by Isabella Darcy | Apr 10, 2025 | Article, Infrastructure, Mercer, New Jersey, Policy
Students living in older homes could be exposed to lead. (Photo courtesy of Mike Sherr) This story was produced in collaboration with The Signal as part of the Ecology-Civics Reporting Fellowship and CivicStory. Developmental delays, learning difficulties...
by Parisa Burton | May 30, 2024 | Article, Camden, Education, Hub News, Policy
By Parisa Burton | The Signal This story was produced in collaboration with The Signal (TCNJ) and CivicStory as part of the Ecology-Justice Reporting Fellowship. In 2021, Governor Murphy signed “Laura Wooten’s Law,” mandating the New Jersey...
by Annmary Ibrahim | Aug 5, 2022 | Article, Environmental Justice, Infrastructure, New Jersey, Policy, Transportation
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, around 95 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions in cities may come from motor vehicle exhaust. With this substantial contribution to global warming, drivers are being encouraged to look into electric vehicles (or...
by Dana DiFilippo | Aug 3, 2022 | Article, Ecology, Mercer, New Jersey, Policy, Trees
Off a quiet, curvy road in a sleepy section of Hopewell, the killers get started. They mix their deadly chemicals and pour the concoction into plastic backpacks, strapping them on Ghostbuster-style. Marching into the woods, they begin blasting away at their prey....
by Talia Wiener | Jul 29, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Essex, New Jersey, Policy, Transportation
A resident-funded effort to slow down traffic in Montclair is awaiting approval from the township. John Sullivan, a Bike&Walk Montclair board member, and residents of Dodd Street submitted a traffic-calming pilot project proposal to the township on May 25, hoping...
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....
