Biz
February 17, 2020
With 130-Mile Coast, New Jersey Marks a First in Climate Change Fight
New York Times
January 27, 2020