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Latest news and thinking on civics, community, and sustainability
On December 6, Columbia High School student leaders from the Students for Justice Club (SFJ) and Environmental Club led students and community members in their second MAPSO Climate Strike. Students Jordan Muhammad, Andrea Rebimbas, Laila Gold, and Lily Forman recapped the day’s events.
Read MoreDr. Marcheta Evans became the seventeenth president - and the first woman and African American - to hold the highest office at Bloomfield College in Bloomfield, NJ.
CivicStory covered her installation ceremony on Friday December 6.
Read MoreHundreds of dams in NJ, built for various reasons over the centuries, have outlived their usefulness, fallen into disrepair, and are causing harm to the local ecosystems. CivicStory interviewed Jim Waltman, Executive Director of The Watershed Institute, about strategies for restoring the health of NJ waterways by removing dams.
Read MoreProtecting and restoring the waters that drain the Delaware River basin is a complex undertaking with multiple players from all the states that share the river as a resource. The Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed’s annual forum convened stakeholders on issues ranging from stream designation to cross-state policies and innovative partnerships.
Read MoreOn the evening of Monday, September 23, a diverse crowd of students, professionals, educators, and volunteers filled the auditorium of the New York Society for Ethical Culture on Central Park West. The event, scheduled as part of Climate Week, was called Choose Us: Youth Climate Strike Demands Solutions and Actions Now!
Read MoreMaplewood-South Orange Student Activity Rally following morning March
Read MoreA three-day conference entitled "Research to Action: the Science of Drawdown" was held at Penn State University in State College, PA, from September 15 to 18, 2019. ("Drawdown" refers to the point in time when the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere peaks, and begins to decline.) Approximately 500 attendees represented a variety of science and research areas, nonprofit fields, and philanthropy, and all seemed eager to learn about and engage in myriad strategies to reverse global warming.
Read MoreWhat’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 possible.
Read MoreWith 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.
Read MoreHow many events have you been to with plastic water bottles and eating utensils? Have you thought about the impact of all that trash on the environment? A growing number of event planners are becoming aware of their ability to minimize the environmental impact of these grand gatherings.
Read MoreThe NJ public has until September 1, 2019, to submit comments in the NJDEP’s ongoing efforts to resolve the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) problems plaguing 21 of the state’s densely-populated communities.
Read MoreLambertville’s “Ditching Disposables” campaign aims to clean up the plastic waste in their town, while leading the way for other NJ municipalities to do the same.
Read MoreFlint, Michigan is dealing with lead levels in its water. Hundreds of other water systems in the U.S. still test for hazardous levels, including - in New Jersey - Newark, Trenton, and Hackensack.
Read MoreSpringfield’s Green Acres along the Rahway River have sprouted hundreds of tubes this summer. Each tube is protecting a young tree or shrub from deer in order to reforest the flood plain around the river.
Read MoreTwo different organizations demonstrate what can happen when Generation Z becomes civically engaged: as young people learn how their voices can effect change, they grow more committed to participating in democracy.
Read MoreSustainable Jersey and partners map out what it will take over the next ten years to avoid a climate catastrophe.
Read MoreThe 2019 Stormwater Utilities Symposium focused on upcoming changes in stormwater management rules, and the best ways to mitigate (mostly urban) flooding, a problem that threatens to get worse with climate change.
Read MoreWhat happens when over 300 people take part in more than 50 different conversations about how to improve life in their communities? That’s what happened last week in Newark, when Creative New Jersey convened its largest-ever Call to Collaboration.
Read MoreThe 17th annual New Jersey Future Smart Growth Ceremony honored nominees for their excellence in smart planning and development. Held at the Newark Museum, the evening featured accolades handed out to seven built developments that bring smart growth ideals to light.
Read MoreMSU’s PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies officially launched eight Green Teams last week, each made up of five students, and set to tackle separate areas of environmental study over the course of the summer.
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