by NaIm Ali-Pacheco | Jun 25, 2025 | Art, Education, Essex
This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory as part of the NJ Ecology-Civics Reporting Project. Graphic Design students and faculty at Rutgers Newark’s School of Arts and Sciences aren’t just making art—they’re making their own materials. Starting in the...
by Arwa Ouali | Jun 23, 2025 | Ecology, Essex
This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory as part of the NJ Ecology-Civics Reporting Project. The NJIT Campus Center is one of the most vibrant places on campus. Just about every space is teeming with activity – except for the third-floor terrace. Quite...
by Raeanne Raccagno | Jun 2, 2025 | Article, Environmental Justice, Essex
This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory as part of the NJ Ecology-Civics Reporting Project. As the New Jersey Climate Superfund Act moves through legislation, individuals and organizations have been collaborating to advocate for its passage. As people...
by Spencer Brilhante | May 16, 2025 | Article, Ecology, Environmental Justice, Essex, Health-Justice
This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory as part of the NJ Ecology-Civics Reporting Project. On a cloudy afternoon, John Goncalves pauses from sipping his coffee to monitor the long line of vehicles inching their way down Ferry Street. The stream of...
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...
