Tag Archives: environmental justice
How Much Pollution Should One Neighborhood Have to Endure?
July 18, 2012Joni Sampson, president of the Eyes of Trenton Civic Association (pictured left) and Nicky Sheats, PhD., New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance and Thomas Edison State College (pictured right) leading a bus tour as part of the Cumulative Impacts Workshop. As … Continue reading
New Jersey’s “Queen of Rivers” Returns To Glory
June 13, 2011Today’s guest post comes to us from David Wheeler, Director of Operations for Edison Wetlands Association, a longtime Dodge grantee who is “dedicated to protecting human health and the environment through conservation and the cleanup of hazardous waste sites.” We … Continue reading
Overcoming Camden’s Toxic Past
November 29, 2010This week, we continue our guest series with the Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability (CUES) and their county extension agents to learn how they are providing technical assistance and building community capacity to generate solutions to pressing urban environmental issues … Continue reading
Transforming Newark Lot By Lot
November 15, 2010This is Week 2 of our guest series by the Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability. See last week’s post here. Located on the banks of the Passaic River approximately five miles west of Manhattan, Newark is New Jersey’s largest city, … Continue reading