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by Bill Barlow - Cape May County Herald | Jul 7, 2020 | Cape May, New Jersey, Water
Summer clouds gather over an expanse of marsh in Ocean City. Environmental advocates say half of American wetlands could be vulnerable under changes to federal clean water rules that recently took effect. Proponents say the changes bring long-needed clarity. (Photo...
by Vernon Ogrodnek - The Press of Atlantic City | Jul 6, 2020 | Article, Atlantic, Cape May, New Jersey, Video
Beach erosion off First Street, in Ocean City, May 23, 2020, where a beach restoration project is expected to begin pumping sand on the beach July 2020. (Photo courtesy: VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press) Imagine flooding in Atlantic City almost every day of the year,...
by Brianna Baker - Next City | Jul 1, 2020 | Agriculture, Mercer, New Jersey
Community gardeners pick up plants, seeds, fertilizer, and books at Isles garden distributions. (Photo credit: Isles) Fifty pounds of lettuce, greens and radishes — that’s the donation that Trenton-based Isles, Inc. made to a local food bank in early June. Like other...
by Vernon Ogrodnek - The Press of Atlantic City | Jun 30, 2020 | Atlantic, Cape May, New Jersey, Sustainable Business
Placards on tables at Bandanas, in Wildwood Crest, inform diners of the benefits of the Ocean Friendly Restaurant program sponsored by the Surfrider Foundation, Thursday, June 1, 2020. (Photo credit: VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press) As if the laundry list of...
by Vernon Ogrodnek - The Press of Atlantic City | Jun 29, 2020 | Ecology, Education, New Jersey, Ocean
Elizabeth Lacey, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marine Science at Stockton University, conducts a virtual field trip on streaming video discussing seagrass in the Barnegat Bay, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. (Photo credit: SUSAN ALLEN / Stockton University) If you live or...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Jun 27, 2020 | Atlantic, Energy, Infrastructure, New Jersey, Transportation, Water
NOTE: In New Jersey, environmental commissions consider many issues, including open space preservation, wetlands and water resource protection, green infrastructure, recycling and litter, environmental cleanups, wildlife habitat, energy efficiency, smart growth, and...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Jun 26, 2020 | Atlantic, New Jersey, Transportation
Jayson Resch and his son Nolan set up their bicycle. (Photo credit: Hammonton Gazette) HAMMONTON—With many people having been forced to stay at home as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), families were looking for ways to stay both entertained and fit at the...
by Steven Rodas - TAPinto Camden | Jun 26, 2020 | Agriculture, Camden, New Jersey
Longtime Camden resident Christoff Lindsey grows eggplants, zucchini, cucumbers, beets, greens, lettuce, figs, collards, tomatoes and more out of his Bergen Square gardens. (Photo credit: Steven Rodas) CAMDEN, NJ — If you ever find yourself strolling down the 600...
by Stephanie Avila - WBGO | Jun 22, 2020 | Essex, New Jersey, Waste
WBGO’s Stephanie Avila reports on how the battle against food waste continues during the coronavirus. (Audio Courtesy of WBGO) A volunteer with the Greater Newark Conservancy unpacks boxes of rescued food sent by Table to Table. (Photo Credit: Greater Newark...
by Bill Barlow - Cape May County Herald | Jun 16, 2020 | Cape May, Ecology, Environmental Justice, Infrastructure, New Jersey, Transportation
Visitors stop for a closer look at birds nesting alongside a walkway connecting Ocean City and Somers Point. The route has become popular with runners and walkers, as well as with birders hoping for a glimpse over the rail. (Photo Credit: Bill Barlow) OCEAN CITY –...
