
Residents decry failure to address long-term flooding issues

Residents decry failure to address long-term flooding issues
NJ Spotlight NewsSome parts of NJ are still dealing with flooding from Tuesday's storm
NJ Spotlight NewsMore rain is forecast for the weekend
(AP Photo/Mike Groll)Rutgers 'primer' guides municipalities in how to protect themselves from rising waters
(AP Photo/Mike Groll)The US government's most comprehensive report on the effects of climate change details challenges for every part of the country
Facebook/ Frank Pallone Jr.Shore towns still reeling after heavy rain, flooding last weekend

Some areas still closed for clean up
(NJ Spotlight News)Officials ask developer to consider selling the land, a move eyed in other towns fighting warehouse sprawl
(Bobby Brier; NJ Spotlight News)Making the connection between increased temperatures, mental health issues and redlining

Governor’s emergency declaration triggers anti-price gouging rules and other protections for vulnerable residents
NJ Spotlight NewsThe 5-acre park integrates green infrastructure and innovative stormwater management
(AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)Inland flood rule finally adopted after clashing demands from business, green groups

Concern about impact on health and living spaces as storms and flooding become more intense
(AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)Major costs coming to deal with systems stressed by storms
(Screenshot from T. Johnson video)Millions of people, countless plants and animals live in the threatened Delaware River Watershed.
(G. Shriver/University of Delaware)Could rising seas, more frequent flooding put the saltmarsh sparrow on endangered species list?

(Karen Yi/Gothamist)Some were forced to stay in unlivable homes for over a year after Tropical Storm Ida

While other states are using the utilities to mitigate flooding

Harvard-Boston University study says many NJ hospitals imperiled