by Kimberly Redmond | Jun 14, 2022 | Article, Education, Hudson, New Jersey, Policy, Sustainable Business, Water
HOBOKEN, NJ — When it comes to environmental stewardship, knowledge is power. Despite being one of the first municipalities in New Jersey to ban single-use plastic bags back in 2018, there are still many other types of single-use plastics being utilized every day in...
by Janique Burke | Jun 13, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Environmental Justice, Mercer, New Jersey, Transportation
Dedicated to community and environmental development for families and individuals within the Trenton area, the nonprofit organization Isles Inc. has established a program with the City of Trenton to assist residents with their transportation needs, while improving the...
by Evelynn Morrill | Jun 8, 2022 | Article, New Jersey, Ocean, Water
Save Barnegat Bay (SBB) hosted its largest-ever rain barrel workshop on Friday of Memorial Day weekend in Stafford Township, with over 50 participants who had signed up to make their own rain barrels out of 55-gallon drums, and take them home to help the...
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 Tom Wiedmann | Jun 1, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Ecology, Education, Energy, Environmental Justice, Essex, New Jersey
NEWARK, NJ — The New Jersey Institute of Technology this year earned the distinction of being named a top sustainable institution in the world, a recognition that came off the efforts of implementing various initiatives aimed at reducing the university’s...
by Dana DiFilippo | May 31, 2022 | Agriculture, Article, Cities-Parks, Education, Environmental Justice, Mercer, New Jersey, Nutrition, Policy
Three years ago, Leslie Taylor knew nothing about gardening. Now she knows to plant marigolds to ward off bugs, rotate her crops to keep the soil healthy, and wait a few years to pick asparagus after planting it to ensure a bountiful harvest. Taylor learned that and...
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