How to get help from the Social Security agency
How to get help from the Social Security agency
The Port Authority will cancel $8.25 in commuter toll discounts – and says this is a good thing
The Port Authority will cancel $8.25 in commuter toll discounts - and says this is a good thing
California women being charged with murder for stillborn births
California women being charged with murder for stillborn births
NJ bill requiring school sustainability plans advances out of committee
Trenton – In an effort to ensure New Jersey schools are meeting the state’s environmental goals, the Senate Education Committee today advanced legislation sponsored by Senator Bob Smith that would require school districts to include an environmental sustainability plan in their long-range facilities plan.
“There are currently close to 600 school districts in New Jersey, and while they all vary in size, their facilities consume large amounts of carbon energy to keep them running,” said Senator Smith (D-Middlesex/Somerset). “With the climate change crisis resulting in drastic, observable changes in the environment, it is imperative that we meet our state goals to reduce the production and consumption of greenhouse gasses through expanding our use of clean energy. By requiring our school districts to look into means to become more sustainable, we can set a precedent for the rest of New Jersey to also find ways to be more environmentally friendly. We only get one Earth, and we must find real solutions to reverse some of the damage done by climate change before it is too late.”
Amanda Gorman’s “Hymn for the Hurting”
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/opinion/amanda-gorman-uvalde-poem.html
A poem to help America heal.
When passengers make racist comments, driver tells them to get out
A couple entering a Lyft driver's car immediately comments how nice it is to see a 'normal, white' driver who 'speaks English' – and are told to get back out.
Practice these simple daily habits to avoid COVID-19
The simple daily habits we should all be practicing to avoid catching COVID-19.
School segregation in Newark, NJ is among highest in nation
A new report shows that Newark, NJ measures first out of all 403 US metropolitan hubs for economic segregation and second in black-white segregation. The report was released on the 68th anniversary of the US Supreme Court’s Brown v. Education ruling, which outlawed school segregation across the country.
Also see Does New Jersey have to desegregate its schools? A judge will soon decide.
Report shows that the NHRC supports corporate landlords
Report examines the National Rental Housing Council (NHRC) and the corporate landlords that lead it.
How one man is turning desert into green land
Allan Savory has discovered a fool-proof method for turning dry deserts into lush, green and growing lands. The method? Run huge herds of livestock through the land and watch grass, bushes and eventually trees, spring up in their wake. Food and fauna can grow there. Ecological systems are renewed and recovered.
As the land is repaired and regenerated, carbon is also sequestered in the soil. There is no downside to Savory’s method. Watch him tell all about it in this TED talk.
Over half of dollar store items are poisonous
Over half of dollar store items test positive for poisons including food and children's toys
NJ Bag Ban starts May 4 – what you need to know
NJ Bag Ban starts May 4 - what you need to know.
FTC fines Big Box stores for claims that rayon is ‘eco-friendly bamboo’
FTC fines Big Box stores $5.5 million for claims that rayon is 'eco-friendly bamboo'
Help build the future – apply now for a clean energy job
Help build the future - apply now for a clean energy job with the DOE's Clean Energy Corps.
New Jersey servicios legales y sociales gratuitos para niños inmigrantes
New Jersey es el hogar de la quinta población más grande de niños inmigrantes no-acompañados en el país
(TRENTON) – En el 22 de marzo de 2022, la Comisionada Sarah Adelman anunció que el Departamento de Servicios Humanos de New Jersey se ha asociado con Niños en necesidad de defensa (Kids in Need of Defense –KIND, por sus siglas en inglés) para proporcionar asesoramiento jurídico gratuito y coordinación de servicios sociales a los niños y jóvenes migrantes que llegan a New Jersey como menores no acompañados en busca de refugio.