by Brianna Baker - Next City | Jun 11, 2020 | Energy, Middlesex, New Jersey
(Photo by Peter Miller / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 ) The town of Princeton, NJ has flipped the switch on its energy provider. As of June 1, close to 90 percent of its households are now powered — at least in part — by locally sourced renewable energy. All Princeton residents...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Jun 10, 2020 | Atlantic, Energy, New Jersey, Policy
(Photo Credit: DowntownHammonton.com) HAMMONTON —At a webinar presentation on May 14, the town of Hammonton received a $20,000 grant from Sustainable Jersey to assist with its master plan efforts. “The first is totally brand new; it is a green building and...
by Bill Barlow - Cape May County Herald | Jun 9, 2020 | Cape May, New Jersey, Water
A recently installed rain barrel in the Gardens section of Ocean City will collect water to use on a backyard garden. Proponents say a rain barrel can keep large amounts of water out of drainage systems and means using less drinking water for outside uses. (Photo...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Jun 3, 2020 | Agriculture, Atlantic, Environmental Justice, New Jersey
HAMMONTON — On May 20, the State of New Jersey released guidance for migrant and seasonal farm workers, their employers and housing providers. This guidance reflected a joint effort between the New Jersey Departments of Health, Agriculture and Labor and Workforce...
by Vernon Ogrodnek - The Press of Atlantic City | Jun 1, 2020 | Atlantic, New Jersey, Sustainable Business
A look at if there is a food shortage in New Jersey during the coronavirus crisis and what is happening to strengthen our food resiliency system. (Video by Vernon Ogrodnek) Reports of food shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic are not hard to find. But for every...
by Steven Rodas - TAPinto Camden | Jun 1, 2020 | Camden, New Jersey, Water
The Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority (CCMUA) sludge digester. Credits: Courtesy of Oleg Zonis CAMDEN, NJ — The clank of the metal lever followed by the rush of whooshing water culminating in silence. You may not think it artful, but the fact...
by Cailley LaPara - CivicStory | May 29, 2020 | Ecology, New Jersey, Other Sources, Union, Wildlife
In mid-March, when most of New Jersey closed up and went quiet practically overnight, the state’s wildlife and its stewards carried on with their work: The salamanders and frogs began their spring migrations, and conservationists and nature educators collected data on...
by Vernon Ogrodnek - The Press of Atlantic City | May 27, 2020 | Atlantic, Cape May, New Jersey, Water
Fred Akers, of Buena Vista Township, patrols the Great Egg Harbor River and finds many types of large debris floating in the water, Tuesday, May 12, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press) You could call him a river sweeper. Fred Akers has made it his job to try to...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | May 27, 2020 | Atlantic, Infrastructure, New Jersey
“There’s always maintenance, there’s always replacement, and when it’s unexpected it makes it harder to digest.” Robert Vettese, Hammonton Public Works Manager “We are still doing some work on video; we’re going...
by Brianna Baker - Next City | May 27, 2020 | Energy, Middlesex, New Jersey
(Photo courtesy Solar Landscape) Up until mid-May, 21-year-old Emmanuel Tolentine of Scotch Plains, New Jersey worked as a cashier at QuickChek — a job he says was less than satisfying. “I was ready to get out of there, honestly,” he says. “Everyone was so rude. It’s...
