Jersey Sierran Index

TRENTON REPORT The NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife has approved the continuation of bear hunts through 2028, despite huge opposition from residents of New Jersey. The NJ Chapter and other environmental advocates have all asked NJ Department...

By Joanne Pannone • Chair, Central Jersey Group Are your plant’s stomata—pores—clogged from chemicals and particulates? The stomata are the respiratory system of plants, and when they become congested, the plants choke and photosynthesis cannot...

Interest in purchasing electric school buses (ESBs) was much higher this year at the NJ School Boards Association workshop, held in Atlantic City, October 23 and 24. Bill Beren, NJ Chapter Transportation Committee chair and ExCom member; Kip...

By Anjuli Ramos-Busot, Director, NJ Chapter of the Sierra Club On October 31 (Happy Halloween!), Ørsted announced that it would officially cease the development of the offshore wind turbine projects Ocean Wind I and II in New Jersey. The turbines...

By Renée Pollard • Executive Committee Member and Chair of the Environmental and Social Justice Committee Creating green spaces in urban and overburdened communities can sometimes be challenging, but it is vital to creating an environment that...

By Steve and Pat Miller • Building Electrification Team Leaders In the last issue of The Jersey Sierran, we wrote how we added the building electrification (BE) Q&A “Ask Sean Show” to our monthly BE webinars. We also explained homeowner...

  JANUARY Jan 1 (Mon): First Day Hikes in New Jersey’s State Parks and Forests. Celebrate the New Year with one of the “First Day Hikes” that the Park Service holds across the state. https://www.stateparks.org/special-programs/first-...

By Patricia Hilliard • Executive Committee Member New Jersey is the state with the most Superfund sites, roughly 150, 35 of which have been cleaned up. These toxic sites are due in part to New Jersey’s history as the origin of the industrial...

By Joe Testa • NJ Chapter IT Chair Did you know that you can manage your Club membership online? The “My Account” web portal at myaccount.sierraclub.org enables you to view or update your membership information without the need to contact the...

By Tony Hagen • editor@newjersey.sierraclub.org Amazon opened a technologically up-to-date warehouse in Boston recently and invited the television media in for a look. The place was buzzing with robotized machines, even a couple that looked...