by Amanda Wallace | Aug 10, 2022 | Agriculture, Article, Atlantic, Education, New Jersey, Sustainable Business
Over the past few years, Walking Bird Farm has worked to connect community members, customers, and local businesses through its Community-Supported Agriculture program and on-farm events. The farm makes it a point to sell fresh, high-quality, and sustainably...
by Clyde Hughes | Jul 27, 2022 | Article, Atlantic, Education, Environmental Justice, New Jersey, Policy
ATLANTIC CITY — When the world thinks about young people connected with the environmental and sustainability movement, images of youth like Swedish activist Greta Thunberg emerge, along with young environmental protesters taking to the streets in London and New York....
by Clyde Hughes | Jul 20, 2022 | Article, Atlantic, Environmental Justice, Health-Justice, New Jersey, Policy
ATLANTIC CITY — From Virginia to Los Angeles, they came to their concern over the environment and sustainability from different places but all arrived at the same conclusion. Entrepreneur Wes Gober, attorney Arielle King and the NAACP’s senior vice president Jamal...
by Amanda Wallace | Jul 8, 2022 | Article, Atlantic, Education, New Jersey, Waste, Water
The famous Jersey Shore is littered with boardwalks, rides, food, beaches—and tons of trash. During the “syringe tide” in 1987, massive amounts of medical waste washed up along Jersey beaches. Various non-profit organizations were formed in response to this disaster...
by Clyde Hughes | Jun 2, 2022 | Article, Atlantic, Energy, Environmental Justice, Infrastructure, New Jersey
ATLANTIC CITY – When Ryan Tookes, community liaison for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project, addressed the Hispanic Association of Atlantic County last month at its general meeting, he was ready to talk about all the virtues of sustainable wind power. Tookes was...
by Clyde Hughes | May 28, 2022 | Agriculture, Article, Atlantic, Cities-Parks, Education, Environmental Justice, New Jersey, Nutrition
ATLANTIC CITY – There is some rejuvenation going on near Pennsylvania Avenue in Atlantic City, but if one drives by the empty concrete parking lots and abandoned buildings, they may miss it. In a strip of land next to the former St. Monica Catholic Church, Paige...
