Jersey Sierran Index

This summer, I had the privilege of attending the Raritan Native American Heritage Celebration & Pow Wow in East Brunswick. The event was hosted by the Redhawk Native American Arts Council of New York and New Jersey. For many, a pow wow is a...

Connected green corridors provide many benefits:

Safety was the original motivation for the NVG, first proposed in a 2016 Change.org petition started by local resident Alex Philliou.

The proposed Northern Valley Greenway (NVG) would convert 7.5 miles of unused and deteriorated CSX rail track into a beautiful greenway for walking and cycling, directly connecting municipal facilities across six Bergen County towns—Tenafly,...

When the news broke that a farm in Cranbury Township, New Jersey, was threatened by eminent domain for housing, it felt like a gut punch. But in late October, the public outcry against this action succeeded in getting Cranbury to back away from...

The New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club called attention to the importance of renewable energy at a Sun Day celebration at Holmdel Park in Holmdel in September. Sun Day is a nationwide day of action celebrating solar and wind power that is...

New Jersey’s coastline has been experiencing “super marine heat waves” for the past three years, part of a worldwide explosion of unusually warm ocean waters.

As the yellow school bus rolls through your neighborhood each morning, it may look the same as it has for decades—but a quiet revolution is coming. To reach the goal of 100% clean energy in New Jersey by 2035, electric school buses (ESBs) are on the...

Climate change is causing ocean levels to rise. This means salt water is moving farther upriver, where it mixes with fresh water, causing undrinkable brackish water. There are other problems, too, such as aging infrastructure and contamination. New...

On January 23, 2025, President Trump signed an order (EO 14179) to retool America’s policy for AI development. Trump’s order focused on speed, deregulation, and global AI dominance. It removed Biden-era safeguards for worker protection,...