Jersey Sierran Index

Much has been said about the sharp rise in electricity and gas rates, but water rates are also going up, and it is important to understand what’s causing this. Essential water utility upgrades and higher water demand are the chief drivers.

These conflicts in Iran and Ukraine aren’t good for the health of our planet.

By Betsy Longendorfer • Building Electrification CommitteeAcross the country, consumers have seen a dramatic rise in electricity prices driven by increased power demand, mostly from data centers. Data centers increase energy use but more importantly...

By Patricia Hilliard • Hudson County GroupYou may have seen them as you drive along major highways in New Jersey: big box warehouses that sprawl across the land. They seem to be popping up on farmland, but more of them exist in Camden, Essex, and...

The waterways the aquifer supports are home to many unique species that have evolved to the Pinelands’ acidic, nutrient-poor conditions. The aquifer also supplies thousands of New Jersey homes with freshwater, including roughly 200,000 acres of...

Whether or not we need a moratorium on data centers, we certainly need some rules and regulations in place around them. And fast! Or we can expect similarly steep cost increases in future.

April: The Chapter has rolled out a volunteer survey form that will enable staff and volunteers to follow up with new members and help them become involved in our activities and advocacy. Visit: https://shorturl.at/qxo3OStaff held two webinars...

We have completed our March fundraising appeal, and our summer appeal will begin soon. As always, every donation is appreciated and every donor is cherished. If you are or have been a donor, we humbly invite you to take the next step. Make it...

The tragic fact is that milk cows are “forced” into an industrial, non-stop, brutally imposed breeding process to increase their output of milk. A cow’s yearly output is about 7,000 pounds by traditional farming, but today’s industrially imposed...

AI from providers such as ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, and Gemini is increasingly popular for online searches, writing assignments, and professional work tasks (including mine as a software engineer), and those light-bulb-level energy...