Thanks to the collective action of NJEF, coalition partners and our members, in December 2009, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) issued a draft permit that requires a closed loop cooling system/cooling towers at Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Lacey Township, NJ.

The draft permit is a crucial step in protecting the health of Barnegat Bay and the Jersey Shore—we appreciate your support on this important issue.

However, the fine print of the permit gives Exelon Corporation, the owners of the plant, more than seven years in which to build the cooling towers. We simply can't wait seven years to require this technology at the plant.

A dangerous, dirty experimental, costly, and unneeded coal and chemical plant has been proposed for Linden, New Jersey. The proposal, purposely mis-named "PurGen", would include a pipeline that stretches 100 miles into the ocean in an attempt to bury carbon dioxide a mile and a half below the ocean floor.