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1. Over 500 flood-prone homes in Passaic River Basin to be bought out: $121M in FEMA aid approved
(N.J./State)

... the lowering of Pompton Lake does not have an obvious affect on the storm’s flooding impacts. New Jersey Sierra Club Director Jeff Tittel said the buyouts are a good start that is long overdue but the ...

2. N.J. environmental groups sue Christie over policy rollbacks
(N.J./State)

... opportunity to get around environmental regulations. As a result, Philly.com reported that 27 environmental and labor groups have filed suit in New Jersey Superior Court. Director of the New Jersey Sierra ...

3. Sierra Club, environmental groups bringing NJDEP to court over 'waiver rule'
(N.J./State)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The New Jersey Sierra Club has joined with other environmental and labor organizations in a lawsuit to oppose a new so-called "waiver rule" established by the ...

4. Bull's Island Recreation Area campgrounds closed for year, half never to reopen
(N.J./State)

... slowly. The DEP also intends to contact New Jersey colleges about partnering on a long-term landscape restoration plan. New Jersey Sierra Club Director Jeff Tittel was angered by the announcement. “This ...

5. Chevron opposes Spectra Pipeline
(Opinion/Commentary)

... This is probably the first time Sierra Club and Chevron are on same side. This project is so bad that even Chevron does not want it through its property. Even on contaminated property this is going to ...

6. EPA sets aside $100K for Raritan River pollution study
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Sierra Club director, said Wednesday that additional study of the river is unnecessary. “There are plenty of places along the Raritan where we know where the pollution is coming from and we need action,” ...

7. Japan’s Burakumin: Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster cleanup done by ‘throwaway people’
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... up after a nuclear catastrophe. They had been brought from Japan by four environmental groups – Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition, Riverkeeper, Clearwater, and the Sierra Club – seeking to close the two ...

8. N.J. water quality worsens and threatens fish and aquatic life, says EPA
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... pollution, and acid rain. According to the New Jersey Sierra Club, director Jeff Tittel said, "The ultimate goal is to have a greater number of unimpaired waterways and this report underscores the ...

9. PBF, Valero, refinery let off hook under Christie Administration
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the community. We are concerned that what is happening in Paulsboro could happen all across New Jersey. Jeff Tittel is the Director of the New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club. ALSO BY JEFF TITTEL ...

10. Black rail, golden-winged warbler, and red knot birds named to N.J.'s endangered species list
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... conservation groups, the public and others in making decisions that will protect wildlife. This tool can be used immediately. Jeff Tittel, New Jersey Sierra Club director, charged the DEP has adopted ...

11. Christie’s budget attacks NJDEP and clean energy economy
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the increase in the corporate tax revenue. The Sierra Club is concerned that a significant portion of the increase will go to the DEP’s Division of Economic Development, which basically supports industry ...

12. N.J. enviros urge Assembly to stay in RGGI, try to thwart Christie's opposition
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... of the New Jersey Sierra Club. "It has saved us money, reduced greenhouse gases, and created jobs." Joe Tyrrell may be reached at jtyrrell@newjerseynewsroom.com or followed on Twitter @ jtyrrell87.  ...

13. Michele Siekerka and Robert A. Marshall named high posts at NJDEP
(N.J./State)

... management and a sustainable water infrastructure for New Jersey. Jeff Tittel, New Jersey Sierra Club director, is critical of Siekerka taking over the Division of Water Resource Management. "We are ...

14. Christie administration's attack on N.J. State Parks begins
(Opinion/Commentary)

... that only care about their bottom line and not the people of New Jersey. Jeff Tittel is the Director of the New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club. RECENT COMMENTARY FROM JEFF TITTEL NJDEP Commissioner ...

15. NJDEP Commissioner Bob Martin is more concerned about PR than sound environmental policy
(Opinion/Commentary)

... rollbacks to our environmental protections. Jeff Tittel is the Director of the New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club. ALSO BY JEFF TITTEL Gov. Christie's plan to privatize parks breaks the public's ...

16. REVIEW: ‘Yosemite’ studies misery
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... wood in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. The eldest, Jake, is a teenager and he is digging a hole. His tween sister, Ruby, huddles on a log, cradling a small bundle wrapped in plastic. Behind ...

17. N.J.'s top environmental wins and roll backs in 2011
(Opinion/Commentary)

... one of the largest (about 3 square miles in area) and most important properties in Central Jersey that is unprotected and is an important link in a 10 mile greenway. The Sierra Club Central Jersey group ...

18. N.J. awards $3.8M to nonprofits funding homeless shelters, transitional housing
(N.J./State)

...  The Sierra House, East Orange - $13,500 United Progress, Trenton - $89,500 Volunteers of America Delaware Valley, Camden - $350,000 Women Aware, New Brunswick - $159,000  ...

19. Garden State Parkway and N.J. Turnpike toll hikes imminent for 2012
(N.J./State)

... use. But the director of the New Jersey Sierra Club disagrees, calling it unfair to divert toll funds to other road projects. Jeff Tittel of the Sierra Club says the toll hikes are a "hidden tax." ...

20. NRG Energy dumps N.J. offshore wind farm plan
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... move cautiously forward’’ with its proposal. Local environmental groups have been strong proponents of off-shore wind energy for years. Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club, told NJSpotlight, ...