2+ week, 4+ day ago   (236+ words) A landfill in New Jersey is getting a second life as a source of cheaper, cleaner electricity. The capped landfill in Voorhees Township will be transformed into a community solar farm, a power source for households that otherwise might not…...

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…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (511+ words) A nearly 10-foot, 600-pound great white shark nicknamed "Quint," has been poking around the Jersey Shore for the last two days, perhaps getting here early to beat all the Memorial Day traffic. He was last spotted several miles east of…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (391+ words) May 20, 2026, 6:07 AM In a historic blow to Big Tech development in the Garden State, the Millville Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday night to completely ban data centers within city limits. The decision effectively kills a proposed 2.6 million-square-foot facility, marking the…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (138+ words) OCEAN COUNTY, N.J. (PIX11) — A great white shark measuring 8 feet 10 inches was tracked off the New Jersey coast, east of Seaside Park and Toms River, late Wednesday night, according to the nonprofit OCEARCH. The tagged shark, named Nori, is a juvenile female…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (307+ words) Timber rattlesnakes are strictly protected in New Jersey. The northern pine snake looks dramatic but defends itself by bluffing and hissing loudly, rather than using venom. Many adults reach 4 to 6 feet long and show bold dark blotches over a light…...

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…...