Jersey Sierran Index

Front-loading washers are promoted as more energy-efficient than top loaders. They’re also gentler on clothes and get them cleaner at the same time. Yet American consumers seem to be skeptical. Sales of front loaders have grown haltingly and slowly...

Soil is the foundation of a successful garden and yet it is the least understood of all elements in this effort. The physical and biological properties of soil work together to create nourishment for our plant life.

Sierra Club ExCom Monthly Meeting Highlights

Unfortunately, former Chapter Chair Ken Johanson recently passed.

The business of America is tearing the environment apart, piece by piece. It’s hard to avoid stepping on a bug or running over a squirrel, so to speak, no matter what you do. Developers constantly build on open land until it’s all gone....

Right now, what we need are leaders; politicians who are activists, unafraid to act and do what’s right. That’s how we’ve chosen our endorsements. The Sierra Club urges your vote for these candidates (Table) for US President and Congress—based on...

A late July appellate court decision has sent the horrendously destructive Transco pipeline project back to the drafting table.

Abbas Salim (79), an active member of the Sierra Club NJ Chapter since 2019, passed away on March 29, 2024.

Concerns have increased lately about PFAS contamination from other sources. PFAS tends to accumulate in raw sewage, which is processed into biosolids, which throughout the nation have been used as farm fertilizer on an estimated 20 million or more...

Plastics are undoubtedly very bad for the environment and our health. They must be reduced. As New Jersey authorities tweak the bag ban and do more research, a more balanced picture of what is happening (and what needs to happen) with reusable bags...