Jersey Sierran Index

  JANUARY Jan 1 (Mon): First Day Hikes in New Jersey’s State Parks and Forests. Celebrate the New Year with one of the “First Day Hikes” that the Park Service holds across the state. https://www.stateparks.org/special-programs/first-...

By Patricia Hilliard • Executive Committee Member New Jersey is the state with the most Superfund sites, roughly 150, 35 of which have been cleaned up. These toxic sites are due in part to New Jersey’s history as the origin of the industrial...

By Joe Testa • NJ Chapter IT Chair Did you know that you can manage your Club membership online? The “My Account” web portal at myaccount.sierraclub.org enables you to view or update your membership information without the need to contact the...

By Tony Hagen • editor@newjersey.sierraclub.org Amazon opened a technologically up-to-date warehouse in Boston recently and invited the television media in for a look. The place was buzzing with robotized machines, even a couple that looked...

By Denise Brush • Chair, Offshore Wind Committee Hydrogen energy has been in the news recently, and it is important to understand this new technology, how hydrogen fuel fits into the energy system, and why it is controversial. Before you can...

By Greg Gorman • ggorman@embargmail.com The World is experiencing higher temperatures, a greater frequency of heavy precipitation events, and rising sea levels because of climate change. These conditions impact our economy, our environment, and...

In the past four years, I’ve seen volunteers become much more engaged in our work.

In 2019, the NJ Clean Energy Program, managed by the NJ Board of Public Utilities (BPU), initiated the 3-year, pilot Community Solar Energy Program to make clean solar energy available to all who cannot otherwise take advantage of solar energy due...

Lake Placid is perhaps best known for hosting two Winter Olympics, in 1932 and 1980. Lake Placid is also the destination for hundreds of miles of beautiful hiking trails within the Adirondack Mountains.

A recent Pew survey indicated Americans remain sharply divided over addressing climate change.