The Facts About Whale Deaths
June 1, 2023
Since at least 2017, when North Atlantic right whale mortalities and serious injuries and illnesses spiked, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has carefully tracked marine mammal mortalities.The most common causes? Vessel strikes...
Our Offices Are Now in Hamilton!
June 1, 2023
We’re settling into our new offices in Hamilton Township at the Modern at Mill One.
Drive Electric Earth Day
March 8, 2023
Once again, the Sierra Club is a national sponsor of Drive Electric Earth Day. Local groups, including The NJ Chapter’s Gateway Group, are sponsoring events during Earth Week at which owners exhibit their electric cars and talk one-on-one to...
NJ Law Would Give Overburdened Communities a Say
March 5, 2023
The final rules of New Jersey’s environmental justice law (S232) states that the environmental and public health of overburdened communities must be considered before allowing permits for the expansion and new construction of polluting facilities...
Getting Tough on Plastics Producers
March 5, 2023
Beyond Plastics is working with Sierra Club NJ to develop a broad-based “extended producer responsibility” law that would shift the cost of managing plastic waste back onto the producers
FERC Sides With Polluter on Pipeline Ruling
March 5, 2023
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved plans by Williams Companies to expand natural gas pipeline capacity across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
Wildlife and Endangered Species Committee Report
March 5, 2023
The Wildlife and Endangered Species Committee is working officially with the Coalition to Ban Leghold Traps in New Jersey
State House Notes
March 5, 2023
Sierra Club NJ highlights recent state measures impacting the environment.
Raiding the Clean Energy Fund Cookie Jar
March 5, 2023
The NJ Chapter of the Sierra Club has called upon Murphy to make good on his gubernatorial promise to stop raiding the CEF.
Logan Coal Plant Demolition Heralds New Era
March 5, 2023
Thanks to substantial lobbying by the Sierra Club and other environmental and public interest groups, the Logan and Chambers coal-fired plants in Gloucester and Salem counties are closed.
