Press Releases

Trenton, NJ (December 12, 2024) – At today’s three-hour Assembly Transportation Committee hearing, legislators unanimously advanced a bill to delay Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) regulations until 2027, two years later than scheduled. Dozens of New...

Equitable policymaking to electrify NJ’s transportation critical to protect public health

JERSEY CITY, NJ -- Last night, the New Jersey Sierra Club hosted their 2024 Appreciation Celebration at Liberty State Park, honoring exceptional New Jersey environmental governmental and grassroots volunteer leaders across the state. 

WOODBRIDGE, NJ – New Jersey is charging for the long haul as recent progress electrifying New Jersey’s transportation sector signals major steps forward, despite national attempts by the trucking industry to halt electrification of Medium- and Heavy...

Trenton, NJ - Today at 2:30PM, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) held a Special Public Meeting to discuss  and approve the second Triennium energy efficiency program filings. Every three years, pursuant to the Clean Energy Act of 2018,...

Yesterday, the Biden-Harris administration announced the awardees of its $3 billion Clean Ports Program, to address pollution at ports and freight hubs across the country. These Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds will enable ports to reduce diesel...

Ridgefield, NJ - Today, the NJ Sierra Club joined the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act funding coming from the Biden-Harris Administration’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to...

Today the NJ Board of Public Utilities issued an order adopting a final Medium and Heavy Duty Charging Ecosystem Order, which will further the infrastructure for and adoption of medium and heavy duty (MHD) electric vehicles in New Jersey. The final...

The Sierra Club, New Jersey Chapter submitted comments to the National Park Service urging them to prevent Middlesex County’s massive artificial turf development proposal for Thomas Edison Park. The park already has several playing fields, over a...

Asbury Park, NJ - New Jersey is experiencing frequent and intense impacts of the climate crisis with both increased flooding and heat. Yesterday, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) proposed land use rules that will...