Slow ships to lessen collisions with whales / Press of Atlantic City / March 8, 2023 In summer ice cream consumption rises and so do shark attacks. Obviously there is no causal connection between these disparate facts. (Thanks to Dr. Amy for this example of correlation not causation.) Likewise, as emphasized by NOAA scientists, there Read More »
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BUT NEXT TIME: STORM SURVIVORS DEMAND OVERHAUL OF DISASTER RECOVERY SYSTEM
But Next Time is a report written by a group of leaders who have navigated multiple disasters for decades and are building tools and networks to strengthen our response to major storms and climate events. Our goal is to address both the immediate humanitarian needs on the ground and advance long term structural change and Read More »
Sea Change Caps Successful Summer With Funding to Continue Recovery Work
Sea Change Caps Successful Summer With Funding to Continue Recovery Work / TheSandPaper.net / September 13, 2022 By Victoria Ford The LBI-based Sea Change Recovery Community Organization received a $50,000 grant from the Rx Foundation for its “visionary work of creating an intersection of community-based recovery services and advocacy/organizing for systems change,” RCO founder Elizabeth Beaty has Read More »
BOEM Extends Comment Period for NY Bight Offshore Wind Projects
BOEM Extends Comment Period for NY Bight Offshore Wind Projects / TheSandPaper.net / August 24, 2022 Includes Marine Lease Site for Atlantic Shores By Gina G. Scala One of the six wind lease areas included in the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s first-ever regional environmental review and analysis is the 79,351 acres belonging to Read More »
New Jersey needs equitable access to off-shore wind power | Opinion
New Jersey needs equitable access to off-shore wind power | Opinion / NorthJersey.com / August 18, 2022 Cameron Foster, Jody Stewart and Meghan Mertyris Special to the USA TODAY Network Nearly a decade ago during Superstorm Sandy, my Point Pleasant home flooded with 4 feet of water, displacing my family for nearly six years. Read More »
Draft of environmental impact statement on Ocean Wind gets third lengthy hearing
Draft of environmental impact statement on Ocean Wind gets third lengthy hearing / The Press of Atlantic City / July 27, 2022 Offshore wind power is either moving far too quickly or can’t arrive soon enough, depending on which of the commenters was speaking at a lengthy hearing for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Read More »
Offshore Wind Presentation To Be Held In Lacey
Offshore Wind Presentation To Be Held In Lacey / The Patch.com / July 7, 2022 By Veronica Flesher, Patch Staff LACEY, NJ — Interested in learning more about offshore wind? New Jersey Resource Project, a community non-profit organization, is hosting a presentation to educate residents about offshore wind in Lacey on July 13. The presentation Read More »
Gathering Promotes Responsible Offshore Wind Development
Gathering Promotes Responsible Offshore Wind Development / The SandPaper / 5/26/22 May 26, 2022 By Gina G. Scala Ahead of the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, which is predicted to be above average this year, a networking event for proponents of responsible offshore wind development offered local residents and statewide activists the opportunity Read More »
NJRP is taking action to end the overdose crisis and expand access to evidence-based treatments and harm reduction in NJ
One of our priorities at NJRP is taking action to end the overdose crisis and expand access to evidence-based treatments and harm reduction in NJ. New Jersey experienced over 3,000 drug-related deaths in 2020 alone, and for many, the resources they need to survive and find a path to recovery are too few and far Read More »