EELC Challenges New Jersey’s Approval of NESE Pipeline in Court
TRENTON, NJ – Today EELC filed suit on behalf of a coalition of nonprofits against the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for unjustifiably approving the water quality certification for the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline, after rejecting the project in 2019 and 2020 for violating state water quality standards. The proposed 23-mile segment […]
Pipeline fight heats up: EELC, Earthjustice and NRDC sue FERC over Transco interstate gas pipeline project
FERC’s unlawful resurrection of Transco’s zombie gas pipeline threatens communities Alexandria Trimble, Earthjustice, atrimble@earthjustice.org Emily Deanne, NRDC, edeanne@nrdc.org New York, NY —A coalition of nonprofits, homeowners, and conservationists sued the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today for resurrecting Transco’s previously abandoned and vacated gas pipeline project spanning New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Plaintiffs challenge FERC’s rushed reissuance of Transco’s […]
New: EELC files lawsuit against EMR Recycling and NJDEP on behalf of the Center for Environmental Transformation, Camden
EELC, on behalf of the Center for Environmental Transformation (CFET), has filed a lawsuit against both EMR Advanced Recycling, LLC, and the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for failing to protect Camden residents affected by multiple fires at its facilities. EMR owns and operates a series of scrap metal facilities along the South Camden […]
Job Opening: PT Development Manager
Job Summary: EELC is seeking a part-time Development Manager who will be responsible for implementing, adapting and ideating strategies to expand EELC’s advancement program. This person will work closely with the Executive Director and Board to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward donations with an emphasis on growing the cadre of individual donors and support foundation […]
2024 in Review
December 2024 Dear Supporters, What an extraordinary year this has been — for everyone. First, the Board and our dedicated staff would like to extend our warmest wishes to you and your loved ones for a joyful holiday season. We all know that great changes are underway on the political front. With new leadership in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Attorney Kaitlin Morrison joins EELC
EELC is thrilled to welcome Kaitlin Morrison as our newest Staff Attorney. Prior to joining EELC, Kaitlin worked as an environmental litigator and policy advocate at several nonprofits, including the Natural Resources Defense Council. She served as the Director of the New York City Environmental Law Leadership Institute from 2019-2022. Kaitlin graduated from Columbia Law School and clerked on […]