Many Newark residents are unaware that their drinking water is drawn from the New Jersey Highlands forest, or that commercial development and logging threaten its source, as reported by Ambreen Ali.
Read MoreNewark hopes to link a general economic, social, and intellectual revival to an artistic renaissance in the city. And when thousands of people from near and far attended and participated in the recent Arts Festival, that strategy seemed to be working.
Read MoreNew Jersey citizens are redefining their relationship to waterfronts. Rivers that once powered an industrial revolution are now seen as environmental and recreational assets - but must first be cleaned of the heavy industrial wastes that were the price of “progress”. Take, for example, the Passaic River that borders Newark’s Ironbound district.
Read MoreThe Baptist Ministers Conference and GreenFaith, an environmental nonprofit in New Jersey, co-hosted an interfaith event to bless the use of electric vehicles in Newark. Muslim, Jewish and Christian leaders say electric vehicles will help reduce carbon emissions, making the air healthier and safer to breathe.
Read MoreReducing carbon emissions and improving the health of Newark residents is a top priority for some New Jersey clergy members.
Read MoreTo address the issue of potential flooding in Newark during heavy rains, a newly released video captures the efforts of a coalition of 14 civic, academic, and service organizations to educate the city’s residents on ways to better manage storm water runoff.
Read More"For change to happen, it has to begin with us," says Allyza Umali, graduate of Rutgers University-Newark. "If we have a voice, then use it!" Six stories about growth and transformation in Newark from 2014 to 2016 feature civic-minded Rutgers-Newark students in film and public administration. Stories highlight the Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC), green building research at NJIT, and RU-N graduate Nicole Binns and graduate student Terrell Blount. [16:00]
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