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Decline of Barnegat Bay seagrass beds appears to worsen
Most of New Jersey's life-sustaining seagrass beds are in the Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor Estuary, and their long-standing decline appears to be worsening, according to a study summary. Chris...
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Barnegat Bay habitat projects mapped by EPA
Habitat protection and restoration projects in the Barnegat Bay area have been mapped by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to an EPA email. The agency's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and...
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Superstorm Sandy report by National Hurricane Center
It's quite clear that New Jersey took an extreme hit from superstorm Sandy, according to a National Hurricane Center report released today. Here are some of the 157-page report's points, and I focus...
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Ocean County at high risk from sea-level rise
Nearly 40 percent of Long Beach Township may be under water during high tide if the sea level rises just 1 foot, according to Ocean County’s draft Hazard Mitigation Plan. Sea-level rise may also affect...
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Wet weather in NJ this week and in 2014
Precipitation over seven days through July 15, 2014 (Source: Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center) We probably don’t need any more rain for a few days. In seven days through Tuesday, Monmouth County...
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Hurricanes: scary scenarios for NJ
My photo of the map shows near-worst case storm surge flooding in the Bayshore area during a hypothetical Category 3 hurricane (Source: National Hurricane Center Storm Surge Unit) These are scary...
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Shout-outs: environmental award winners
Little Egg Harbor, New JerseyPinelands Eco Scienteers, Little Egg Harbor (Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) A number of local environmental activists and students recently won environmental...
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