Senior Staff Attorney Jennifer Danis testifies before Congress
EELC’s Jennifer Danis testified before Congress that proposed federal legislation fast-tracking natural gas pipeline approvals would jeopardize health and safety. Danis was on Capitol Hill representing clients New Jersey Conservation Foundation and Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association. Read the press release and Danis’ complete testimony here.
DEP deals another blow to PennEast pipeline project
EELC is proud to have helped our clients’ continued fight to protect New Jersey’s exceptional resources. Read about the latest setback to the PennEast project here. New Jersey Conservation Foundation Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association
55 acres to be preserved in Harrington Park
EELC provided legal assistance to Bergen Save the Watershed Action Network (SWAN) and the Hackensack Riverkeeper to preserve 55 acres of valuable watershed property. The land, owned by United Water — now Suez — in Harrington Park, borders the Oradell Reservoir and falls under the Watershed Protection and Moratorium Act, which protects lands which serve as buffer […]
NJDEP undervalues wetlands in the Pinelands; EELC stops planned superstore
On January 30th, in a victory for both environmental advocates and for the New Jersey Pinelands, the New Jersey state appeals court remanded a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) decision which failed to adequately protect a critical wetland habitat in Manchester Township, part of the Pinelands National Reserve. Aaron Kleinbaum, EELC Executive […]
PennEast pipeline threatens farms
UPDATE (April 10, 2017): On Friday, April 7, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a final environmental impact statement for the PennEast pipeline. For more on this latest development, read our press release here. Recent articles: http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/land-environment/2017/04/07/penneast-step-closer-approval-groups-plan-sue/100176130/ https://www.law360.com/articles/911159/ferc-gives-final-enviro-statement-to-1b-penneast-pipeline When people think of New Jersey, rolling hills, horse pastures, and 18th-century colonial homes are not […]
EELC Joins Campaign to Stop Fish Kills
A coalition of environmental groups launched the “Stop the Delaware Fish Kills” Campaign to reduce the fish kills from power plant cooling water intake structures along the Delaware River. The coalition joined forces in May by calling on environmental officials in New Jersey and Delaware to require three industrial plants, the Salem Nuclear Generating Station […]
