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Gov. Murphy Must Veto Pinelands Minutes
February 18, 2020
The Pinelands Commission approved their minutes for their January 10th meeting. At that meeting, the Commission voted down a resolution Addressing the Remand of the South Jersey Gas Company Application Due to a Significant Change in Material Fact....
NJ Transit Problems & Some Solutions
February 14, 2020
New Jersey Transit can attract new riders by improving bus service and making their website more user friendly, according to two new studies issued by the New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club.
The New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club identified...
Trump Cuts EPA Budget Again
February 12, 2020
President Trump's budget proposal for fiscal year 2021 contains a 26 percent cut to funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This would bring the agency’s funding to only $6.7 billion, down from $9.1 billion in 2020. The budget would...
PennEast Still Playing Games- Withdraws DRBC Permit Application
February 5, 2020
PennEast Pipeline Company LLC recently filed with the Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) to withdraw its February 5, 2016 Water Withdrawal and Discharge Application in its entirety from consideration by the Delaware River Basin Commission. “...
Sparta Mountain Logging to Start, Again
February 5, 2020
The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife (NJDFW) is going to resume cutting at the Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area on or about February 17, 2020. The objective, according to the NJDFW, is to restore young oak-hickory forest by opening...
NJ Auditor Report Shows NJ Transit Still Failing - No Surprise
January 31, 2020
According to a new report by the Office of the State Auditor, NJ Transit rail operations are severely lacking. The report expressed doubts that NJ Transit would be able to meet the federal deadline for Positive Train Control (PTC). The audit also...
Plastic Bag Ban Released - Will Go into Effect 18 Months from Signing
January 30, 2020
The plastic bag ban bill, S864 (Smith/Greenstein), was released by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee today, January 30, 2020. The bill prohibits the provision or sale of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, and...
NJ Needs to Divest from Fossil Fuels
January 30, 2020
The New Jersey Sierra Club joined Divest NJ Coalition at a rally today to encourage the New Jersey State Investment Council (SIC) to divest from fossil fuels. The SIC, which had its annual meeting today, manages New Jersey’s pension fund and has the...
Trump Rallies Against NJ’s Environment
January 28, 2020
President Donald Trump is holding a rally today in Wildwood, New Jersey. Earlier this month, the Trump Administration gutted a major Obama-era Water of the United States (WOTUS) rule protecting drinking water for 117 million people. Sierra Club and...
NJ Fights Trump’s FERC Fossil Fuel $ubsidies
January 25, 2020
This week, New Jersey and other states have asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a motion to reconsider their new Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR). The rule would essentially exclude new renewable energy resources from the PJM...