Trump’s new ocean policy focused more on economy, less on environment
MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST / PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY - The fate of the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Action Plan, which took years to develop and was starting to be used by government [go to article]
East Point Lighthouse gets help combating erosion from nor’easters
MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST / PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY - The historic East Point Lighthouse is getting substantial help from U.S. Silica and the township [go to article]
New York’s prized sea scallop faces off against offshore wind
CHRIS MARTIN and JENNIFER A. DLOUHY / BLOOMBERG - Developers pushing to install massive wind turbines in the waters off New York and New Jersey have run [go to article]
Global sea levels could rise 8 feet by 2100, more in NJ, Rutgers study...
MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST / PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY - By the dawn of the next century, South Jersey’s barrier islands will pretty much disappear at high tide, based on data [go to article]
Moving cars, canceling plans, taking risks – life in a flood zone
MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST / PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY - Andrea Palermo’s life has taken on the ups and downs of the tides she follows on her phone app [go to article]
Barriers, flood walls could help protect back bays, Army Corps says
JON HURDLE / NJ SPOTLIGHT - Get ready for storm-surge barriers, floodwalls, and levees to protect New Jersey’s flood-prone back bays from sea-level rise [go to article]
Surrendering to rising seas
JEN SCHWARTZ / SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN - Monique Coleman's basement was still wet with saltwater when the rallying began. Just days after Superstorm Sandy [go to article]
Petition to stop state’s killing of red foxes on Jersey beach nears 80K signatures
CAITLYN STULPIN / NJ.COM - Residents of Brigantine speculated for years about the state's role in the dwindling numbers of their beloved unofficial mascots, the red fox [go to article]
Your dinner might be swimming North thanks to climate change, Rutgers study says
MICHAEL SOL WARREN / NJ.COM - Climate change is making oceans warmer and the fish are taking flight [go to article]
Coastal communities weigh in on resiliency planning
JOANNA GAGIS / NJTV NEWS - It’s only a matter of time before New Jersey’s coastal regions have to face the harsh reality that sea levels are rising [go to article]
