David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
Stew of contaminants found in Hackensack riverbed tests
Beth Ravit – Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability
Don’t use the b-word
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
Recent rain, river pumping help replenish reservoirs
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
Bergen County seeks input on park system
Wolfram Hoefer – Department of Landscape Architecture
N.J. utilities look to curb spikes in water use
Daniel Van Abs – Department of Human Ecology
Bergen County parks planners turning to residents for a wish list
Wolfram Hoefer, Rutgers Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability
Anglers can swap catch for farm-fresh tilapia in Lyndhurst
A fish-exchange program that allows fisherman to swap fish caught in the Passaic River for farm-raised tilapia is starting up again this Friday, July 29, in Lyndhurst. The fish-exchange program is part of the Rutgers VETS (Veterans Environmental Techno…
‘Excessive’ heat expected this weekend in N.J.
There’s no doubt it’s been hot, humid and sticky – but when is it a heat wave? In the Northeast, a heat wave is typically three or more days in a row where temperatures at a particular weather station hit 90 degrees or above. Monday marked day five of …
Rutgers study to help Paterson with new initiative for start-up food businesses
In an effort to convert a 6th Ward warehouse into a center for assisting start-up food businesses, the City of Paterson has awarded a $70,000 consulting contract to a Rutgers-based group. Paterson already has allocated more than $2 million for the project, including $1.3 million in federal community development funds to buy the building at 163-177 Pennsylvania Avenue. Included in the $2 million already allocated is $700,000 in federal money to acquire equipment for the program. The contract with the Rutgers Food Innovation Center will help the city determine the scope of the program and how it will operate…”We are very excited to have been given the opportunity to assist the City of Paterson in moving forward with this project,” said Lou Cooperhouse, director of the Rutgers food center.
