Christie announces $20M for future health of Barnegat Bay
KEVIN SHEA / NJ.COM - Gov. Chris Christie announced $20 million in grants Wednesday to county and local governments, and environmental [go to article]
Could massive storm surge barriers end the Hudson River’s revival?
ELIZABETH ROYTE / YALE ENVIRONMENT 360 - On a sunny afternoon, John Lipscomb steered the 22-foot vessel Ian Fletcher past the rip-rapped, industrialized shoreline [go to article]
Why fecal bacteria sometimes takes over Jersey Shore beaches
RUSS ZIMMER / NBC 10 - The cloud of fecal bacteria that lingered off New Jersey beaches last week is a reminder of a grim truth on the Shore: The water [go to article]
2019 was a record year for ocean temperatures, data show
KENDRA PIERRE-LOUIS / NY TIMES - Last year was the warmest year on record for the world’s oceans, part of a long-term warming trend, according to a study [go to article]
‘Torture for marine mammals’: In Cape May, Trump plan for seismic testing in Atlantic...
AMY S. ROSENBERG / PHILLY.COM - Capt. Jeff Stewart of the Cape May Whale Watcher knows better than most how whales and dolphins are affected [go to article]
As sea levels rise, so do ghost forests
MOISES VELASQUEZ-MANOFF / NY TIMES - Up and down the mid-Atlantic coast, sea levels are rising rapidly, creating stands of dead trees — often bleached [go to article]
Pinelands Preservation Alliance sues Burlington County to block pipeline construction
DAVID LEVINSKY / BURLINGTON COUNTY TIMES - An environmental group is suing Burlington County’s government as part of its ongoing efforts to prevent [go to article]
How climate change is affecting Atlantic City
JOE MARTUCCI / PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY - Atlantic City ranks near the top for New Jersey places most impacted by climate change [go to article]
Is there a future for NJ salt marshes?
JUDITH S. WEIS / NJ ENVIRONMENT NEWS - Salt marshes, or coastal wetlands, the green areas at the edge of our estuaries, are among the most productive [go to article]
New funding to study microplastic pollution effect on Delaware Bay blue crabs
MARK EICHMANN / WHYY - The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is often held up as the poster child for ocean pollution. And while the collection of trash collecting [go to article]
