Victory for the environment: Williams withdraws NESE pipeline application from NJDEP
EELC is celebrating its victory for the environment: On June 14, 2018, Williams/Transco withdrew its Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline application from the NJDEP. Franklin Township’s Mayor, Phil Kramer celebrated the victory too, but said, “The Fight isn’t over yet.” On behalf of its clients, Central Jersey Safe Energy Coalition, Princeton Manor Homeowners Association, Food & Water […]
EELC Spring Letter to Supporters
Happy Spring! First, I’d like to thank all our supporters again for helping us make 2017 a year in which we were able to bring our work on clean energy and pipelines to a national level and expand our representation of New Jersey’s environmental organizations and community groups in our other priority areas: environmental justice […]
NJDEP Challenges FERC Certificate for PennEast
UPDATE (February 20, 2018): In an unprecedented move NJDEP, in agreement with EELC’s position, has asked FERC to reverse its decision to issue a conditional certificate to PennEast due to “woefully insufficient data”. — On behalf of clients New Jersey Conservation Foundation and Stony Brook–Millstone Watershed Association, EELC today filed a request with the Federal […]
NJDEP to PennEast: Pipeline Denied
In a strongly worded letter to PennEast, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection denied a freshwater wetlands permit sought by the pipeline company. The Conditional Certificate that FERC recently issued for PennEast clearly states that the pipeline can’t proceed without permits from NJDEP. Tom Gilbert, campaign director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation said, “PennEast wants […]
Fight Against PennEast Pipeline Shifts to New Jersey
FERC approved PennEast pipeline despite lack of need & threats to water, health & safety. New Jersey doesn’t need or want this damaging pipeline, and has the power to stop it when it faces a more stringent state review. “By issuing this Certificate, FERC failed to meet its obligations under the law. We’ll be challenging […]
Environmental Groups Applaud FERC Announcement that Its Gas Pipeline Approval Process Must Be Revamped
Environmental and conservation groups in New Jersey that have opposed the PennEast project on the grounds that it does not serve a public need cheered the move announced today that FERC’s natural gas pipeline review process is not sufficient given current industry reality. DECEMBER 21, 2017 BY RETHINK ENERGY NJ Far Hills, NJ (December 22, 2017) — […]
Coalition Forms to Oppose Transco’s Fracked Gas Pipeline Enhancement
“If we don’t stop this project, the floodgates will be open to future projects,” says Barry Kutch, the leader of Central New Jersey Safe Energy Coalition, a new client of EELC. Mr. Kutch is talking about NESE, a proposed Transco pipeline project by S&P 500 company Williams that would transport fracked natural gas through New […]
EELC Board of Directors welcomes Lydia Chambers
We are pleased to introduce you to our new Board member, Lydia Chambers. Lydia has been working as an environmental organizer in the Chatham area for the last 15 years. She served for over a decade on the Planning Board and Open Space Committee in Chatham Township. In conjunction with the Environmental Commission, she led […]
Policy Recommendations to Improve State Review of Proposed Pipelines
Policy Recommendations to Improve State Review of Proposed Pipelines Background Multiple infrastructure proposals for new non-renewable energy sources, including oil and natural gas pipelines and transmission lines, have been permitted and constructed in recent years or are pending throughout New Jersey. Pending project proposals include the PennEast, Northeast Supply Enhancement, South Jersey Gas and Southern […]
Lunch and Flyfishing at the Raritan Inn, November 3 2017 at 11 am
Please join us for lunch and a brief update on legal environmental challenges facing the Highlands area. November 3, 2017 11:00 am Raritan Inn Califon, NJ A buffet lunch will be served followed by a tour of the beautifully restored Inn and its grounds (weather permitting). Interested in fly fishing? Join us after the tour […]
Appellate Court sends Highlands permit for sewage discharge back to the DEP
The NJ region’s Highland reservoirs provide drinking water for more than half of New Jersey’s residents. Reservoir flyover, November 1, 2016.In a long-running story for EELC and friends of Rockaway Creek, EELC Executive Director and attorney Aaron Kleinbaum won a major victory in court in the effort to prevent a sewage disposal plant from discharging […]
Smart meters and AMI unanimously approved by NJ Board of Public Utilities
Calling Rockland Electric’s proposal for smart meters and Advanced Metering Infrastructure “revolutionary” and “a future we have to embrace,” Commissioner Fiordaliso joined his fellow Board of Public Utilities members in unanimously approving the utility’s plan to provide 74,000 customers near-real-time data on their electrical usage. EELC represented the Environmental Defense Fund and worked with the […]
