Something exceptional has happened in the UK since the Coronavirus self-isolation abruptly changed our worlds. A good-natured but hard-working country has now been given the gift of time. There is now the opportunity for a companionship and humour that has been missing from many lives in the rush of everyday life.
Read MoreThose of us deep into promoting environmental sustainability and spotlighting solutions for drawing down greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere are now swept up along with everyone in the deadly emergency of a stealthy disease. So, how do we make the most of this mandated pause in our "work hard/drive fast/play date" lifestyle to breathe into this stay-at-home time and emerge with skills and habits more in line with living in a sustainable society? A new strategy: READ, PLANT, EAT.
Read MoreThe Summit Environmental Commission received one of the Keeper of the Dream Awards on Martin Luther King day Monday. Mayor Nora Radest presented the EC's award, and Dr. Marian Glenn delivered the following remarks:
Read MoreCareful sampling and analysis is crucial to maintaining clean water sources and cleaning up polluted ones, but keeping constant track of water quality across thousands of miles of rivers and streams in New Jersey is a daunting task - one that would be almost impossible to do properly without crowdsourcing the work to a largely volunteer network.
Read MoreOn 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.
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