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Nourishing Newark Urban Growers listening session 2023. Photo: Jonathan Gordon

The City of Newark is staffing up to tackle environmental health and quality of life issues. The City's Chief Sustainability Officer, Nathaly Agosto Filión, is responsible for work with representatives from various municipal departments, the Environmental Commission, and members of the Newark community to advance a multi-pronged agenda aimed at making Newark a healthier, cleaner, and greener city.

“All of Newark’s children should grow up in an environment that nurtures them. This means getting dangerous toxins out of our neighborhoods, and making sure families have access to the same environmental assets that their suburban counterparts enjoy – parks, playgrounds, trees, healthy food, affordable energy bills, working water infrastructure, and green job opportunities,” said Mayor Baraka.

The Office of Sustainability will work to strengthen partnerships with State, Federal and local agencies as well as community stakeholders and continue to advance the goals laid out in the Newark Sustainability Action Plan. Newark's first Sustainability Action Plan (2013) can be found here

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2018 Trees Count

Join the Office of Sustainability in completing an inventory of all the street trees in Newark!

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Adopt a Catch Basin

Mayor Ras J. Baraka, the City of Newark Office of Sustainability and the Department of Water & Sewer Utilities invites you to make our community cleaner, greener, and healthier by adopting a catch basin near you.

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Earth Day 2019 Events Calendar

Review a listing of 2019 sustainability related events taking place throughout the greater Newark area in April & May.

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Love Your Block

The City of Newark “Love Your Block” Mini-Grants Program connects residents with city departments and community organizations to implement hyper-local neighborhood beautification and community-building projects.

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Newark Environmental Commission

The Newark Environmental Commission is made up of Newark residents who serve in a volunteer capacity. The Commission is charged to advise the Mayor and the Municipal Council on issues of the environment and sustainability.

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Newark Green Team

The Newark Green Team is a multi-sector coalition of local stakeholders actively working to advance policies and programs related to urban sustainability, environmental health, community greening, quality of life and green economic opportunities for Newark residents.

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Nourishing Newark Community Grants Program

The City of Newark created the Nourishing Newark Community Grants Program to support community-based organizations in the City of Newark that are combating hunger resulting from the adverse economic impacts related to COVID-19, and coalitions advancing sustainable food system policy in an effort to eradicate food deserts negatively impacting our community.

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Nourishing Newark Farmers Markets

Learn more about Farmer's Markets in the greater Newark area.

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Prepared Together

With the generous support of Cities of Service and the Walmart Foundation, the City of Newark is recruiting citizen volunteers to participate in the Prepared Together Program and help build Newark’s resiliency through the implementation of green infrastructure and disaster preparedness projects.

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Rain Barrel

Learn more about how to get a free rain barrel for your property.

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