Jersey Sierran Index

In 2019, New Jersey established the three-year Community Solar Energy Pilot Program, administered by the NJ Board of Public Utilities (BPU). Gov. Phil Murphy has called the pilot program a national model for making solar accessible to underserved...

Each year in New Jersey, over 100 million metric tons (MMT) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) greenhouse gases pour into the atmosphere from industry, generating plants, heating systems, and the transportation sector. The state Department of...

From the April - June 2022 Jersey Sierran    By George Moffatt, gmoffattgt@aol.com A tidal wave of electric vehicles (EVs) is heading our way, but will they reduce overall carbon emissions and other pollutants? It’s...

From the April - June 2022 Jersey Sierran    By George Moffatt Why are Sierrans, other environmentalists, and most of humanity so concerned about protecting nature? There may be as many reasons as there are thoughtful people, but why...

After multiple revisions, New Jersey’s recycled content bill (S2515/A4647) was signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy on January 17, 2022. It won by a nice margin in both houses: 48 to 26 in the Assembly and 22 to 15 in the Senate. The bill had been...

In early January, Gov. Phil Murphy intervened with the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) to prevent a vote on construction of an 84-megawatt, backup, fossil fuel–powered generation plant. The move will force the PVSC to reflect more deeply...

In 2020 the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) adopted strict drinking water standards for three chemicals in the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) family. Many NJ water systems soon found they were exceeding the new standard....

This is a moment of transformation and growth for the Chapter, and I am excited to be part of it. I come to the Sierra Club with a background in climate change science and air quality. I earned my Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the...

A few months into our Hiring Committee’s search for a new Chapter Director, I took part in a one-hour training webinar on recruitment that proved invaluable. In the webinar I was advised that it was perfectly fine to call potential job candidates...

According to the Chinese zodiac, this is the Year of the Tiger, and climate activists would do well to embrace the characteristics of the tiger: bravery, assertiveness, and dominance. Clearly, the escalating impacts of carbon pollution—extreme...