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]
Environmentalists call for halt to NJ offshore drilling
MICHAEL ARON / NJTV NEWS - “Madness” and “ridiculous” were words used at Wednesday’s news conference on the Asbury Park Boardwalk [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]
Editorial: Stop offshore drilling by making New Jersey and Delaware ugly for oil
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER - New Jersey and Delaware know full well the dangers of President Trump’s reckless plans to open their coasts to offshore oil [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]
As storms get bigger, oyster reefs can help protect shorelines
EMILY MATCHAR / SMITHSONIAN.COM - Two hundred years ago, the streets of lower Manhattan were lined with “oyster cellars,” rough-and-ready establishments [go to article]
Military turns to oyster reefs to protect against storms
WAYNE PARRY / AP / NORTHJERSEY.COM - Earle Naval Weapons Station, where the Navy loads some of America's most sophisticated weapons [go to article]
NY/NJ Baykeeper’s oyster reef naturally reproduces baby oysters in Raritan Bay
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS HERALD - NY/NJ Baykeeper’s Restoration Program scientists discovered the natural growth of baby oysters [go to article]
Will climate change revive an old idea: A regional coastal commission?
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT – Could climate change lead the state to embrace an idea it shunned more than three decades ago [go to article]
5 years after Superstorm Sandy, the lessons haven’t sunk in
FRANK ELTMAN and WAYNE PARRY / AP / WASHINGTON POST – Five years after Superstorm Sandy was supposed to have [go to article]
