Jersey Sierran Index

New Jersey will finally say goodbye to coal power. The state’s last two coal-fired power plants were scheduled to shutter around May 31. The Logan and Chambers plants are owned by Starwood Energy, which plans to decommission them and work with a...

If, upon your next visit to Center City Philadelphia or to Central Park in New York, you could enter through a magic door and be transported to what these areas looked like 400 years ago, would you go through? Just a short drive away from these...

During Earth Week, my daughter sent me a sonogram of my granddaughter, Eliana. Communities across the state exhibited Electric Vehicles, planted trees, walked along trails, and sponsored neighborhood cleanups. My Facebook friends posted pictures of...

Question: What happens to thin plastic carry-out bags and paper carry-out bags on May 4, 2022? Answer: Banned! This ban is strictly for the thin plastic bags used at retail stores and restaurants to carry out items and does not include trash bags...

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...

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....