NJBPU Approves Triennium 2 Energy Efficiency Programs: Investing in NJ Electrification
October 30, 2024 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jackie.Greger@sierraclub.org Trenton, NJ – Today at 2:30PM, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) held a Special Public Meeting to discuss and approve the second Triennium energy efficiency program filings (Public Notice available here). Every three years, pursuant to the Clean Energy Act of 2018, utilities in […]
EELC Webinar: SCOTUS Overturns Chevron Deference
“Under Chevron deference, sometimes a win for EPA was a loss for the environment, and vice versa.” – Chris Miller, EELC Executive Director If you missed our insightful webinar about the US Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning of Chevron deference, we’ve got you covered. Watch it here. Learn from EELC attorneys’ expert analysis and breakdown of […]
Fall 2024 Legal Update: a look at our attorneys’ cases
EELC Webinar on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Overruling Chevron Deference On September 3rd, EELC attorneys presented a webinar on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to overrule the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine – which had afforded federal agencies like the EPA wide latitude in interpreting the law – and the potential impacts on environmental protection in […]
Legal Update: A look at our attorneys’ cases
Summer 2024 Greetings from Eastern Environmental Law Center! We hope this newsletter finds you safe, healthy, and enjoying summer! Here’s an update on our recent work: Environmental Justice EELC is partnering with the New Jersey Progressive Equitable Energy Coalition (NJPEEC) in court to help defend New Jersey’s landmark Environmental Justice regulations against legal […]
Williams Transco Notifies FERC It Will Not Seek Further Extension of Federal Approval For NESE Fossil Gas Pipeline Project
Photo courtesy of Food and Water Watch Newark, New Jersey – Eastern Environmental Law Center (“EELC”) is pleased to share that Williams Transco has formally notified regulators that it will not seek further extension of federal approval for the “Northeast Supply Enhancement” (“NESE”) fossil gas pipeline project before that approval expires in May. NESE was […]
Season’s Greetings from EELC
December 2023 Dear Friends, Our Board and staff wish you a happy holiday season. Thank you for helping us help the public advocate for clean air, water, and energy, environmental justice, and open space. This year we are fundraising so that we can devote a full-time attorney to clean energy solutions, including the challenging development […]
Dubbed a “toxic tour”, environmental justice advocates, members of the U.S. Attorney General’s Office, and city residents recently viewed several illegal dumping sites in Camden, NJ
On Tuesday August 29th, Environmental Justice (EJ) activists in Camden, NJ held a “toxic tour.” Roy L. Jones, reverend and long-time EJ advocate in Camden, stated that the purposes of the tour were twofold: first, “to visually present to U.S. Attorneys the totality of environmental degradation Camden residents have been subject to for decades”; and second, to […]
State pressed to issue stop-work order after EELC court victory on major fossil gas pipeline project in the Highlands
The decision means that the Tennessee Gas Project has no permit for the construction work they are currently conducting in the Highlands Preservation Area in West Milford, New Jersey, and are out of compliance with other state laws. Read about EELC’s court victory here: NJ.com: Controversial N.J. gas pipeline project in question after court victory […]
EELC and CFET urge DEP to enforce environmental justice law upon Camden recycling facilities
EELC partnered with Camden-local nonprofit Center for Environmental Transformation (CFET) to draft comments last month under Administrative Order 2021-25 (AO 2021-25). The first was on a permit application for Camden Iron & Metal’s (CIM) Pier Facility, and the second for Eastern Metal Recycling’s (EMR) Kaighn Avenue Facility, which are both in Overburdened Communities in the […]
Eastern Environmental Law Center supports Clean Water Action’s Warehouse Convening Event
On June 24, 2023, Clean Water Action hosted a Warehouse Convening, which gathered advocates and stakeholders from across New Jersey that work for change in the siting and operations of warehouses. EELC produced a Fighting Warehouses FAQ in coordination with Clean Water Action to help community members understand some of the legal requirements for proposed […]
EELC submits letter of protest to FERC regarding NESE
EELC recently submitted a joint protest letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on behalf of clients Central Jersey Safe Energy Coalition, Food & Water Watch, NY/NJ Baykeeper, and Princeton Manor Homeowners’ Association, opposing Transco’s second request for extension of time to build the unnecessary and environmentally disastrous Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project. EELC […]
NJ’s Environmental Justice Rules are here
EELC is pleased that the regulations of New Jersey’s long-awaited Environmental Justice Law have been finally adopted. These regulations make the EJ Law the strongest—and first—in the nation. The Law and regulations are aimed at addressing the pollution burden experienced by the state’s overburdened communities and making outreach and public participation in DEP’s permitting processes more accessible to […]
