3+ week, 2+ day ago   (452+ words) Credit: Fiaz Mohammed on Unsplash Ordinance 26-057 amends the city’s Land Development Ordinance to remove “cyber hotels” and data centers as permitted principal uses in the city’s industrial district, according to HudPost. Jersey City already has five data centers that are…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (201+ words) A deadly fungal infection may spell the end of the beloved tree, estimated to be about 250 years old and one of the state’s tallest. A New Jersey community is frantically trying to keep alive its beloved "Kissing Tree," a 70ish-foot-tall,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (771+ words) For 35 years, David Robinson, the New Jersey state climatologist and a Distinguished Professor of Geography in the School of Arts and Sciences, has helped New Jersey understand its weather and climate. As he retires from his state climatologist role, he…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (324+ words) High levels of bacteria have led health authorities to close a New Jersey beach and issue swim advisories at eight others as of June 17. High levels of bacteria commonly found in the feces and intestines of humans and animals were…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (306+ words) Apr 29, 2026, 10:27 PM A proposed trash sorting and processing facility in Jersey City is drawing fierce opposition from residents, but despite the pushback, the project could still move forward. The site under consideration is on Van Keuren Avenue, an industrial stretch…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (340+ words) Recipients awarded a combined $179,404 to support water protection, education, and environmental resilience across the Garden State The Water and Environment grant is part of the American Water Charitable Foundation's Keep Communities Flowing Grant Program, focusing on three pillars of giving:…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (757+ words) April showers may bring May flowers, but they also bring a bunch of tiny critters that can hurt us. As we settle into spring in North Jersey and nature clothes itself again in verdant fields and lush woods, the familiar…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (22+ words) At Rutgers’ Cream Ridge research farm, scientists and volunteers test plants, protect natives and help shape the future of New Jersey landscapes....

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (796+ words) New Jersey has partnered with Revive Environmental to remove and destroy 150,000 gallons of aqueous film forming foam. Firefighting foam containing toxic PFAS chemicals have contaminated drinking water across the country for decades. The so-called “forever chemicals” have been linked to…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (126+ words) Over 150,000 gallons of PFAS-containing "forever chemical” foam will be collected and destroyed New Jersey and Revive Environmental's AFFF Collection Program Workers unloading firefighting foam from a New Jersey fire department vehicle as part of a statewide collection and destruction initiative…...