NJ Transit responds to customers with 346 more bus trips on popular, summer routes
July 14, 2023
The work of the Transportation Committee was highlighted in a July 3, 2023 Northjersey.com article
NJDEP Statement Released on East Coast Whale Mortalities
June 25, 2023
The DEP has released a statement in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries (NOAA), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Board of Public Utilities (BPU), and the Marine Mammal Commission, confirming that...
North Jersey Green: Have Your State Legislator Support New Jersey’s Green Amendment
November 24, 2022
By Allen Swanson
Chair, Loantaka Group
Reprinted with permission of the New Jersey Hills Media Group, Whippany, New Jersey, www.newjerseyhills.com.
Our Bills of Rights at the federal and state levels assure we have...
Opinion: New Jersey needs stronger regulation of warehouses, now
October 5, 2022
In an October 4 Star-Ledger opinion piece, Tony Hagen, Editor of The Jersey Sierran, says it’s time to apply what we know about environmental science to our development decisions, especially when it comes to dropping another warehouse in New Jersey.
Opinion: NJ Transit needs stable funding so our future will be electric and equitable
February 23, 2022
In a February 23 Star-Ledger opinion piece, Sierra Club NJ Chapter Director Anjuli Ramos-Busot and Environmental & Social Justice Committee Chair Renée Pollard attribute a lack of stable funding as a reason why NJ Transit is unable to expand...
Environmental justice must prevail
January 10, 2022
In a letter to the editor of the Jersey Journal, the Hudson County Group's David "Ace" Case speaks out regarding the proposed construction of an apartment building on land that had been designated as parkland in Jersey City.
In the News: Our Single-Use Plastic Ban Has Begun and That's Good
November 15, 2021
In an opinion piece that appeared in NJ.com, Sylvia Kay, a member of the Sierra Club New Jersey Chapter Executive Committee and Raghav Akula, Sierra Club New Jersey Chapter Student Liaison, describe New Jersey’s single-use plastic ban as "a big,...
In the News: Beach Replenishment Is No Solution for Dealing with Climate Change
October 8, 2021
"Beach replenishment is not the ultimate solution for dealing with climate change, storm surges and sea-level rise," said Taylor McFarland, acting director of the Sierra Club's New Jersey chapter. "We have continued to watch failed beach...
In the News: America's Largest Wind Investment Is Located Off The Jersey Shore
September 23, 2021
Allie Horn, co-chair of the Chapter's Offshore Wind Committee, is quoted in the Patch on plans to begin construction next year on one of the largest wind farms in the nation, 15 miles off the Jersey Shore. She notes that "factors like atmospheric...
Op-Ed: Need for clean-truck rule is immediate
September 17, 2021
In an opinion piece on NJ Spotlight, Renée Pollard, environmental and social justice chair and Bill Beren, transportation chair, urge the Murphy administration to quickly adopt the Advanced Clean Trucks rule, which would deliver zero-emission trucks...