by NaIm Ali-Pacheco | May 6, 2025 | Art, Article, Essex
This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory as part of the Ecology-Civics Reporting Project. In Newark, New Jersey’s largest city, a group of Rutgers-Newark graphic design students is using local waste—such as river water, discarded vapes, and...
by Arwa Ouali | Apr 28, 2025 | Article, Ecology, Essex
Honors Students planting native species outside of Eberhardt Hall in 2021. Photo courtesy of Xavier Reyes, Class of 2022. This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory as part of the Ecology Civics Reporting Project. When NJIT students step onto the...
by Aalok Bhatt | Jun 20, 2024 | Article, Ecology, Essex, New Jersey, Sustainable Business
By Aalok Bhatt Like many American towns, Millburn (Essex) has grown more environmentally conscious over the years. In 2019, the organization Java’s Compost made a presentation on the importance of at-home composting at the Millburn library. The same year, student...
by Tom Wiedmann | Aug 15, 2022 | Agriculture, Article, Cities-Parks, Education, Environmental Justice, Essex, New Jersey, Nutrition, Sustainable Business
NEWARK, NJ — An urban garden nestled behind the St. Benedict’s Preparatory School building is cultivating a path for students to lead Newark towards a more sustainable future. Among the beds of tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers and more, the garden serves more than...
by Janique Burke | Aug 4, 2022 | Article, Environmental Justice, Essex, Mercer, New Jersey, Sustainable Business
The lack of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) representation in the workforce remains an ongoing issue in this country, including in the environmental sustainability field, though research has established a link between diversity and a company’s financial...
by Talia Wiener | Jul 29, 2022 | Agriculture, Article, Essex, Health-Justice, New Jersey, Nutrition
When the Montclair Community Farms mobile farm stand arrives at local senior housing facilities each week, the residents are already lined up and waiting, farm director Lana Mustafa said. “They’re really excited,” she said. But the lines keep getting longer as the...
