One Million Acres or Bust: Initial Findings
Megan McCue2023-03-06T09:50:39-05:00By Eric Harris. Although the most densely-populated state in the nation, New Jersey has a strong legacy of preserving open space. But how are we doing lately?
Ensuring Access to Nature and Outdoor Recreation: Advancing Health Equity for People with Disabilities
Megan McCue2023-02-23T08:26:31-05:00By Jeanne Herb. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 21% of New Jersey adults have some type of disability. CDC reports that people with disabilities are disproportionately affected by chronic diseases [...]
Addressing Energy Inequity in New Jersey: Recommendations for Effective Policy Implementation
Megan McCue2023-02-13T09:34:09-05:00By Tarun Reddy Arasu The United States, in general, and New Jersey specifically, are undergoing significant changes in energy production, with a focus on transitioning away from carbon-intensive sources and towards clean energy. In an earlier blog article, “Energy Inequity in New Jersey,” we learned that low-income and minority communities are disproportionately affected by energy [...]
Aspects of Energy Inequity in New Jersey
Megan McCue2023-01-30T08:58:39-05:00By Tarun Reddy Arasu New Jersey is the fourth smallest state in terms of land area and is the most densely populated state in the United States. Over the past few decades, compounded by rapid industrialization, energy has become one of the essential commodities in modern times, so much so that it has become a [...]
15-Minute Neighborhoods: Lessons from Outside New Jersey
Megan McCue2023-01-23T08:54:49-05:00By Jon Carnegie, James Kenah, and Maarten Roose. Fifteen-minute neighborhoods provide residents with access to frequent and reliable public transit, parks, schools, gathering places, social services, places to buy healthy fresh food, and other amenities within a comfortable walk or bike ride [...]
Report Release: Enhancing the Resilience of New Jersey Communities Using ARez
Megan McCue2023-08-07T12:18:38-04:00By Michel C. Boufadel, Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology; Firas Gerges, Ph.D., Princeton University; and Hani Nassif, Ph.D., Rutgers University – New Brunswick. The New Jersey State Policy Lab has released a new report in collaboration with researchers [...]
Heat or Eat? The Low-Income Home Energy Distribution Program (LIHEAP) and Its Implications for New Jersey
Megan McCue2022-11-30T14:45:30-05:00By Josephine O'Grady. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program (LIHEAP) is a federal block grant program that assists low-income families with the cost of paying their utility bills in areas including extreme heat and cold, household revisions to improve energy efficiency [...]
Report Release: Equitable Property Acquisitions to Enhance Climate Resilience
Megan McCue2023-08-07T12:17:22-04:00With support from the New Jersey State Policy Lab, the New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center Climate Corps conducted research to better understand how flood buyback and managed retreat programs [...]
2022 New Jersey Climate Survey – Rutgers-Eagleton Poll Results
Megan McCue2023-04-21T08:57:01-04:00As we mark the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, and more than a year since Hurricane Ida, the vast majority of New Jerseyans (78 percent) believe the Earth’s climate is changing and consider changing climate conditions to be a serious threat to New Jersey (72 percent), according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton poll. The 2022 New [...]
Advancing Municipal Environmental Justice in New Jersey
Megan McCue2022-10-21T16:49:55-04:00By Jeanne Herb. Over the past year, the New Jersey State Policy Lab has provided support to a collaborative effort of the Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the New Jersey Department of Environmental protection [...]