Press Releases

Trenton, NJ - The Sierra Club, New Jersey chapter testified at the Fish and Game Council meeting today on the approval of the State’s Comprehensive Bear Management Policy (CBBMP) and amendments to the Game Code. The chapter strongly disagrees with...

Governor Murphy is expected to rescind an Executive Order he signed in 2018 that banned bear hunting on state lands, about 700,000 acres. His administration made an announcement today that the New Jersey Fish and Game Council will discuss the...

The New Jersey Sierra Club applauds the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for proposing to incorporate by reference California's Model Year 2027 or Later Heavy-Duty New Engine and Vehicle Standards and Requirements, otherwise...

The Senate Environment and Energy Committee released S3176 (Greenstein/Smith). would require DEP and Drinking Water Quality Institute to perform study concerning regulation and treatment of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The study...

The Senate Environment and Energy Committee released S3185 (Codey, Sarlo). The bill provides CBT credit for development of anaerobic digestion facilities that process food waste. This bill would incentivize the development and construction of...

Today marks the 10th Anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. Hurricane Sandy was the costliest natural disaster in the history of New Jersey with $30 billion in damages. According to NJDEP data, 38 lives were lost, 346,000 homes were destroyed or damaged...

Today the NJ Office of the Attorney General, the Division of Consumer Affairs, and the NJ Department of Environmental Protection announced that New Jersey will sue Big Oil for climate damages.

Hamilton, NJ — Building on landmark congressional climate, jobs, justice, and clean energy investments, hundreds of local and national advocacy groups are now pivoting to the need for the Biden administration to use all its available tools to set...

On the Anniversary of Hurricane Ida, the Sierra Club, New Jersey Chapter held a roundtable with some of New Jersey’s Congressional Delegation, including Congressman Andy Kim, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill and Congressman Tom Malinowski to discuss the...

Trenton, NJ—The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) voted to accept the Energy Master Plan Ratepayer Impact Study. The study, conducted by The Brattle Group, looked at the impact of the state’s Energy Master Plan (EMP) through 2030. Overall...