Jersey Sierran Index

Industrial toxins are often disproportionately concentrated in underserved communities. To protect these communities from having to shoulder even more industrial activity, New Jersey adopted the Environmental Justice (EJ) Law in 2020 and adopted an...

In the PJM interconnection area, hundreds of millions of square feet of data centers are proposed, built, or under construction, requiring 67 gigawatts (GW) of power, according to an August 2025 report. It is estimated that about 38% of PJM’s...

For centuries, applied science has been busy creating new products to solve problems and make life easier for modern humans. Unfortunately, in this century many products were made of chemicals now referred to as “forever chemicals,” or per- and poly...

We use the word volunteer often in the Sierra Club—for good reason. Page 12 of this newsletter features a box titled “New Jersey Chapter Leadership.” Did you know that everyone listed there, except the four people listed in the blue-shaded section,...

There has been a fresh breeze blowing. In recent months, there have been 5 court rulings against Trump administration attempts to shut down the offshore wind industry. Work has now been allowed to proceed on Sunrise Wind and Empire Wind off New York...

In 2025, the Light Pollution and Night Skies Committee of the New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club expanded its work to reduce light pollution and protect the state’s remaining night skies. Through legislative advocacy, municipal outreach, and...

Today there are close to 40 miles of the Morris Canal Greenway (MCG) completed and open to the public, with many more sections in various stages of development.

A Banner Day!

Environmentalists are concerned about pollutants being released into the air, water, and soil where plastic turf fields are installed. These fears stem from studies that found that plastic turf can emit volatile organic compounds and other...

Members of the Student Action Committee of the NJ Chapter of the Sierra Club recently launched a thrift store at Princeton Farmer’s Market at Hinds Plaza to raise funds for the Club’s Political Action Committee (PAC), in support of Mikie Sherill’s...