An important postscript to my earlier post regarding Berkeley Law’s/CLEE’s newly-published white paper on Proposition 23. That’s the California initiative measure that, if approved by voters this November, would suspend implementation of that state’s Global Warming Solutions Act, better known as AB 32. The San Francisco Chronicle reports today that the Attorneys General of Alabama, [...]

From NJDEP: IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 20, 2010 Contact: Lawrence Ragonese (609) 292-2994 Lawrence Hajna (609) 984-1795 MEDIA ADVISORY ***Wednesday, July 28*** DEP TO HOLD FIRST PUBLIC MEETING OF PASSAIC RIVER FLOOD COMMISSION TRENTON – On Wednesday, July 28, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., the Department of Environmental Protection will hold the first public meeting [...]

Japanese knotweed has become a major problem in northern New Jersey and many other places, driving out native vegetation, and creating a useless sea of inedible greenery for our wildlife. Not good! On Sunday, July 18th we will continue removal of these invasive weeds from Riverdale’s Appelt Park. The goal is to eventually replace them [...]

An unregulated drilling technique is putting the water supply for Trenton, Phillipsburg and many South Jersey towns at risk and we need your help to protect it. (Click this link to send an e-mail message and to take other actions!) Natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale (PA & NY) is threatening to pollute New [...]

In response to the Deepwater Horizon spill and growing disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, Sierra Club and our partners are organizing a day of action at coastal beaches in New Jersey, and across the United States. On Saturday, June 26th people all across the country will join hands on the beach with one simple [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2010 Contact:  Lawrence Ragonese (609) 292-2994 Lawrence Hajna (609) 984-1795 MEDIA ADVISORY **Thursday May 27, 2010** COMMISSIONER MARTIN TO DISCUSS OCEAN ISSUES TRENTON * On Thursday May 27 at 11 a.m., Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin will discuss issues affecting the ocean and New Jersey’s coast during the New [...]

Pequannock River Coalition is offering 2 chances to sample our Three Rivers canoe and kayak trail. Get up close and personal with the Pequannock, Ramapo and Pompton rivers, while enjoying the day with a great group. Participants should note that these are rivers, not lakes. As our trail guide states: “Moving water is not the [...]

June 5 is National Trails Day and the Sierra Club will be hosting an outing to the Delaware Water Gap. This outing will provide an opportunity to see first hand the beauty of the park and also the threat posed by PSE&G’s powerlines. National Trails Day – Help protect the Water Gap

From The Walton Reporter (no website), May 26 On Monday, June 7, at 6:30 PM, the Walton Theater will host one stop of Josh Fox’s 20-stop tour of Pennsylvania and New York, as a run-up to the June 21 HBO premiere of his new film, “Gasland,” winner of this year’s Sundance Special Jury Prize. The [...]

Japanese knotweed, a plant invader from Asia, grows to heights of 12 feet, forming dense stands along rivers and streams, and offers no benefit to wildlife. This weed has been forcing out native vegetation and gobbling up the Pequannock riverbank. Time for it to go! June 26th—Knotweed Removal at Appelt Park On June 26th we [...]

The Stop PurGen Campaign plans for outreach in Linden every Saturday morning in June, on June 5, 12, 19 and 26. We need your help to make this an effective campaign. We’ll gather at 10 am, get organized and do a brief training, and then canvass until 12:30. We’ll have routes for those canvassing, clipboards, [...]

PSE&G is applying for an early site permit to build another nuclear plant in Salem. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is holding a public hearing to address questions and concerns related to the permit. The meeting will be held in Salem Community College’s Davidow Theatre. There will be an open house with NRC staff from 5 [...]

Ross Kushner, Executive Director Pequannock River Coalition P.O. Box 392 Newfoundland, NJ 07435 (973)492-3212 Wildflowers, birdsong, and bright water—our spring hike will enjoy all this and more. Come celebrate the season as we make our way through a unique part of our watershed around Dunkers Pond in West Milford. No high, steep ridges here, but [...]

Acid Rain Impacts Topic of Program From The Walton Reporter (no website), April 14, 2010 Two U.S. Geological Survey scientists will share the results of their research on the effects of acid deposition on trees and streams of the Catskills at a program to be held Thursday, April 29, at 4:30 P.m. in the Seelig [...]

From NJ Chapter Sierra Club: We need your help opposing PSE&G’s Susquehanna-Roseland Transmission line expansion project, which will replace existing 80-foot towers with ones that stand at 195-feet – more than double the current size.  The project will destroy environmentally sensitive areas in the Highlands and will be an eyesore in the middle of the [...]