NJ House members want a study. No need, says an expert. More important is how humans deal with coastlines as waters rise

Interview: Andy Coburn, Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University

Could rising seas, and bigger and more frequent storms, mean we can’t keep up with erosion?

Amount poured into NJ beach replenishment since 1936

The federal government has dropped its objection to some southern New Jersey towns using sand from a nearby offshore site to replenish their beaches.