Backyard Bonanza: Native Species Return
September 1, 2023
Native plants can be part of the solution to climate change devastation because they allow many types of wildlife to live amid dense urban development by providing valuable habitat.
NJ Students Advocate for More Climate Action
September 1, 2023
The memories and experiences we’ve gained from being a part of the NJ Chapter’s Youth Committee have shaped us into better students and activists.
Take Full Advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act
September 1, 2023
The May Building Electrification (BE) monthly webinar presented highlighted the benefits and provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
“Ask Sean” How to Electrify Your Home
September 1, 2023
Can the building electrification (BE) webinar adopt the best practices of a popular entertainment show, or compete with “This Old House” running 24 hours a day on Pluto TV?
NJ Transit Grid Rationale and Pivot to Renewables
September 1, 2023
The proposed NJ Transit microgrid could be a critical first step toward powering NJ Transit rail with renewable energy, which could also be extended to renewables-based electrification of other transit service areas.
Court Ruling Could Halt Tennessee Gas 300 Project Construction
August 31, 2023
A Superior Court ruling found that the Department of Environmental Protection should not have issued an exemption to the Highlands Act to Tennessee Gas Pipeline (TGP) to build its massive East 300 pipeline expansion project.
More than 50 NJ Groups Celebrate NJ’s Permanent Community Solar Program Rollout
August 17, 2023
TRENTON, N.J. — Today, the collective members of the NJ Shines Coalition and Clean Energy Jobs NJ Coalition applaud the NJ Board of Public Utilities for adopting a permanent community solar program and third community solar solicitation. The...
NJDEP’s Revised Ciba Geigy Settlement Still Falls Short
August 16, 2023
TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and BASF Corp. have reached a revised, final settlement agreement that secures natural resource restoration and resolves state-based natural resource damage claims for natural...
MULTIPLE STATE AGS, NJ RATE COUNSEL JOIN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS IN CHALLENGING FERC’S FLAWED APPROVAL OF UNNEEDED REAE FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT
August 10, 2023
TRENTON – A coalition of environmental organizations are being backed by eight state Attorneys General and the New Jersey Ratepayer Advocate in their appeal of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) approval of a Williams Co. subsidiary’s...
Sierra Club Mourns the Loss of Environmental Champion, Ed Lloyd
August 7, 2023
Ed Lloyd, a long time environmental activist, attorney and friend of the Sierra Club, died on August 5, 2023, he was 74. Ed was an environmental litigator, activist and scholar. As the director of the Environmental Law Clinic, he represented clients...