Press Releases

Trenton – At the fifth hearing for NJ Transit’s 10-county rolling 15% fare hike hearings, a broad set of advocates came out to call for Governor Murphy, legislative leaders and NJ Transit to move forward on stable dedicated funding for NJ Transit...

Trenton, NJ – Governor Murphy is proposing to make significant investments in our open spaces, grid and to NJ Transit. On February 27th, Governor Murphy gave his fiscal year budget address for 2025 (FY 25) which is available online here.

Trenton, NJ - This morning, NJ TRANSIT announced the cancellation of the controversial TransitGrid project claiming it is not “financially feasible.” With the approval of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), NJ TRANSIT will redirect over $500...

Chatham Township, NJ - Today, New Jersey Sierra Club Director, Anjuli Ramos-Busot joined Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill and NJDEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette for a panel discussion to highlight the introduction of her recent Building Native Habitats...

Trenton, NJ – Today, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) announced the winners of the third solicitation for offshore wind projects in New Jersey.

Trenton – On January 16th, Governor Murphy signed into law a nation-leading law on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), requiring the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Drinking Water Quality Institute to perform a study...

Trenton: Yesterday afternoon, Governor Murphy delivered his sixth State of the State address at the NJ State House despite a major storm that will bring flooding, wind damage, power outages across the state. Despite the state emergency warning to...

Trenton – Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2023 recipients of nearly $1 billion in Clean School Bus Program grants, funded from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The EPA has awarded clean school buses...

Long Branch - Today the Sierra Club, New Jersey Chapter joined Congressman Pallone and other environmental organizations including OCEANA, Environment NJ, and NJ League of Conservation Voters, at a press conference  calling on NOAA and the U.S Coast...

TRENTON, N.J. — Today, the New Jersey Legislature passed a bill to strengthen the state’s community solar program, increasing its overall size and expanding access by meaningfully eliminating barriers for low- and moderate- income (LMI) residents’...