Camden

The latest in sustainability news: 3rd graders helped design a new Kensington green space. A collaboration between the Trust for Public Land and Webster Elementary School empowered students to learn about green infrastructure, the water cycle, site analysis, and more...

A project aiming to place large-scale public art in six blighted lots throughout the city announced its eight finalists. If you’ve walked past vacant lots in Camden, you may have noticed the symptoms of illegal dumping: discarded appliances, building materials,...

Through the Center for Environmental Transformation, these teens make and sell Kapow! Hot Sauce from peppers they grow in urban gardens, gaining marketable skills and learning about food ecology. Recently, the teenage “Eco Interns” at Camden’s Center for Environmental Transformation...

Entrepreneur Tom Marchetty pours his passion for history, reuse, and innovation into sustainably made furniture. Now, as the finalist in a Camden public art competition, he eyes his next possible project. Tom Marchetty loves a good backstory. Whether he’s slabbing...

The Trust for Public Land is using tons of data thanks to a new tool, combined with community input, to spruce up the city’s parks. The goal: prepare Camden for the climate crisis. As the climate crisis looms, cities like...

Camden high schoolers share their experiences caring for and exploring the Cooper River–and the impact it’s had on their lives.  Samyiah Williams, 17, admits that when she applied to be a student employee through UrbanPromise Ministries’ Office of Experiential Learning,...

This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate crisis. New Jersey is taking steps to run on 100 percent clean energy by 2050. Sounds pretty...