NJ’s climate future: Storm flooding / NJ Spotlight / February 9, 2024 The effects of climate change are becoming increasingly disruptive throughout the world. Threats such as storm flooding, increasing land and marine heat, sea level rise, saltwater intrusion, drought and wildfires are being experienced with greater frequency and intensity — affecting populations, property and Read More »
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‘A $1 billion problem’: Why floods keep ravaging some New Jersey towns
‘A $1 billion problem’: Why floods keep ravaging some New Jersey towns / January 29, 2024 / Gothamist By Mike Hayes When a powerful rainstorm hit the region in mid-December, Janette Martinez of Little Falls, N.J. became trapped in her home. First-responders rescued Martinez’s family as flood waters moved in on their house, a few Read More »
Affordable Housing in NJ: Presentation from the Fair Share Housing Center
Whether you own a home or rent, where we live plays a big part in how we live. For working families, storm survivors, folks in recovery, and many more, we know that while a home is something we all need, it’s often a lot tougher to get and keep a roof over our heads than Read More »
A New Grid: How Do We Get There?
By Robert Freudenberg, Vice President of Energy and Environment for Regional Plan Association First constructed in the early 1900’s, the grid (a vast and long-established network of power plants, substations, transformers, and power lines known as the electric grid that power our communities) is continually being added to and improved to ensure reliability, reduce vulnerabilities, Read More »
Protect Our Ocean Neighbors
By Amber Hewitt, Program Director for the National Wildlife Foundation Offshore wind power is the nation’s largest, nearly untapped clean energy solution. It presents an opportunity to replace the carbon-polluting fossil fuels that are driving climate change, which threaten marine and coastal ecosystems. It is imperative that as we advance climate solutions, we do so Read More »
Imagining a Future for the Jersey Shore
By Lisa Campanella, Senior Policy Analyst, and Cameron Foster, Communications Organizer When I think about what the year 2050 will look like for the Jersey Shore, I picture a future that isn’t too different from the present. The things that make me proud to call it my lifelong home are still here, from friendly neighbors Read More »
Both Sides of Offshore Wind Claim Victory
Both Sides of Offshore Wind Claim Victory / The Sandpaper / November 15, 2023 By Gina G. Scala If there’s a message proponents of wind farms planned off the coast of New Jersey want to make clear in the wake of Ørsted’s announcement that it was abandoning its two projects, it’s this: It isn’t over. Read More »
Documentary Film, Tuckerton Gathering Favor Ocean Wind Farms
Documentary Film, Tuckerton Gathering Favor Ocean Wind Farms / The Sandpaper / May 10, 2023 By Rick Mellerup A new short documentary film regarding ocean wind farms, directed by Jon Coen, premiered last Sunday evening at the Union Market, located at the Tuckerton Seaport in Tuckerton. A panel discussion followed at the event, which drew Read More »
Wrapping up a successful spring season with Ida Community Meetings
Over the last few months, we hosted a series of community meetings for Hurricane Ida survivors across hard-hit areas, including Manville, Somerville, Bergen County, Milford, and virtually – along with some amazing partner organizations who hosted meetings across Newark, Elizabeth, and Hudson County. Armed with information about the state’s newly-released grant programs, alongside our own Read More »
Little Egg Harbor Bulkhead Project Begins Soon
Little Egg Harbor Bulkhead Project Begins Soon / The Sandpaper / April 26, 2023 By Gina Scala Flanked by the bay to east and the Pine Barrens to the west, Little Egg Harbor Township lies at the southernmost end of Ocean County, about as far from offshore wind development as a Jersey Shore community can Read More »