How a data center project in Vineland is sowing distrust in the community

Gavin Schweiger, Follow South Jersey • March 11, 2026

The construction of an AI data center has driven a wedge between residents and local officials. How did it get so bad?

Local organic farms in South Jersey where you can volunteer, work and learn

Gavin Schweiger, Staff Writer • September 22, 2025

The program Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) helps connect volunteers with local farmers.

[Photo] The quest for zero emissions school buses

Katie Thorn and Gavin Schweiger • September 8, 2025

Book about Pine Barrens tackles conservation in South Jersey

Gavin Schweiger, Staff Writer • July 29, 2025

An often forgotten 1.1 million acres of New Jersey is teeming with hundreds of species of plants and thousands of animal species. It's also home to over 50 municipalities, and it's all in New Jersey. The...

Jurassic Park in Mantua, N.J.

Gavin Schweiger, Staff Writer • July 1, 2025

"Jurassic World: Rebirth" is scheduled to come to theaters on Wednesday, July 2. "The high-octane film will follow a team of scientists and others who race to secure DNA samples from three of the most...

DIY: Small ways to reduce waste in your life

Gavin Schweiger, Staff Writer • May 27, 2025

Americans produce 292.4 million tons of waste per year. On average, that's 4.9 pounds per person per day. Recycling and composting make up 94 million tons, or around 32% of that number. But still, we send...

South Cape May Meadows: A washed-up town turned nature preserve

Gavin Schweiger, Staff Writer • April 22, 2025

Editor's note: South Cape May is featured in a PBS documentary"Paradox: Rising Water and Mounting Costs," broadcast by our news partner, NJ Spotlight News. Don McKrell puts his binoculars to his eyes...

[Photo] UPenn Professor Michael Mann discusses new book on climate change

Gavin Schweiger, The Whit Staff • February 26, 2025

Michael Mann talks to a student while signing a copy of his book in the Chamberlain Student Center. Glassboro, NJ. Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (Gavin Schweiger)

Schweiger: Simplifying sustainability so you don’t have to

Gavin Schweiger, The Whit Staff • December 18, 2024

It’s difficult to be sustainable. Here are places to start.

Gourmet Dining takes step in sustainability with new alternative products

Gavin Schweiger, The Whit Staff • December 10, 2024

In the most recent step of Gourmet Dining’s journey to become more sustainable, it has gotten rid of most single-use plastics in Rowan’s dining halls. The transition started at the end of the spring...

Photo Essay: Wildflower Farm blazes trail for Black-owned sustainable farms

Gavin Schweiger, Staff Writer • November 20, 2024

Tomia MacQueen and her family's 42-acre family-owned farm produces organically and ethically raised food with an emphasis on community building.

Why are less than 1% of New Jersey farms organic?

Gavin Schweiger, Staff Writer • November 19, 2024

Organic certification is a slow process that requires a large commitment. And some farmers say more help is needed for them to compete in the national market.