Chapter News

The NJ Turnpike Authority (NJTA) has proposed a destructive widening of the Newark Bay Extension, which runs through Newark, Bayonne, and Jersey City. The widening is expensive, socially inequitable, and environmentally devastating. This is an...

The 2022-2023 session of the NJ Legislature began in January. The NJ Chapter of the Sierra Club has so far taken positions on 24 pending bills and resolutions.

Environmental groups scored a major win in March when the Sierra Club, Delaware PennFuture, and the Clean Air Council obtained a settlement halting construction of a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Wyalusing Township, Pa. The builder,...

As the 2022 election cycle swings into full gear, the Political Committee has been busy once again. Several more congressional endorsements have been made, and only a few remain to be considered before the November 8 General Election. We...

Raghav Akula has a message for New Jersey’s youth who are interested in climate issues: “We need you desperately!” Raghav, 17, is the school liaison for the Sierra Club’s NJ Chapter. He says young people often feel that climate change is so...

New Jersey will finally say goodbye to coal power. The state’s last two coal-fired power plants were scheduled to shutter around May 31. The Logan and Chambers plants are owned by Starwood Energy, which plans to decommission them and work with a...

If, upon your next visit to Center City Philadelphia or to Central Park in New York, you could enter through a magic door and be transported to what these areas looked like 400 years ago, would you go through? Just a short drive away from these...

During Earth Week, my daughter sent me a sonogram of my granddaughter, Eliana. Communities across the state exhibited Electric Vehicles, planted trees, walked along trails, and sponsored neighborhood cleanups. My Facebook friends posted pictures of...

Earth Day: It’s the one day where everyone in the world is expected to keep the health of the planet in mind—but it’s only one day. Earth Day shouldn’t be an excuse to neglect the environment for the other 364 days of the year. If we’re serious...

In April, Sierra Club volunteers took part in four events throughout New Jersey to promote electric vehicles (EVs). Part of Drive Electric Earth Day, the events offered a chance for anyone interested in buying an electric car to speak to owners of...