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ARMONK, NY/ARLINGTON, VA--The Nature Conservancy and IBM announced plans to launch a free Web site this fall called Rivers for Tomorrow, where watershed managers can map, analyze and share detailed information about the health of local freshwater river basins to inform clean up programs.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL--Living near a park or open green space not only is beneficial for health and recreation but can increase home and property values. According to the National Association of Homebuyers' price estimator, proximity to parks and recreation facilities can increase home values by six to 11 percent; this comes as Florida prepares to celebrate National Parks and Recreation Month in July.
LYNDHURST, NJ--Robert Schucker, president of environmentally conscious landscaping firms R&S Landscaping and Eco Earth Design, has been selected as a board member for GreenFaith, New Jersey’s interfaith coalition for the environment.
NEWARK, NJ--Mayor Cory A. Booker and other Newark dignitaries joined with Central Ward residents and preschool children today for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open Garden Spires Park which is located between the Newark Preschool Academy and Garden Spires apartment complex at 201 First Street in the Central Ward.
DAVIS, CA-- Acting State Conservationist Gayle Norman, of USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), has announced approval of more than $438,800 in Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) to eight California organizations.
NEWARK--Mayor Cory A. Booker, members of the Newark Municipal Council, and other City dignitaries will cut the ribbon to re-open the newly-renovated West End Park, on Thursday, August 20, 2009, at 2 p.m. The park is located at 100-104 West End Avenue in Newark.
NEWARK, NJ--Mayor Cory A. Booker will join the Central Ward's Springfield community, The Trust for Public Land, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and donors to celebrate the grand opening of Newark's newest, and largest, city-owned park, Nat Turner Park. The nine-acre park was designed in part by the community and students from three adjacent schools.
CHERRY HILL, NJ-- Water running down a street is often, unfortunately, one of the first signs an underground water main is leaking and the water has reached the surface.
PHILADELPHIA-- The Job Opportunity Investment Network has announced new grants totaling $850,000 for initiatives that will qualify more of the region's underemployed workers and new job seekers for living-wage jobs in the "green" and health care industries. JOIN, a regional funding collaborative founded in 2008, will invest at least $2.7 million to increase the number of workers in the Greater Philadelphia area who earn family-sustaining wages.
Living Cities, an innovative philanthropic collaborative of 21 of the world's largest foundations and financial institutions, awarded JOIN a grant of $250,000 for an initiative to prepare low-skilled job seekers for employment in the clean energy sector.
This pilot project, under the leadership of one of JOIN's founding partners, the Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board, brings together the Smart Energy Initiative of Southeastern Pennsylvania, the Federation of Neighborhood Centers and three of its member agencies (Diversified Community Services, Friends Neighborhood Guild, and United Communities Southeast Philadelphia), and the City of Philadelphia to ensure low-skilled adults have access to well-paying jobs and advancement opportunities in this emerging industry. Specifically, the grant will support the development and implementation of a coordinated infrastructure to assess new and marginally employed Philadelphia workers and connect them to pipelines for advancement in green jobs. Grant activities begin in May 2009, and will continue through August 2010.
JOIN has awarded $300,000 over three years to each of two Industry Partnerships, The Pennsylvania Partnership for Direct Care Workers, managed by the District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund, and the Delaware County Health Care Employers Consortium, managed by Pathways PA. The grants will fund initiatives to qualify unemployed adults and workers in low-skill, low-wage jobs for higher-skill positions in allied health and nursing that pay family-sustaining wages. The initiatives will help meet the needs of health care providers, which are currently facing critical shortages of qualified allied health and nursing professionals.
Industry Partnerships include groups of employers and workers from within the same industry, collaborating with education and training providers to address employers' common workforce needs.
According to a study released this month by PathWays PA, a third of Philadelphia households and more than one out of every five Delaware County households lacks income sufficient to meet basic family needs. Forty percent of working Philadelphians are earning poverty wages, and 36% have found only part-time work. More than 60% of Philadelphia adults are classified as "low-literate."
The Founding Partners in this public-private initiative are the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, The William Penn Foundation, the Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Labor and Industry. JOIN is also supported by contributions from the National Fund for Workforce Solutions and Living Cities.
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JERSEY CITY, NJ-- The association of the State of New Jersey with crime, pollution and political corruption is undeserved, with New Jersey -- and especially its formerly "gritty cities," such as Jersey City -- having much to offer the nation in terms of serving as a model of how to successfully deal with urban issues.
LONG VALLEY, NJ-- Following an intensive three-year effort, a piece of New Jersey history has been fully restored. Oak Cottage includes a more than one acre property that includes a 13-room Second Empire-style dwelling as well as a 1,400-sf mill (1828 water-wheel powered apple cider distillery).
NEWARK, NJ--City and State dignitaries and officials joined together with representatives of Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), the New Jersey Laborers’ Union Local 55, and state-wide non-profit Garden State Alliance for a New Economy (GANE) to graduate 22 Newark residents from the City of Newark’s green labor and construction job training pilot program at a ceremony held at Mount Olivet Baptist Church.
SEATTLE-- The Renault-Nissan Alliance today announced that Nissan and the City of Seattle are forming a partnership to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle (EV) charging network.
NEW YORK--SHARE, a non-profit clean energy organization, and the NAACP-Brooklyn Branch were joined by Assemblyman Darryl C. Towns (D-54) in hosting children from the Tilden Hall Residence, a Brooklyn refuge for displaced families. Held at the Madd Fun Family Entertainment Center in Brooklyn, the day included interactive lessons and games which allowed for a fun and informative way to educate and engage participants on the importance of environmental protection.
ATLANTA-- In observance of Earth Day 2009, the National Conference of Black Mayors (NCBM) joins President Barack Obama's national agenda to promote clean energy innovation and announces its "Green The City" Initiative.
NEWARK, NJ--The City of Newark is still seeking volunteers to join in an effort to plant nearly 150 trees across the City on four separate days in the months of April and May 2009.
NEWARK, NJ--The City of Newark is seeking volunteers to join in an effort to plant nearly 150 trees across the City on four separate days in the months of April and May 2009.
OCEAN COUNTY, NJ--The Trust for Public Land (TPL) announced today the recipients of awards from the fourteenth annual Barnegat Bay Environmental Grant Fund.
WASHINGTON-- The World Bank Carbon Finance Unit convened a workshop on April 2 focused on reducing emissions from road projects.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ-- NAIOP-NJ, the commercial real estate development association, is gearing up for its 2009 Community Action Day.
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