Dr. Wolfram Hoefer, Dr. Beth Ravit – Rutgers University Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability
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Forest stewardship study looks at Closter Nature Center
Beth Ravit – Department of Environmental Sciences
Rutgers Raritan River Consortium Awards Five Mini-Grants for Work in The Raritan River, Basin and Bay
The Rutgers Raritan River Consortium has awarded five mini-grants to support research by Rutgers faculty, staff and post-doctoral researchers on Raritan River, basin and bay resource issues.; All five mini-grants involve partnerships with Raritan stakeholders; four of them were given to faculty in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. The five recipients and their […]
Stew of contaminants found in Hackensack riverbed tests
Beth Ravit – Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability
Baykeeper Funded for Plastic Pollution Research and Outreach
Dr. Beth Ravit, Rutgers University Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability.
Study: 165 million plastic particles float in New York harbor at any given time
A recent study of the waterways around New York City found that the most common type of plastic in the water was foam from coffee cups and takeout plates. Also among the debris are microbeads, or tiny pieces of plastic used in some toothpastes and body…
Christie OKs bill allowing oyster colonies in polluted water
Gov. Chris Christie has signed a bill permitting researchers to grow oyster colonies in polluted waterways to try to improve water quality. The Republican presidential candidate on Tuesday signed a measure letting groups establish experimental oyster c…
Environmental advocates, DEP disagree on shellfish safety program
Environmental advocacy groups are concerned that proposed amendments to the state’s shellfish-safety program will make it infeasible for research to be conducted in prohibited waterways. Initially proposed in November, the New Jersey Department of Envi…
New Jersey Wants Another Year to Settle Oyster Research Flap
In this June 27, 2012 file photo, Beth Ravit, a Rutgers University researcher, holds oysters from an experimental colony she and other environmentalists were growing at a Navy pier in Middletown, N.J… New Jersey wants another year to decide one of it…
New Jersey Wants Another Year to Settle Oyster Research Flap
In this June 27, 2012 file photo, Beth Ravit, a Rutgers University researcher, holds oysters from an experimental colony she and other environmentalists were growing at a Navy pier in Middletown, N.J. New Jersey environmental regulators say it could ta…
