Press Releases

New Jersey - Over the Fourth of July weekend, New Jersey was hit by a days-long, record-breaking heatwave, with many towns experiencing temperatures as high as 105 degrees. The Star Ledger has estimated that 29 New Jerseyans have lost their lives...

Salem County, NJ - Today on a kitchen table in Salem County, Governor Sherrill signed three energy affordability bills. Among the bills was the nation-leading Data Center Tariff Bill, S731 (Burzichelli)/A796 (Bailey), which is critical to ensuring...

Trenton, NJ - Yesterday on June 30th, the NJ Legislature passed and Governor Sherrill signed the New Jersey Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Budget, which appropriates $60.7 billion in State funds impacting the environment,  conserving open space, and energy...

Trenton, NJ - Yesterday evening, a suite of critical energy and environmental bills passed the NJ Legislature with New Jersey’s Fiscal Year 27 (FY27) Budget session.

Trenton, NJ - New Jersey lawmakers passed landmark legislation to expand access to affordable, easy-to-install “plug-in solar” systems to all, including renters and apartment-dwellers, yesterday by a unanimous vote. The Garden State Plug-In Solar...

Trenton, NJ - Yesterday, the Data Center Tariff Bill, S731/A796, Data Center Reporting Bill, S3379/A4096, and the “End Data Center Tax Credits Act” S4390/A5165, passed at the legislature, holding big tech companies accountable to pay their fair...

Trenton: Today, the Senate Environment Committee unanimously released S3254 (Mukherji/Greenstein), which prohibits the expenditure of Green Acres funds for the purchase, use, installation, or replacement of artificial turf fields. In recent years,...

Trenton, NJ - Today, New Jersey joined several states in a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration over the Department of the Interior's $1 billion buyout of TotalEnergies' offshore wind lease back in March of this year.

Trenton, New Jersey – Today, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) announced in the NJ register that the NJ Protecting Against Climate Threats Resilient Environments and Landscapes (NJ PACT REAL) rules will be delayed one...

Trenton, New Jersey – Today, Governor Mikie Sherrill announced her four-pronged plan to address the growing impact of data centers on the environment and communities, increase transparency, and hold them accountable. New Jersey Sierra Club Director...