Press Releases

Today in Camden, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and DEP Comissioner Catherine McCabe announced the filing of eight separate lawsuits on addressing pollution in minority and lower income communities in New Jersey. Communities involved in these...

The New Jersey Sierra Club along with 50 other groups are calling on Governor Murphy to enact a moratorium on all new fossil fuel infrastructure and development in New Jersey. Our Empower NJ-Stop Fossil Fuels campaign is made up of over two dozen...

Despite still being involved in ongoing litigation, New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) is moving forward with the construction of their proposed Southern Reliability Link (SRL) pipeline. NJNG has obtained certain road opening permits to install sections...

Sky Bly FC who was initially a partner in the massive sports complex proposal, Trophy Park, has now withdrawn from the project. Governor Phil Murphy is also a co- owner of the Sky Blue FC soccer club. Trophy Park, would be built on 200acres much of...

Parts of Wayne and Lincoln Park flooded today after heavy rains on Saturday caused the Passaic and Pompton rivers to overflow. The National Weather Service issued flood advisories on Saturday for much of New Jersey as rain continued across the state...

The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife are going to resume cutting activities on Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area in Stand 33. NJDFW will begin cutting on or about November 27, 2018 for about two weeks and again before April 1, 2019.

Last night the Asbury Park mayor and town council passed a resolution asking iStar to halt work on their private beach club. The council told iStar to come back with a new plan that meets the environment and economic concerns that were raised during...

New Jersey will come out blue in this year’s midterm elections. Democratic incumbent, Senator Robert Menendez held onto his seat. Democrats including Mikie Sherill, Tom Malinowski, and possibly Andy Kim, took control of at least three of the state’s...

Today, Governor Murphy, Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh, Congressman Bill Pascrell and country representatives have announced next step improvements for the former Allied Textile Printing (ATP) industrial complex located within Paterson Great Falls...

Today Governor Murphy is speaking on the Anniversary of Hurricane Sandy alongside Senators Menendez and Booker and Congressman Pallone. The New Jersey Sierra Club has concerns that despite strong words from the Murphy Administration, we don’t have...