EELC submits comment to NJDEP regarding 2020 Environmental Justice Law
EELC recently submitted a comment to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on behalf of the New Jersey Progressive Equitable Energy Coalition (“NJPEEC”) regarding the 2020 Environmental Justice Law. The law requires NJDEP to evaluate the environmental and public health impacts of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications. While supportive of […]
Newsletter: Spring greetings from Eastern Environmental Law Center!
We hope this newsletter finds you and yours staying safe and healthy. Here’s a sample of what we’re up to: Environmental Justice We’re thrilled to announce that EELC will be hiring a new staff attorney to focus primarily on environmental justice – including the implementation of New Jersey’s groundbreaking new Environmental Justice Law. The staff […]
Former EPA lead for environmental justice joins EELC Board
On behalf of the Eastern Environmental Law Center Board of Directors, Co-Chairs of the Board Alexi Assmus and Edward Lloyd are pleased to welcome Lisa Garcia as the newest board member. Ms. Garcia is a powerhouse in the environmental community and her diverse experience, both state- and nation-wide, will be a great asset to EELC. […]
NJ home condemned due to SRL pipeline blowout
“They gave me two minutes to grab what I could while they stood in the door in case it collapsed while I was in there…” Barbara Fox-Cooper, 77, whose Upper Freehold home was condemned Friday due to damages from the accidental release of mud and water from an SRL drilling site. From nj.com June 23, […]
Synapse Energy Economics report finds NESE likely not needed to meet long-term energy demand.
Synapse Energy Economics report finds NESE likely not needed to meet long-term energy demand. Read the Synapse report here. EELC represents a coalition of environmental and citizen groups in opposition to NESE – a proposed pipeline that would run under Raritan Bay and deliver fracked-gas to the New York City area. Synapse Energy Economics provides research, […]
Our work this year: Climate change, pipelines, establishing a framework for NJ’s clean energy mandate, contamination in Newark, and open space
The Eastern Environmental Law Center’s Board and staff sends best wishes for a happy holiday season and thanks you for supporting our mission: clean energy, open space, sustainable development, and environmental justice. Climate change is an existential threat to the planet, yet numerous fossil fuel projects have been proposed for New Jersey, with gas pipelines […]
Aaron Kleinbaum, Executive Director of EELC, will step down to become NJ Assistant Attorney General
(Newark, New Jersey, July 19, 2019) It is with both pride and sadness that the EELC Board of Directors announces that Executive Director Aaron Kleinbaum is leaving EELC to take the position as Assistant Attorney General for Environmental Enforcement and Environmental Justice at the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. Our loss is New Jersey’s gain, […]
Newsletter: Fall Greetings from EELC
Greetings to all of our friends and supporters. Much has happened since I wrote you last. I have been heartened to see New Jersey pass the Clean Energy Act of 2018 and commit to a 2019 Energy Master Plan that would lay out a pathway to 100% clean energy for New Jersey by 2050. We have also […]
Green Acres Land Cannot be Traded Into Private Ownership for Historic Objects
The New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed, with modification, the approval of a Green Acres land swap in I/M/O Seaside Heights Borough Public Beach, July 30, 2018. Litwin & Provence LLC and Eastern Environmental Law Center represented the American Littoral Society (ALS) and the New Jersey Conservation Foundation (NJCF), who appealed the June 2016 New Jersey […]
Environmental Groups & Legislators Warn of Kavanaugh’s Environmental Record
EELC senior staff attorney Jenn Danis joined NJ Senators Booker & Menendez and others to discuss the detrimental effects a Judge Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination could have on the environment. In Brick, NJ, an area hard hit by Hurricane Sandy, Danis spoke on behalf of The Watershed Institute and NJ Conservation Foundation about Kavanaugh’s environmental record on the US […]
EELC submits legal comments to FERC detailing flaws in pipeline approval policies
EELC submitted legal comments yesterday on behalf of clients New Jersey Conservation Foundation (NJ Conservation), The Watershed Institute and Sierra Club to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in response to the federal agency’s request for comments on its gas pipeline certificate policy, which was last updated in 1999. The purpose of the comments was to urge FERC to […]
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 […]
