Press Releases

The Sierra Club- NJ Chapter joined the Delaware River Keeper Network along with other environmental groups and advocates at a rally urging Governor Murphy to stop the PennEast Pipeline. In a recent 5-4 decision in the case of PennEast vs. New Jersey...

Today Governor Murphy signed a Clean Energy Bill Package with Mayor Tony Vaz, Senator Bob Smith, Assemblyman Daniel Benson, and CEO of ChargeEVC-NJ Pam Frank.

Last night, Hoboken City Council passed a resolution asking the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) to use alternative energy for their proposed 34 MW gas fired power plant that would be located in the Ironbound community of Newark. Hoboken is...

The Sierra Club is encouraged that the Green Amendment, SCR 30/ACR 80, is gaining ground in the New Jersey Senate. The resolution now has 19 Senate sponsors, with Senators Lagana, Kean, Rice, and Schepisi being the latest to sign their names onto...

Trenton -- Today New Jersey Board of Public Utilities awarded offshore wind solicitations to two projects that combined will develop offshore wind capacity of 2,658 MW - the largest offshore wind procurement in the history of the country. The first...

The Senate has passed the state budget (S2022 / A5870) for FY22. This latest budget would take $360 million from NJ Transit capital funds for operations and maintenance. It also takes $82 million from the Clean Energy Fund for NJ Transit.

Shawn Latourette has been sworn in as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Today the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste released A5803(McKeon). The bill exempts plastic material processed at advanced plastic processing facilities from State laws regulating solid waste disposal and recycling. The Sierra Club, Environment...

Today, the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) announced its plans to reevaluate the current proposal for a 34 MW gas fired power plant in the Ironbound community of Newark. The PVSC will be expanding stakeholder engagement and starting a...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the DEP’s Green Acres Program today. The event is being held at the Holly Farm tract of the Menantico Ponds Wildlife Management Area, which was acquired by...