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This story was co-produced in collaboration with CivicStory and the NJ Sustainability Reporting project.

NEWARK, NJ — Accessing nutritional food options in Newark has posed a challenge for years to the city’s most underserved residents and families dealing with poverty, an issue that was only exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic as supermarket shelves were cleft ...

This story was co-produced in collaboration with CivicStory and the NJ Sustainability Reporting project.

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 ...

This story was co-produced in collaboration with CivicStory and the NJ Sustainability Reporting project.

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 carbon ...

NEWARK, NJ — Ten years after federal, state and Newark environmental leaders banded together to commit to remediating and revitalizing the Lower Passaic River, a waterway that has borne the brunt of years of major industrialization, they came together Tuesday to reflect on and reinstate their vision of residents someday reclaiming the river.

Officials representing the Urban Waters ...

This story was co-produced in collaboration with CivicStory and the NJ Sustainability Reporting project.

NEWARK, NJ — Electric scooters and bikes are becoming more common on the streets of Newark, a sign of the city’s shift towards providing more sustainable transportation options for residents. However, in a city where the median household income is about $37,000 per ...