by Janique Burke | Jul 8, 2022 | Article, Energy, Mercer, New Jersey, Transportation, Waste
Is environmental sustainability a foreign topic to you? Have you put any thought into how your daily actions affect the environment? There are plenty of environmental sustainability policies and programs around the country and even in our state, such as the recent...
by Tom Wiedmann | Jul 7, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Environmental Justice, Essex, New Jersey, Trees
NEWARK, NJ — An initiative aimed to create green space in New Jersey’s most underserved communities by way of planting trees is finding great success in Newark by letting residents get in on the action. The New Jersey Tree Foundation, through its Renaissance Trees...
by Kimberly Redmond | Jul 1, 2022 | Article, Hudson, New Jersey, Sustainable Business
HOBOKEN, NJ — Alexander McQueen. Diane von Furstenberg. Calvin Klein. Louis Vuitton. Betsy Johnson. These are some of the name-brand and designer labels you’ll find tucked away at the St. Mary Advocates Thrift Store in Hoboken. In fact, the Garden Street shop has an...
by Tom Wiedmann | Jun 27, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Essex, Health-Justice, New Jersey, Nutrition
NEWARK, NJ — Accessing nutritional food options in Newark has posed a challenge for years to the city’s most underserved residents and families dealing with poverty, an issue that was only exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic as supermarket shelves were left mostly...
by Kimberly Redmond | Jun 23, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Hudson, New Jersey, Transportation
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — With gas prices at a record high and no relief in sight, many are reconsidering their options for transportation as a way to keep a little more cash in their pockets. And while cycling is one of the best means for urban travel — efficient,...
by Tom Wiedmann | Jun 23, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Energy, Environmental Justice, Essex, New Jersey, Sustainable Business
NEWARK, NJ — Housing in Newark that’s built with sustainable components is not only a strategic plan to address the impacts of climate change, it can also be accessible to the city’s lowest-income residents. That was the mindset officials from the Montclair-based RPM...
