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Cybersecurity and Technology Management Guidance for Local Government
Over the last few years, the center has worked with the NJ Municipal Excess Liability Fund and other organizations to develop guidance on managing technology and cybersecurity for New Jersey’s local governments. This report is a compilation of articles written from NJ Municipalities, the magazine of the NJ State League of Municipalities. They focus on...
Discards and Fishery Dynamics Data to Inform Raritan Bay Recreational Summer Flounder Fishery Management Policy
Summer flounder (Paralichtys dentatus) is a key species for New Jersey’s fisheries, including being the most commonly captured species by recreational anglers and the most valuable finfish species for the commercial fishing industry (NMFS, 2017). Increasingly strict fisheries management measures have been implemented in recent years partially due to the...
New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance receives Annual Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award
The New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance was one of eleven recipients of the 19th Annual Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards given in Trenton on Tuesday, December 10, 2018. The Alliance received the award in the Environmental Education (Educator-led) category. The award description read, "Facilitated by the Rutgers Climate Institute and Rutgers...
Temporal Heavy Metal Distribution and Bioaccumulation in the Lower Raritan River
With the surge of urbanization and industrialization, the Raritan River, and particularly its 15-mile long lower portion, has experienced profound contamination over the last 100 years. More than 15 EPA designated Superfund Sites are present in the Raritan watershed, and exceptionally high concentrations of toxic heavy metals such as cadmium, copper, lead,...
Shore protection strategies for estuarine beaches: a case study of Cliffwood Beach, NJ
The shoreline of Raritan Bay is developed with homes and recreation sites that are vulnerable to erosion and flooding exacerbated by increased rates of sea level rise. The US Army Corps of Engineers has implemented coastal storm-risk management projects or feasibility studies for several communities on Raritan Bay, but not all locations are included....
Study of ecoenzymes and bioavailability of methylmercury in the Lower Raritan
The Reinfelder lab and high school students from Malcolm X Shabazz High School (MXSHS) in Newark, NJ were awarded a Rutgers Raritan River Consortium Mini-grant to conduct field studies of ecoenzymes along the Raritan River Bay. Uptake experiments of the neurotoxic methylmercury (MeHg) into a freshwater phytoplankton using natural river water were conducted...
Creating a rich digital environment to support resilience on the Lower Raritan
The Raritan River region is the home of many businesses, residential communities, critical facilities, and wildlife species. Flooding is a persistent problem in the Raritan River region when excessive rain from storms affect the river basin. During hurricane events, flooding can be even more severe due to combined storm surge and heavy rainfall effects....
Karen Lowrie, Ph.D. receives the Richard J. Burk Outstanding Service Award at the 2018 SRA Annual Conference
Karen Lowrie, Ph.D. received the Richard J. Burk Outstanding Service Award at the 2018 Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Conference in New Orleans on December 4, 2018. The award is granted in recognition of extraordinary service to the Society that deserves special recognition. She has served as Managing Editor for the SRA's international journal,...
EAC Team to survey organizations engaged in Delaware River watershed conservation
EAC Team members, Dr. Michael Greenberg, Jeanne Herb, Dr. Karen Lowrie and Sara Malone will design and implement a survey to assess the effectiveness of efforts to inspire and motivate restoration and protection efforts in and around the Delaware River basin. The survey, funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, will assess knowledge diffusion...
4th National Climate Assessment identifies NJ Climate Adaptation Alliance as key collaborator in regional climate adaptation strategies
The Fourth National Climate Assessment identified the NJ Climate Adaptation Alliance as a key program to develop and implement climate adaptation strategies that assist Northeast municipalities, counties and states in efforts to build resilience to environmental changes and adapt to a changing climate (Chapter 18, Executive Summary). The NJ Climate...
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A Seat at the Table: Integrating the Needs and Challenges of Underrepresented and Socially Vulnerable Populations into Coastal Hazards Planning in New Jersey
While all people living in the United States are affected by climate change, some communities and some populations are more vulnerable to changing climate conditions than others. Extensive research here in the United States and across the world points to populations...
The Potential and Pitfalls for Battery Storage in New Jersey
Heat Waves, Seniors, and Low-Income Housing: Organizational Factors in Individual Adaptive Behavior
A presentation on Heat Waves, Seniors, and Low-Income Housing: Organizational Factors in Individual Adaptive Behavior IFoU 12th Annual Conference Beyond Resilience Universitas Tarumanangara, Jakarta 27-29 June 2019
Cost-Effective Methods for Detection and Improvements of Energy Performance & Indoor Air Quality
A presentation by Dr. Jennifer Senick on the Cost-Effective Methods for Detection & Improvement of Indoor Air Quality.