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Sierra Club Endorses Mahmoud and Quesada for State Assembly in the 32nd District
May 30, 2019
The New Jersey Sierra Club today is announcing their endorsement of Mahmoud Mahmoud and Roger Quesada for State Assembly in New Jersey’s 32nd Legislative District. Their mission is that the people of New Jersey need working-class champions of...
Sierra Club Endorses Christine Clarke for State Assembly
May 15, 2019
The New Jersey Sierra Club today is announcing our endorsement of Christine Clarke for State Assembly in New Jersey’s 26th Legislative District. Environmental advocate, a grassroots organizer, former Environmental Director with Action Together New...
PA DEP Denies Elcon- Big Win for Environment & Delaware River
May 15, 2019
Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a Notice of Intent to Deny to Elcon Recycling Services, LLC (Elcon) for its Phase II Part B commercial hazardous waste treatment and storage facility application. After...
NJ Sues Polluters Over PFOA Foam- Used in Firefighting
May 14, 2019
Today, Attorney General Grewal, DEP Commissioner McCabe, and Acting Division of Consumer Affairs Director Paul Rodríguez announced a suit against 3M, DuPont, and others for manufacturing or selling toxic chemicals in firefighting foam product. These...
Murphy Signs Weak Beach Access Bill
May 3, 2019
Today, Governor Murphy signed the beach access bill into law. The public beach access law, S1074(Smith) provides for protection of public right of access to certain public trust lands. However, there were last minute amendments added to the bill...
Maine Moving Forward on Styrofoam & Plastic Bag Bans - Where is NJ?
May 2, 2019
Just yesterday, Maine became the first state in the nation to ban Styrofoam food containers. The new legislation also prohibits the use of plastic straws in state facilities. Maine is also moving on a bill to ban plastic bags. In March, New York...
B.L England Closes- New Day for Cape May
May 1, 2019
B.L. England, the last coal powered plant in New Jersey, is set to stop operations on Wednesday after more than 50 years of burning fossil fuels. Employees are still working to dismantle the plant. The New Jersey Sierra Club has been trying to close...
Victory! Elcon Rejected By Falls Township
April 30, 2019
Falls Township officials will held a special meeting relating to the proposed Elcon hazardous waste treatment facility. The special meeting is expected to lead to the Supervisors considering the controversial land development application. Elcon has...
McCabe is Spinning On DEP Budget
April 8, 2019
The NJDEP Commissioner Catherine McCabe testified today before the Assembly Budget Committee on the Governor Murphy’s proposed budget FY2020. The DEP budget has been cut by 17.8% in the spending plan and operations by 10%. Topics during the hearing...
Win for Jersey Shore- Federal Judge Rules Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan Unlawful
April 1, 2019
Late Friday night, a federal judge ruled that an executive order by President Trump that lifted an Obama-era ban on oil and gas drilling in 120 million acres of the Arctic Ocean and parts of the North Atlantic coast was unlawful. The decision, by...