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6th Fellowship Concludes!
Our 6th annual NJ Sustainability Reporting (NJSR) fellowship, a project of CivicStory, has come to an end! Scroll below to read the work produced by our talented cohort of student reporters and share their work. You can learn more about our fellows here.
The Emergence of Zero-Waste Stores: How They Operate
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NJ Spark
In Mahwah, a Community Reaps the Rewards of Youth Activism
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The Signal
In Florence Township, Residents Push Back on Warehouse Growth
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Growing Grassroots Green Initiatives in Millburn
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The Signal
Efforts to Address Shoreline Erosion Continue in the Delaware Bay
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The Signal
Redefining Civic Education in New Jersey
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The Signal
Trenton Green Team Takes Sustainability City-Wide
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NJ Spark
Jersey Strong: Local Organizations Fight Food Insecurity in New Brunswick
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The Signal
Addressing Clothing Waste in New Jersey: Sustainable Spotlight on Greene Street Consignment
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The Signal
In TCNJ’s Forcina Hall Renovations, Sustainability is Key
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Becoming A BYOB Society
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The Signal
From Scraps to Soil: What is Compost?
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Green Print
Ancient Solutions to Modern Crises: Bangladesh’s Floating Water Gardens
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The Signal
Balancing Beauty and Biodiversity: TCNJ’s new native wildflower meadow
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The Signal
TCNJ Professor Works to Expand Environmental Education across the State
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Sierra Magazine
How to Stop the Spread of Spotted Lanternflies
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NJ.com
Want to have a ‘green’ funeral? These are the eco-friendly options in N.J.
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CivicStory
The NJ Groups Building Intergenerational LGBTQ Community Outdoors
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YES! Magazine
The Wisdom of Fungi Inspires Community Conservation
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Hakai Magazine
Scientists Eye Offshore Wind’s Effects on the Atlantic’s Crucial Cold Pool
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CivicStory
Working Toward Food Equity in Newark
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CivicStory
The Creation of a Micro-Forest
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NJ.com
Human composting — turning dead bodies into soil — could become legal in N.J.
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NJ.com
Turf wars raging as N.J. residents face off over replacing grass with artificial fields
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