What Role Will Hydrogen Cars Play in a Green Future?
March 5, 2023
After careful review, the Sierra Club has concluded that “hydrogen should not be used to power most vehicles” and it should be sourced only from solar or wind energy.
A Warm Welcome and Deep Appreciation!
March 5, 2023
Our Chapter extends a warm welcome to the following individuals as they take on their new Chapter volunteer positions
NJ Chapter Endorses State Senators Smith, Greenstein, and Zwicker
March 5, 2023
Each year there is an important race that catches our attention. In 2022 we voted for our federal (congressional) candidates to serve in the House. This year, all 120 members of the NJ Legislature will appear on the ballot in their respective...
Sandy Hook Offers Wildlife Viewing Opportunities
March 5, 2023
On January 22, 16 Sierra Club members and friends took advantage of the off-season to try spotting seals on the bay side of Sandy Hook Gateway National Recreation Area.
The Law That’s Not the Law: S232
March 5, 2023
Gov. Phil Murphy signed the Overburdened Communities Cumulative Impacts bill into law in 2020. Two years later, this historic landmark law has not been implemented.
NJ Transit Struggles With South Jersey Bus Ridership
March 5, 2023
NJ Transit has been engaged in a redesign of the bus routes in Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties, but this overhaul is running behind schedule.
Mold in the Garden State: A Failure to Regulate
March 5, 2023
The lack of state and local regulations on mold is a national problem.
Sierra Club Urges NJDEP To Reject the Keasbey Woodbridge Power Plant
March 1, 2023
Woodbridge Township, NJ - The Sierra Club joined over 150 people last night at the virtual hearing for the proposed 630-megawatt gas fired power plant in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge, New Jersey. Residents from Keasbey raised serious public...
Expansion of Gas-Fired Power Plant Proposed in Woodbridge Twp: Unacceptable & Unnecessary
February 27, 2023
Woodbridge Township, NJ - Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) has proposed to build a new 630-megawatt gas-fired power plant in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge, New Jersey. A virtual public hearing will be held tomorrow, February 28th, from 6-8 PM...
Forest Stewardship Task Force recommends significant steps towards protecting and stewarding public forestlands
February 22, 2023
Trenton, NJ (February 22, 2023) – Co-chairs of the Forest Stewardship Task Force presented its recommendations to guide the protection and management of New Jersey’s public forestlands today to a joint meeting of the Senate Environment and Energy...