New Jersey moving forward on environmental policy and leading with goal of 100% clean electricity by 2035
February 15, 2023
New Brunswick, NJ - This afternoon at Rutgers University, New Brunswick Campus, Governor Murphy announced a series of 6 environmental policy moves through executive orders and rulemaking processes. The Governor’s first announcement was an Executive...
Sierra Club Urges NJ for Effective Non-Lethal Bear Management
January 18, 2023
Today the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife held a public hearing on their Comprehensive Bear Management Policy and Amendments (CBBMP). The New Jersey Sierra Club opposed the emergency rulemaking and bear hunt and urge the Murphy Administration for...
Environmental Groups Gather at Jersey Shore to Support Responsible Offshore Wind Development and Marine Mammal Protection
January 18, 2023
ATLANTIC CITY – A coalition of environmental groups gathered in Atlantic City today to show their concern about recent marine mammal strandings along the east coast and to follow the data and science when making decisions about offshore wind,...
Unfounded and Premature: Correlating Wind Turbine Construction with Whale Mortalities
January 13, 2023
In the past two months, there have been seven whales, all endangered species, washed-up in the New Jersey and New York coastal region. A broad coalition of environmental organizations agree it’s important to discover why we’re seeing increased whale...
Environmental Groups Vow to Challenge FERC's Flawed Approval of Unneeded REAE Fossil Fuel Project
January 12, 2023
TRENTON – A coalition of environmental organizations are disappointed that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted today to grant a certificate for a Williams Co. subsidiary to move forward with a project to expand natural gas...
NJ Groups Urge Murphy to Fulfill Promise, End Clean Energy Fund Raid in FY24 Budget
January 12, 2023
New Jersey labor, environmental, health and advocacy groups gathered at the State House to urge Governor Phil Murphy, amid fiscal year 2024 budget planning, to deliver on his promise and stop raids on the Clean Energy Fund (CEF). More than 50...
Sierra Club New Jersey Endorses State Senators Smith, Greenstein and Zwicker
January 11, 2023
The Sierra Club New Jersey Chapter has announced the endorsement of State Senators Bob Smith-LD17, Linda Greenstein-LD 14 and Andrew Zwicker-LD16. All three candidates, who are seeking reelection in their respective districts, have been strong...
Gov. Murphy’s 5th State of State Address - Is Climate Change still an emergency?
January 10, 2023
Today, Governor Phil Murphy delivered his State of the State address at the New Jersey State House. On the environmental side, Murphy’s speech mentioned the Garden State Greenway, the Portal North Bridge, NJ Transit rail line projects, new rail...
Diverse advocates urge Murphy to strengthen/expedite flood and other climate rules as DEP hearing looms
January 9, 2023
Elected officials, flood victims, emergency responders, affordable housing advocates, environmental justice leaders, et al. at a Statehouse press conference today called for the strengthening, and accelerated adoption, of DEP’s proposed Inland Flood...
Building Up Youth Involvement
January 2, 2023
Youth Committee Chair’s Message
By Raghav Akula • 23akular@mtps.us
Issue-focused committees have provided working muscles for the NJ Chapter’s advocacy, from transportation to offshore wind to legislative action. Now, a new source...