Jersey Sierran Index

Recently, Eyewitness News NY reported that nearly 60% of schools in New Jersey notified parents that levels of lead in school drinking water were above the state and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maximum allowable level of 15 parts per...

Skepticism has abounded that the workhorses of our trucking fleet can be converted to electric. The new Tesla Semi may change that perception. Semis are trucks with detachable cabs that haul trailers and flatbeds laden with goods.

With sturgeon on the brink of extinction in the Delaware River, the EPA plans to set limits on how low oxygen levels can drop in the river.

Stan Greberis, an Executive Committee member of the NJ Chapter of the Sierra Club, was honored recently by Gov. Phil Murphy and Sean LaTourette, commissioner of the DEP, for inventing a device that removes chlorine from swimming

In January, New Jersey Transit announced its intention to raise bus and rail fares 13% to 15% while keeping service at current levels. This will be the first fare increase for NJ Transit riders in 10 years.

The projects are Leading Light Wind, by developers Invenergy and EnergyRe; and Attentive Energy Two, by TotalEnergies, Rise Light & Power, and Corio Generation. They would be built 40 miles off the coast of Atlantic City and 42 miles east of...

In its January announcement, NJ Transit said roughly $500 million in funding for the Kearny plant would be reassigned to cover several other Hurricane Sandy–related resiliency projects

After days of wrangling, the conferees called for “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner.” Any good lawyer would have a field day exposing the low level of commitment there.

It finally happened! Almost five years from when the New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club started its electric school bus campaign, the Electric School Bus Program is a reality!

The Treasury Department has announced the rules and procedures for school districts and municipal governments to receive tax credits from the federal government for any electric vehicle delivered starting in tax year 2023.