Wetlands restoration on Newark Bay protects against flooding, improves water quality
MIKE SMITH / NJ ENVIRONMENT NEWS - Jet passengers flying into Newark International Airport or car drivers zipping along the New Jersey Turnpike may not think [go to article]
New Jersey lawmakers recalling Roman empire in beach fight
WAYNE PARRY / AP / WASHINGTON POST - New Jersey lawmakers are reaching back to the Roman empire in their latest effort to guarantee public access [go to article]
Offshore oil drillers want another crack at N.J.’s Atlantic coast, and Trump wants to...
ANDREW MAYKUTH / PHILLY.COM - The Ben Ocean Lancer, a 490-foot-long drill ship, positioned itself in federal waters about 93 miles southeast of Atlantic City [go to article]
“Barely enough” horseshoe crab eggs for arriving red knots
MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST / PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY - In the first week of the red knot stopover on Delaware Bay, there were just enough horseshoe crab eggs [go to article]
Shore towns use sand dredged from inlets to widen beaches
WAYNE PARRY / AP / WASHINGTON POST - Two common problems in coastal areas — eroded beaches, and clogged inlets hazardous for boat traffic — have a mutual solution [go to article]
Rare nor’easter double punch raises erosion fears at Shore
AMANDA HOOVER / NJ.COM - A nor'easter predicted to hit just days after a similar storm brought high winds and coastal flooding could spell erosion trouble for New Jersey beaches [go to article]
Shore towns ban plastic bags, say they dirty beaches, hurt wildlife
FRANK KUMMER / PHILLY.COM - Bob Schoelkopf took a hose and sprayed down a gray seal pup that remained quiet as two other seals bellowed [go to article]
The last days of the blue-blood harvest
SARAH ZHANG / THE ATLANTIC - Horseshoe crabs are sometimes called “living fossils” because they have been around in some form for more than 450 million years [go to article]
This red tide might be good news for New Jersey oyster beds
WAYNE PARRY / AP / WASHINGTON POST - A red tide is heading for thousands of acres of oyster beds in New Jersey’s Delaware Bay [go to article]
New Jersey ready to ban offshore drilling, thwart Trump plan
WAYNE PARRY / AP / U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT - New Jersey is prepared to thwart President Donald Trump's plan for offshore oil and gas drilling by enacting [go to article]
