This virtual issue provides a compendium of papers from the 1980’s through the present that examine some of the risks and disadvantages that people and communities experience as a result of environmental injustices. Environmental injustice is one form of social injustice that refers to the disproportionate exposure of some individuals and groups to environmental hazards […]
2020, Burger, COVID, environmental justice, Greenberg, Lowrie, Risk Analysis, social injustice
Greenberg, M., J. Burger and K. Lowrie, eds. (2020). “Nuclear Power, Weapons and Waste Management: A 40-year Retrospective,” Risk Analysis virtual issue, available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)1539-6924.nuclear-power-weapons-and-waste-management Photo Credit: Dr. Joanna Burger, Rutgers University
2020, edited report, Greenberg, Lowrie, nuclear power, risk
Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal. 2018. Summary of Outcomes of Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal State Trainings. The Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal is an online toolkit and resource center that consolidates available data and enables state, federal, and local users and the general public to visualize and analyze ocean resources and human use information such as fishing grounds, recreational […]
2018, Campo, data portal, Herb, MARCO, ocean, planning
The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) is a collaborative effort among energy, environment and transportation Agency Heads of 11 Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states and the District of Columbia. The mission of TCI is to foster opportunity for the states in the region to work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy efficiency in […]
From 2008 to 2015, EAC worked with the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to develop a web-based mapping application that identified the lead-based paint condition of housing in New Jersey. In 2007 DCA identified a need to replace its large, hard to use pdf document with an interactive web-based tool. The web-based mapping application went live […]
From 2011 through to 2016, EAC worked with The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Child and Adolescent Health Program to establish a Healthy Homes Advisory Committee and a Strategic Plan to assist various state agencies in their data gathering, surveillance, and programs regarding lead, radon, and other home hazards. The end result […]
DOH, Healthy Homes Initiative, Malone, Whytlaw
The degree of coordination among the municipalities and counties of the Raritan River Valley offers a unique opportunity for FEMA to work through the Sustainable Raritan River Collaborative to assess public knowledge, economic impacts, and risk management in mitigation of flood hazards in a focused riparian corridor. The project team is working on framework issues […]
The National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (EPHT) brings together health and environment data from national, state, and city sources and provides supporting information to make the data easier to understand. New Jersey is one of 26 states that receives federal funds to develop a state program that feeds into the national network. EPHT is […]
Congressional budget authorization language in 2014 directed the DOE to “retain a respected outside group … [to] undertake an analysis of how effectively the Department of Energy (DOE) identifies, programs, and executes its plans to address those risks [to public health and safety from the DOE’s remaining environmental cleanup liabilities], as well as how effectively […]
Working with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife, the Center conducted an assessment of wildlife habitats that are particularly vulnerable to impacts of climate change. Through a review of the scientific literature and an expert panel process, the Center identified New Jersey habitats that are expected to be most […]