Press Releases

Today the NJ State Assembly passed bill S2515(Smith)/A4676(Quijano). The bill establishes post-consumer recycled content requirements for rigid plastic containers, glass containers, paper and plastic carryout bags, and plastic trash bags; and...

Today the state legislature passed bill S1016(Smith)/ A2070(Calabrese): Restricts use of neonicotinoid pesticides. The bill passed with a vote of 30-6 in the Senate and 54-22-2 in the Assembly. It will now go to the Governor’s desk to sign.

Today the Senate Judiciary Committee approved three nominees for Pinelands Commission. Theresa Lettman will replace McKee Ashmun, Laura E. Matos will replace Richard Prickett, and Davon McCurry will replace D'Arcy Rohan Green. The Sierra Club New...

The Assembly Appropriations Committee released bill S2515(Smith)/A4676(Quijano). The legislation would establish post consumer recycled content requirements for rigid plastic containers, glass containers, paper and plastic carryout bags, and plastic...

Yesterday the Senate State Legislature passed S4077(Deignan). The bill requires DEP to develop and implement electric school bus program; provides for $15 million in first year and $15 million annually in subsequent two years to DEP, subject to...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection adopted the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule, moving forward a regulatory path for electrifying everything from delivery vans to tractor trailers in the state. New Jersey is one of several states...

Governor Murphy just pulled one of his three recent Pinelands Commission nominees. Even though he pulled Elvin Montero, Deputy Director of the NJ Chemistry Council, he is still pushing forward with two more lobbyists to replace Pinelands...

The New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club announces the appointment of Anjuli Ramos-Busot as the chapter’s new director. Before taking this position, Ramos-Busot worked for the NJ Department of Environmental Protection as a climate change research...

Sierra Club New Jersey Chapter's Acting Director, Taylor McFarland, in an opinion piece to Centraljersey.com.

Last night the Colts Neck Planning Board held a special meeting to vote on the Colts Neck Manor Development. The proposal is a 360 unit high density housing complex including 72 units of Affordable Housing with approximately 1000 residents. The...