Sierra Club New Jersey Announces New Chapter Director
December 2, 2021
The New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club announces the appointment of Anjuli Ramos-Busot as the chapter’s new director. Before taking this position, Ramos-Busot worked for the NJ Department of Environmental Protection as a climate change research...
In the News: Our Single-Use Plastic Ban Has Begun and That's Good
November 15, 2021
In an opinion piece that appeared in NJ.com, Sylvia Kay, a member of the Sierra Club New Jersey Chapter Executive Committee and Raghav Akula, Sierra Club New Jersey Chapter Student Liaison, describe New Jersey’s single-use plastic ban as "a big,...
In the News: Proposed Colts Neck Manor Raises Environmental Concerns
November 10, 2021
Sierra Club New Jersey Chapter's Acting Director, Taylor McFarland, in an opinion piece to Centraljersey.com.
Colts Neck Planning Board Delays Disastrous Kushner Development
November 5, 2021
Last night the Colts Neck Planning Board held a special meeting to vote on the Colts Neck Manor Development. The proposal is a 360 unit high density housing complex including 72 units of Affordable Housing with approximately 1000 residents. The...
In the News: Beach Replenishment Is No Solution for Dealing with Climate Change
October 8, 2021
"Beach replenishment is not the ultimate solution for dealing with climate change, storm surges and sea-level rise," said Taylor McFarland, acting director of the Sierra Club's New Jersey chapter. "We have continued to watch failed beach...
NJ Needs Long Term Solution to Protect Jersey Shore
October 7, 2021
The Sierra Club New Jersey Chapter joins Surfrider Foundation at a Press Conference in Deal, NJ highlighting the environmental and economic failures of beach replenishment. Over 20 groups, including the Sierra Club NJ Chapter have signed a statement...
Developer Abandons PennEast Fracked Gas Pipeline Project
September 27, 2021
Today the developers of the controversial PennEast pipeline project announced they were cancelling the project after being denied necessary water quality permits. PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC’s 116-mile pipeline would have shipped fracked Marcellus...
In the News: America's Largest Wind Investment Is Located Off The Jersey Shore
September 23, 2021
Allie Horn, co-chair of the Chapter's Offshore Wind Committee, is quoted in the Patch on plans to begin construction next year on one of the largest wind farms in the nation, 15 miles off the Jersey Shore. She notes that "factors like atmospheric...
Op-Ed: Need for clean-truck rule is immediate
September 17, 2021
In an opinion piece on NJ Spotlight, Renée Pollard, environmental and social justice chair and Bill Beren, transportation chair, urge the Murphy administration to quickly adopt the Advanced Clean Trucks rule, which would deliver zero-emission trucks...
Opinion: Atlantic Electric should agree to shut last two NL coal-fired plants early
September 15, 2021
In an opinion piece in the Press of Atlantic City, Gina Carola, chair of the Sierra Club West Jersey Group and Chapter conservation co-chair, discusses New Jersey's continued reliance on burning coal for electricity.