by Ambreen Ali - VillageGreenNJ.com | Sep 25, 2019 | Essex, New Jersey, Waste
Many people think that most plastic is recyclable, but 79 percent of all the plastic ever made has ended up becoming waste. As a result, 18 billion pounds of plastic waste enter the world’s oceans from polluted coasts each year. As of...
by Brianna Baker - Green Philly | Sep 23, 2019 | Energy, Mercer, New Jersey
New Jersey is taking steps to run on 100 percent clean energy by 2050. Sounds pretty great, right? Well, not everyone thinks so. In June, the State of New Jersey released the Draft 2019 Energy Master Plan (EMP), an initial blueprint for the New...
by Ambreen Ali - VillageGreenNJ.com | Sep 15, 2019 | Energy, Essex, New Jersey
Photo credit: Sustainable Jersey Maplewood played host to a lively discussion on Tuesday evening, September 10, about the most pressing sustainability issues facing New Jersey today. The event at the Woodland was the first of three listening sessions being...
by Alexis Shanes - NorthJersey.com | Sep 11, 2019 | Energy, Essex, New Jersey
The Mall at Short Hills added 9,000 solar panels to its roof and parking deck, Safari Energy announced Tuesday. (Photo: Safari Energy) Going forward, when you shop in The Mall at Short Hills, you’ll be bathed in light fueled by the sun. The...
by Alexis Shanes - NorthJersey.com | Sep 6, 2019 | Energy, Mercer, New Jersey
Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed energy master plan, which outlines clean energy goals for New Jersey through 2050, has drawn both praise and rebuke in comments filed by the public, including those who say it still relies too heavily on fossil fuels. Among...
by Hillary Richard - CivicStory | Aug 29, 2019 | Atlantic, Ecology, Education, Essex, New Jersey, Other Sources, Passaic
What’s the best way to tackle a broad topic like sustainability in such a diverse state? The eight multimedia journalists who were selected for the first New Jersey Sustainability Reporting Hub fellowships embarked on three days of orientation to learn as much as...
by Bill Barlow - CivicStory | Aug 28, 2019 | Atlantic, Energy, New Jersey, Other Sources, Salem
With plans taking shape for a huge offshore wind farm 15 miles from the Atlantic City boardwalk, speakers at an annual conference held at the beach resort focused on the employment opportunities that this and other wind projects could create.
by Alexis Shanes and Scott Fallon - NorthJersey.com | Aug 22, 2019 | New Jersey, Passaic, Water
A man ride his bicycle along a flooded W. Fort Lee Road in Bogota on Friday December 21, 2018. (Photo: Anne-Marie Caruso/NorthJersey.com). Many cellphones in North Jersey squawked alerts repeatedly this summer about potential flash floods, as fast, heavy...
by editors@civicstory.org | Aug 15, 2019 | Hub News
(L to R: Rory Pasquariello, Bill Barlow, Kelly Ramos, Brianna Baker, CivicStory Founder Susan Haig, NJSR Hub Project Manager Hillary Richard, NJ Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability (NJHEPS) President Ashwani Vasishth, Ambreen Ali, Molly Fichter, Center for...
by Mo Kinberg - CivicStory | Jul 24, 2019 | Hudson, New Jersey, Other Sources
This is a lightly-edited version of an article by Mo Kinberg,New Jersey Future Community Outreach Manager, which originally appeared in Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers The NJ public has until September 1, 2019, to submit comments in the NJDEP’s ongoing efforts to...
