An increasing number of whales, whose populations are still recovering from centuries of hunting, are ending up dead on beaches in New Jersey and other coastal states.

Mass incarceration of people of color, prison conditions, polluted water, and an increase in the use of isolation are just some of the reasons for prison reform including in New Jersey where treatable diseases are often ignored.

New Jersey has among the strongest gun laws in the United States with has one of the lowest rates of firearm deaths and firearm ownership in the country.

New Jersey has some of the highest income inequity in the country which is associated with decreased life expectancy, educational attainment, and infant mortality.

Black women in New Jersey have a much greater rate of maternal mortality than white women.