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As New Jersey and other states lead nationwide efforts to address climate change, they are recognizing the disproportionate impact that climate change has on disadvantaged populations, according to a new Rutgers report. The challenges and opportunities states face are...

As New Jersey and other states lead nationwide efforts to address climate change, they are recognizing the disproportionate impact that climate change has on disadvantaged populations, according to a new Rutgers report. The challenges and opportunities states face are...

It's like living in an area that's prone to hurricanes, says Carl E. Van Horn, director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University. "You know it's likely there will be another hurricane at some point and, if you're smart, you don't...

According to the Rutgers University’s Center for Urban Policy Research, the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program contributed more than $14.4 billion in output in terms of goods and services to the U.S. economy and added $7.4 billion in gross domestic...

“Why would you include property taxes as a benefit when you’re not collecting them?” said Michael Lahr, director of Rutgers Economic Advisory Service. Lahr was part of a team at Rutgers that evaluated the cost-benefit model for the tax-credit awards last...

The data collected as part of the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey show that the median household brought in more than $63,000 in 2018. Ten years of slow, steady economic growth has brought the overall economy back from the depths of the mid-2000’s...

Cities face specific challenges and opportunities when it comes to delivering low carbon infrastructure. Some technology that works well in a rural context can't be transposed to a high-rise city. "Solar on a penthouse at the top of an 80-storey skyscraper just...

Martin Robins, director emeritus of Rutgers University's Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, who worked at NJ Transit in its heyday, said it will take time to undo the problems plaguing an agency the size of NJ Transit, but a steady infusion of money is key. "The...