In Memoriam
October 1, 2022
Longtime Sierra Club member Bob “Cool Beans” Sandberg, 77, passed away on July 17, 2022. He was an environmental champion and sailor and for many years a valuable member of the Sierra Club Executive Committee, a trustee of the Whale Pond Brook...
Manasquan Reservoir
October 1, 2022
By John Miraglia
The diminutive state of New Jersey boasts many miles of hiking trails managed by town, city, county and state authorities and in Wildlife Management Areas, from Cape May through Sussex counties. Each trail is a treasure...
E-School Bus Milestone
October 1, 2022
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT
By Bill Beren • Beren1@verizon.net
Four years of hard work finally paid off for members of the NJ Chapter’s Transportation Committee when Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law A1282 (Stanley) and...
ExCom Meeting Highlights
September 15, 2022
June: The Executive Committee (ExCom) voted to empower the Chapter’s Forest Conservation Committee to decide which proposals to send to Chapter Director Anjuli Ramos-Busot for submission to the state’s new Forest Stewardship Task Force. The task...
Stop the Newark Bay Turnpike Widening
June 13, 2022
The NJ Turnpike Authority (NJTA) has proposed a destructive widening of the Newark Bay Extension, which runs through Newark, Bayonne, and Jersey City. The widening is expensive, socially inequitable, and environmentally devastating. This is an...
Here Is the Legislation Our Chapter Supports and Opposes
June 13, 2022
The 2022-2023 session of the NJ Legislature began in January. The NJ Chapter of the Sierra Club has so far taken positions on 24 pending bills and resolutions.
Major Win: Court Settlement Disrupts Gibbstown LNG Port Construction
June 13, 2022
Environmental groups scored a major win in March when the Sierra Club, Delaware PennFuture, and the Clean Air Council obtained a settlement halting construction of a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Wyalusing Township, Pa. The builder,...
Sierra Club Announces Congressional Picks
June 13, 2022
As the 2022 election cycle swings into full gear, the Political Committee has been busy once again. Several more congressional endorsements have been made, and only a few remain to be considered before the November 8 General Election. We...
Don’t Give Up! We Need You Desperately!
June 13, 2022
Raghav Akula has a message for New Jersey’s youth who are interested in climate issues: “We need you desperately!” Raghav, 17, is the school liaison for the Sierra Club’s NJ Chapter. He says young people often feel that climate change is so...
ExCom Meeting Highlights
June 13, 2022
From The Jersey Sierran, July - September 2022
March: Jamie Zaccaria was appointed to the Elections Committee and Denise Brush was appointed offshore wind issues coordinator. The chapter voted unanimously to...