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by Tom Wiedmann | Jun 23, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Energy, Environmental Justice, Essex, New Jersey, Sustainable Business
NEWARK, NJ — Housing in Newark that’s built with sustainable components is not only a strategic plan to address the impacts of climate change, it can also be accessible to the city’s lowest-income residents. That was the mindset officials from the Montclair-based RPM...
by Kimberly Redmond | Jun 22, 2022 | Article, Bergen, Cities-Parks, Ecology, Education, Environmental Justice, Hudson, New Jersey, Wildlife
HOBOKEN, NJ — One of the great misconceptions about Hudson County is that the only way to appreciate nature is to, well, leave. While the area is the most densely populated part of the state, there’s no need to flee to the Catskills or Poconos to observe natural...
by Annmary Ibrahim | Jun 16, 2022 | Article, Ecology, Education, New Jersey, Sussex
The New Jersey School of Conservation (NJSOC) is the nation’s oldest and largest environmental education center. Created in 1949, the school was born through the joint efforts of various state government departments, college presidents, politicians, and...
by Dana DiFilippo | Jun 16, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Hudson, New Jersey, Policy
Critics say they’ll fight for a ban on large-scale commercial ventures like stadiums A state Senate panel unanimously advanced a $250 million plan Thursday to open Liberty State Park to commercial development, despite opposition from preservationists who have spent...
by Dana DiFilippo | Jun 14, 2022 | Article, Environmental Justice, New Jersey, Policy, Waste, Water
Six weeks after New Jersey’s plastic bag ban started, those worried about plastic piling up in landfills or polluting waterways are already plotting what’s next to reduce or recycle an immortal material once hailed as a scientific wonder. Some are counting the days...
by Kimberly Redmond | Jun 14, 2022 | Article, Education, Hudson, New Jersey, Policy, Sustainable Business, Water
HOBOKEN, NJ — When it comes to environmental stewardship, knowledge is power. Despite being one of the first municipalities in New Jersey to ban single-use plastic bags back in 2018, there are still many other types of single-use plastics being utilized every day in...
by Janique Burke | Jun 13, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Environmental Justice, Mercer, New Jersey, Transportation
Dedicated to community and environmental development for families and individuals within the Trenton area, the nonprofit organization Isles Inc. has established a program with the City of Trenton to assist residents with their transportation needs, while improving the...
by Evelynn Morrill | Jun 8, 2022 | Article, New Jersey, Ocean, Water
Save Barnegat Bay (SBB) hosted its largest-ever rain barrel workshop on Friday of Memorial Day weekend in Stafford Township, with over 50 participants who had signed up to make their own rain barrels out of 55-gallon drums, and take them home to help the...
by Clyde Hughes | Jun 2, 2022 | Article, Atlantic, Energy, Environmental Justice, Infrastructure, New Jersey
ATLANTIC CITY – When Ryan Tookes, community liaison for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project, addressed the Hispanic Association of Atlantic County last month at its general meeting, he was ready to talk about all the virtues of sustainable wind power. Tookes was...
by Tom Wiedmann | Jun 1, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Ecology, Education, Energy, Environmental Justice, Essex, New Jersey
NEWARK, NJ — The New Jersey Institute of Technology this year earned the distinction of being named a top sustainable institution in the world, a recognition that came off the efforts of implementing various initiatives aimed at reducing the university’s...
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