Press Releases

This past week, New Jersey has seen the effects of climate change on our doorstep. Across the state, there have been consecutive bad air quality days due to smoke from Nova Scotia’s record wildfire and now the Bass State Forest Fire in Ocean County. 

Hunterdon County, NJ - The New Jersey Sierra Club is pleased to announce its endorsement of John Kashwick for re-election to the Council in the Town of Clinton.

Jersey City, NJ - The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) held their rescheduled open house at Liberty State Park today. The open house revealed the state’s park-wide revitalization program to restore and enhance natural...

Governor Murphy announced a proposed investment of nearly $100 million for projects to develop or update parks and preserve open space, including a new initiative to fund construction of inclusive playgrounds for differently abled children....

Offshore wind and whales was a common concern for Republican Senator Testa this week. At the Senate Budget Hearing on Tuesday, Testa felt it is hypocritical that groups like Greenpeace and Sierra Club aren’t visiting Jersey shore beaches where these...

Trenton, NJ – Yesterday, NJDEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette testified to the Senate on the Department’s budget for the 2024 fiscal year, after testifying last Monday to the Assembly. Governor Murphy proposes a $289.34 million budget for DEP—an...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey can avoid up to 362 hospital visits and save drivers nearly $60 billion by transitioning to zero-emission electric cars and light-duty trucks, according to a new report. The New Jersey Advanced Clean Cars II Program report...

A Special Permit for the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in rail cars has been denied by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for a proposed project that would export LNG. Environmental and community...

Long Branch, NJ – Today, the Sierra Club, New Jersey Chapter joined Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today at a roundtable to highlight legislation to permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic...

Trenton, NJ - Yesterday, Governor Murphy announced the final adoptions of rules to implement New Jersey’s trailblazing Environmental Justice (EJ) Law. These rules are the first in the country aimed at reducing pollution in historically low-income...