Press Releases

New Jersey currently has one beach closed due to high levels of bacteria and three more closed temporarily, according to the NJ Department of Environmental Protection. These are the 5th Avenue bay beach in Seaside Park, Beachwood Beach West,...

New Jersey will raise the gas tax by 9.3 cents on October 1st. This will bring the gas tax total in New Jersey to 50.7 cents. Diesel will also be taxed by 57.7 cents per gallon as of October 1. This is because less gas was sold in New Jersey during...

New Jersey currently has 31 lakes with high levels of harmful algal blooms that are either closed or under advisory. Two lakes are at a red ‘warning’ level. Nineteen lakes are at an orange ‘advisory’ level, which means that public beaches are closed...

Today Governor Murphy released his budget FY2021. In his address, he mentioned that coronavirus has worsened health disparities in the state. Murphy also mentioned that New Jersey is strengthening its commitment to a clean energy future. The address...

Today, the New Jersey Sierra Club is joining Assemblyman Zwicker and labor, environmental and community leaders in a Virtual Assembly: A Just, Green Recovery for NJ. The event will look at charting a path forward for a pro-climate, pro-worker...

The developer of the American Dream Mall, Triple Five, has come to an agreement with lenders to avoid foreclosures on Mall of America in Minnesota. During the pandemic, Triple five missed mortgage payments for the Mall of America. Last year, Triple...

Elcon Recycling Services LLC recently sent a formal letter of withdrawal to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for their applications of the Elcon project in Falls Township. Applications that were withdrawn included Phase II RCRA...

There are currently three beaches closed in New Jersey, according to the NJ Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program. These are Beachwod Beach West, Windward Beach in Brick Township, and Reese Ave in Lavallette Borough.

Today, August 12, marks the 6th anniversary of PennEast’s proposal for their pipeline. NJ Sierra Club joined with Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Berks Gas Truth, and the Pipeline Safety Coalition to fight the pipeline and organize the community.

Today, the NJ Board of Public Utilities said that it will conduct a post-mortem investigation into power companies’ storm response. This comes after large public outcry because of the 1.4 million customers who were in the dark after Tropical Storm...