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New Environmental Study from alumnus Tsoulou, Profs. Senick, Andrews, et al.
Abstract Indoor heat and air pollution pose concurrent threats to human health and wellbeing, and their effects are more pronounced for vulnerable individuals. This study investigates exposures to summertime indoor overheating and airborne particulate matter (PM2.5) experienced by low-income seniors and explores the potential of natural ventilation on...
American Dream mall gets construction lender lifeline
Triple Five, owner of the American Dream mall in New Jersey, has struck a deal with a group of creditors led by JP Morgan that grants the developer a four-year extension on overdue construction debt. The loan extension gives Triple Five some much-needed breathing room as it waits for an expected increase in big-box retail traffic, said Marc Pfeiffer,...
Beyond buildings, Sandy damaged people’s health
The record-setting Superstorm Sandy that made landfall in New Jersey on Oct. 29, 2012, resulted in both short- and long-term health hazards for residents, some far from obvious. When the floodwaters finally drained, they left potentially contaminated sludge, which dried to an asthma-aggravating powder and led to toxic blooms of mold. Anxiety and depression...
10 years after Hurricane Sandy, the Jersey Shore is awash in new development
Many Shore buyers today seem unaware or unconcerned about the risk of future storms. Fewer than half in flood hazard zones have insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program, according to Milliman, an actuarial company based in Chester County that consults with NFIP. “People have been bidding up the prices of coastal housing for a long time,”...
Can NJ cut down on towns overspending on employee payouts? Proposed bill would try
A proposed bill would crack down on New Jersey towns abusing unused sick time and vacation payouts to employees following a report that found a “staggering” amount of municipalities violated state law. The bill comes after a report by New Jersey acting State Comptroller Kevin D. Walsh that found nearly all 60 towns his office surveyed violated some part of...
EJB Talks Podcast with Jennifer Senick: Promoting Healthy Buildings and Healthy Communities
On this episode of EJBTalks, Stuart Shapiro welcomes Jennifer Senick, Executive Director of CUPR. Jennifer discusses many aspects of green buildings from the design of the physical space to all of the components of its total operation. The two delve into topics from the New Jersey Zero Energy roadmap and the center’s integral work with the New England...
Jeanne Herb chairs National Academy of Sciences workshop planning committee on Communities, Climate Change and Health Equity.
As climate change worsens air pollution, expands urban heat islands, and intensifies extreme weather events, communities least able to respond often bear the largest health burden. Targeted investments that prioritize disproportionately impacted communities are needed to mitigate and adapt to the health effects of climate change. This workshop series will...
EAC co-leads the New Jersey Climate Corps
The New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center Climate Corps is a cohort of outstanding graduate students supporting the Center’s applied research, analysis, and program work. One key facet of Corps members is providing assistance to New Jersey municipalities in assessing hazards from changing climate conditions. Participating students include those in...
R3C Webinars on Recent Raritan Research
Two free webinars to showcase recent research on the Raritan. Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from 9:00 am to 10:15 am (link to view Zoom Recording) Julie Lockwood Thomas Grothues - Fish Assemblage of the Raritan River Thalweg (link to PowerPoint) Isabelle Stinnette - Aquatic Connectivity Through Climate-Ready Infrastructure (link to PowerPoint) Friday,...
Coffee Klatch – What you’ve learned in the IHC Grant program
Bring your cup of coffee or tea and join the conversation... Join us on Monday, December 6, from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm for our second Inclusive Healthy Communities Coffee Klatch! The coffee klatches will be an opportunity for grantees to talk about challenges and strategies on a given topic with other IHC grantees and partners in an informal and open...
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Advancing Shared Solutions to Intersect Climate Action and Health Equity: Opportunities for NJ to advance health equity-informed climate solutions
The American Public Health Association has declared climate change a public health emergency and, nationally, climate change experts, public health practitioners, and leaders of communities at the frontline of climate impacts point to how climate change exacerbates...
Advanced Clean Truck Rule Health Impact Assessment
Karen Lowrie led a rapid Health Impact Analysis study, submitted as a report in 2021 under the Public Comment period for the proposed DEP rule on Advanced Clean Trucks. The report offers a “health lens” through which to view some of the potential impacts of...
Co-production of Community-based Air Quality Education Intervention to Reduce Exposures for Health Promotion and Environmental Justice
This workshop shares knowledge and strategies related to building just communities and accessing just technologies in context of a 4-year campaign to co-produce a series of air quality interventions at a US Census low-income affordable housing site in Elizabeth, NJ,...
Residential Indoor Air Quality Interventions through a Social-Ecological Systems Lens: A Systematic Review
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is an important consideration for health and well-being as people spend most of their time indoors. Multi-disciplinary interest in IAQ is growing, resulting in more empirical research, especially in affordable housing settings, given...