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May 25 (Sat), 1:00 PM
Palisades Hike
May 27 (Mon), 10:00 AM
Turtleback Rock, South Mountain Reservation
May 27 (Mon), 6:00 PM
Problems with New Jersey's Growing Deer Population
May 29 (Wed), 7:00 PM
Protecting Greater Canyonlands in Utah
May 30 (Thu), 7:30 PM
North Jersey Group Executive Committee Meeting
Jun 1 (Sat), 8:30 AM
Invasive Plant Pull at Hoffman Park-- Our newest park!
Jun 5 (Wed), 7:00 PM
Climate Change in New Jersey: Impacts and Solutions
Jun 8 (Sat), 10:00 AM
Sterling Forest Bare Rock Vista
Jun 8 (Sat), 10:00 AM
Island Pond Hike, Harriman State Park , Rockland County, NY
Jun 8 (Sat), 1:00 PM
Chapter Executive Committee

NJ Chapter Press Releases by date

May 2013
Monday, 13 May Coastal Commission Released from Committee
Thursday, 9 May Taking COAH Money Means More Sprawl
April 2013
Tuesday, 30 April BPU Puts Solar Program in the Shade
Monday, 29 April HUD Approves NJ Inaction Plan for Coast
Friday, 26 April PSEG Taking Over LIPA Bad for NJ
Tuesday, 23 April Additional $10 Million in Clean Energy Funding Diverted
Monday, 22 April Waiver Rule Challenged in State Supreme Court
Friday, 19 April Fertilizer Bill Goes into Effect

AC Lowering Dunes is Losing Bet

Thursday, 18 April DEP Coastal Rule Changes are for the Worse
Tuesday, 16 April JCP&L Rate Increase Request Should Be Denied
Monday, 15 April Gov. Signs Fake Farmland Reform Bill
Thursday, 11 April Ocean County Sierra Club Volunteer Honored At White House

Important Court Win for Highlands TDR Program

Funding Targets Environmentally Sensitive Areas

Highlands Annual Report Full of Spin

Feds Should Change Gov. Christie’s Rebuilding Plan

Coastal Sewer Plans Threaten Coast

Sierra Club Asks for Investigation of Polluter Games

Broad Coalition Calls for Override of Fracking Waste Ban Bill 6 Months after Gov.’s Veto

Gov.’s Action Plan Leaves NJ Vulnerable to Next Storm

FEMA Mapping DEP Hearing Tonight

Pipelines Need More Review By DRBC

March 2013
Friday, 1 March Coalition Voices Opposition to Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion in Princeton Area
February 2013
Thursday, 14 February Senator Lautenberg an "Environmental Champion" Retires
Tuesday, 5 February Governor Ignores Climate Change in Sandy Rebuilding
January 2013
Friday, 25 January NJ Sierra Club Joins Court Challenge of TGP Pipeline

Christie’s Policies Leave Shore Vulnerable to Future Storm

Christie to Make Announcement on FEMA Maps and Rebuilding

Offshore Wind A Step Closer

New Jersey Vulnerable to Fracking and Fracking Waste With End of Moratorium

NJ TRI Data Released

Sewage Pollution Bill Up Thursday

Bill to Destroy Horseshoe Crabs Up

State Plan Changes Target Highlands Protections

NJDEP Petitions EPA to Get Around Clean Air Act

Sierra Club Calls on BPU to Rescind Susquehanna-Roseland Approval in Wake of Hurricane Sandy

Tuesday, 8 January Sierra Club Response to State of the State

Sierra Club Continues Fight on TGP Pipeline

Victory for Clean Air: Soot Rule Appeal

Sierra Club Calls for Closing of Oyster Creek

Bills Let Sewage Treatment Plants Off the Hook

Feds Approve Offshore Wind Credits

December 2012
Thursday, 27 December Statement on Jackson Leaving EPA: Washington’s Loss in NJ’s Gain
Friday, 14 December Farmland Preservation

Enviros Present Principles for Sandy Recovery

President’s EO Aims to Rebuild Better After Sandy

Tuesday, 11 December Sierra Club Statement on Sen. Buono’s Gubernatorial Run
Thursday, 6 December Sierra Club Files for Injunction on Power Line in Federal Court

Transco Pipeline Diversions Approved by State House Commission

DRBC Approves Power Line Through Delaware Water Gap

Pipelines Need More Review By DRBC

Need Utility Accountability at Committee Hearing

Changes Needed After Derailment

Enviro Groups Request Rehearing on Destructive Pipeline

Cover Up Not Oversight: Committee Hearing Avoids Tough Questions on Hurricane Sandy

Derailment Part of Bigger Problems

Hearing on Water Withdrawals for Destructive Pipeline

Bus Tour Calls for Override Vote on Fracking Waste Ban Bill

CLOSTER COUNCILMAN RECEIVES SIERRA CLUB’S VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Sandy Budget Committee Hearing: Need Tough Choices on Rebuilding

November 2012
Thursday, 15 November Restore the Shore the Right Way

Senator Buono Requests Rehearing on TGP Pipeline

Christie Full of Wind

Final State Strategic Plan Delayed

Sierra Club Celebrates Enviro Leaders and Volunteers

Sierra Club Asks for EPA Oversight on DEP ACO

Environmental Champions Secure Victory in Election

Tuesday, 6 November DEP ACO Excuse to Get Rid of Enviro Protections
Friday, 2 November BPU & Utilities are Making Hurricane Sandy Impacts Worse
October 2012
Wednesday, 31 October Pres. Obama and Gov. Christie Tour Damage to Shore