Noise Can Do More

Noise can do More than just hurt your ears: How Noise pollution is hurting the community of Crotona Park East and Morrisania, Bronx, NY (1980) by Joshua Matthew TalbanSite Description: Noise pollution in New York City dates back to the early 20th century and continues...

The PCB Golf Course

The PCB Golf Course: How the Hyatt Hills Golf Course of Clark, NJ is a Potential Risk to its Visitors and Neighbors (1942-2021) by Giulian PacellaSite Description: The Hyatt Hills Golf Course in Clark New Jersey was not always a golf course, previously it had been a...

From Bleak Landfills

Overpeck County Park: From Bleak Landfills to Green Hills (1957-2021) by Aaron LeuSite Description: The story begins around the 1950s in Overpeck Creek, located in Bergen County, NJ. An area that was once a diverse wetland ecosystem became a miserable dumpsite filled...

RPM Act

The RPM Act: How will the act affect us all in Englishtown, NJ (1972-2021) by Jason JimenezSite Description: Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act (RPM Act) is an act that allows those who modify their vehicles for the purpose of racing. Currently our street...

The Merchants of Trenton

The Merchants of Trenton: Business, Recreation, and the Highway in a Postwar City by Kyle StegnerSite Description: The City of Trenton – specifically parts of West Trenton and the Capital area – during the immediate postwar period holds many stories of environmental...

Toxic Waste to Dog Park

From Toxic Waste Site to Dog Park: A Peculiar Transformation in Suburban New Jersey by Ismail Hozien Site Description: I hope to find through my research, the factors that caused the radioactive dump in my hometown, Wayne, New Jersey, to become a dog park.  I hope to...