NJ Spotlight NewsShore towns fear the burden of making costly repairs, raising houses and other steps toward reducing risk to properties
NJ Spotlight NewsShore towns fear the burden of making costly repairs, raising houses and other steps toward reducing risk to properties
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)Building-elevation standards in flood risk zones are at heart of controversy

Fatalities in Plainfield after car swept away during Monday’s rainstorm

Federal funding to support hazard mitigation will safeguard more lives

REAL Rules would update flood risk zones, toughen building standards
(Mr. Matte via Wikimedia Commons/CC-BY-SA-3.0)In Fortescue, tenacious locals and unlikely political allies deliver unique wastewater project

Hundreds of thousands of people could be forced from their homes, new report says
(Gavin Schweiger)The marshlands on the southernmost tip of Cape May County were once home to a town that no longer exists

Earmarks were cut in Republican bill to keep the government open
(Shawn Burns via Pinelands Preservation Alliance)Nonprofit says shortage of state funding limits efforts to protect reserve covering 1.1M acres
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)Sweeping changes proposed in how stormwater is managed, construction approved, building takes place in flood-prone zones
(NJ Spotlight News)Insurance companies are not renewing, cancelling policies as the threat of climate change grows
(Photo by Thomas E. Franklin)Residents fear they will bear the brunt of more overflows from a river polluted with toxic debris
(AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)Congress is set to pass legislation to approve hundreds of federal projects, dozens in New Jersey
(NJ Spotlight News)Businesses and municipal officials push back as environmentalists celebrate
(NJ Spotlight News)A new report suggests ways to pay for similar resiliency projects amid climate change
NJ Spotlight NewsInterview: Matt Rosencrans, lead hurricane seasonal forecaster for NOAA
NJ Spotlight News‘The largest issue we hear about is flooding,’ commissioner says
NJ Spotlight NewsWhen Route 40 closes, motorists can't travel to and from Atlantic City without paying a toll
(AP Photo/John Seewer)Proposed ballot question would allow up or down vote on proposed gas plants