Because of the large influence of oil production, large-scale factories and coal burning corporations that have settled in the southern states, most specifically those bordering the coast, the environmental destruction is greater than any other region in the United States.

Teens Talk About Racism is exactly that as its name says, north New Jersey teenagers talking about racism at this once yearly conference. The conference, started by Theodora Lacey, Clinton Lacey, Rori Kanter, Nancy Reardon and Maryann Woods-Murphy, seeks to encourage discussions and activities that challenge teenagers to examine themselves and their attitudes and to explore their potential to be the force of change in the anti-racism movement within their communities and the world at large.