by Carolyn Jones | May 8, 2025 | Article, Mercer
This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory as part of the Ecology Civics Reporting Project. From hurricane refuge to climate resilience hub, the Princeton Public Library’s ‘Library of Things’ redefines what it means to be prepared....
by Alex Connell | May 7, 2025 | Article, Ecology, Hudson
This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory as part of the Ecology-Civics Reporting Project. HOBOKEN, NJ – “Sustainability” was the buzz word on the lips of Hobokenites at the annual Earth Day Celebration and Music...
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 Carolyn Jones | Apr 29, 2025 | Article, Ecology, Mercer
This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory as part of the Ecology Civics Reporting Project. Facing habitat loss and declining biodiversity, a Princeton-based nursery helps gardeners restore New Jersey’s wild beauty, one seedling at a time....
by Carolyn Jones | Apr 28, 2025 | Article, Ecology, Mercer, Wildlife
Using the buddy system, Inge Regan helps an amphibian cross Herrontown Road while Lisa Boulanger lights her path, looks out for cars, and tallies the numbers Credit: Carolyn Jones This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory as part of the Ecology...
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...
by Alex Connell | Apr 15, 2025 | Article, Ecology, Hudson, Wildlife
Photo credit: Alex Connell This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory as part of the Ecology-Civics Reporting Project. JERSEY CITY, NJ – Striding across the dew-laced grass of Liberty State Park on a crisp Saturday morning in March, this reporter...
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 Carolyn Jones | Mar 25, 2025 | Article, Cities-Parks, Mercer, New Jersey, Transportation
This story was produced in collaboration with TAPinto Princeton as part of the NJ Ecology-Civics Reporting Project and CivicStory. A new initiative hopes to get more kids walking and biking to school, boosting independence, sustainability, and road safety....
by editors@civicstory.org | Mar 11, 2025 | Article
Meet the Spring 2025 Ecology-Civics Fellows CivicStory has selected its seventh cohort of Sustainability Reporting fellows – themed on ecology and civics. Throughout this spring, these reporters will focus on stories that impact the environment, civic...