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In New Jersey, the average price of heating oil is 34% higher than it was a year ago, moving from $2.67 a gallon in January 2021 to $3.59 in January 2022.
The NJDA and Department of Environmental Protection use Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) to combat gypsy moth. It is a biological insecticide that kills the gypsy moth caterpillar when ingested.
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In 2020, FEMA’s Region II office announced a new coastal area flood study to update flood insurance rate maps for coastal New Jersey and New York.
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Increasing the state’s ability to sequester carbon through the improved management of natural and working lands is critical to achieving goals and warding off some of the worst impacts of climate change.
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The plant, Cape May’s answer to saltwater intrusion in its wells, was constructed in 1995. It makes use of reverse osmosis (RO) technology to desalinate water from three wells that are all fed from the Atlantic City Sands Aquifer.
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After pushback from environmental groups over his picks for the Pinelands commission, Gov. Phil Murphy dropped one of his three nominees before they went to the senate for confirmation.
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Scientists are asking residents who were lucky enough to witness a late afternoon fireball traveling from east to west Nov. 13 to keep an eye out for small, black rocks, which may have fallen on the streets, buildings, and yards around the Court House area.
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Lower Township Council, during its Nov. 15 meeting, heard about a proposed Pond Creek and Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area (WMA) project.
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City officials and engineers met with residents Nov. 13, at the Ocean City Senior Center, to address the West 17th Street flood mitigation project.
According to an NJBAC release, this courtesy list identifies wholesale vendors and manufacturers who sell reusable and paper carryout bags that meet the requirements of the new law.
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With New Jersey facing unprecedented threats from flooding and severe weather due to climate change, Gov. Phil Murphy's Administration is making $45 million in low-interest loans available to county and municipal governments as well as private owners of dams
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A Nov. 6 open house, hosted by Ocean City, in conjunction with Ocean Wind representatives, addressed public questions, comments and concerns regarding the proposed offshore wind project.
According to Dr. Thomas Herrington, associate director, Urban Coast Institute at Monmouth University, sea level rise combined with increasing problematic meteorological events means climate change’s impact on New Jersey’s coast is coming sooner than what might be expected.
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The World Meteorological Organization Oct. 31 released its provisional State of the Global Climate 2021 report, including data from the first nine months of 2021.
Above-average temperatures are favored across the South and most of the eastern U.S., as La Niña climate conditions have emerged for the second winter in a row.
In 2019, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the formation of the Seven Mile Island Innovation Laboratory (SMIIL), an initiative aimed at improving marsh restoration and resiliency.
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Gov. Phil Murphy’s Interagency Council on Climate Resilience Oct. 12 released the final version of the state’s first Climate Change Resiliency Strategy, a science-based blueprint for protecting New Jersey’s vulnerable communities, environment, economy, and infrastructure from the impacts of climate change.
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In August, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) presented its Tentatively Selected Plan (TSP) for protecting the state’s at-risk properties from back bay flooding, a preferred option out of several that were considered.
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Weather permitting, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be treating areas of Cape May County, as part of its effort to control adult mosquitoes.
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The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced the fourth round of Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund grantees, totaling nearly $11.5 million in awards.
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Within the last two weeks, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control has detected West Nile virus (WNV) in several mosquito collections in the areas of West Cape May, Eldora, Dennis Township and Cold Spring.
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The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking information from users of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway as work continues to identify naturally deep water and shifting shoals.
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Weather permitting, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be treating areas of Cape May County, as part of its effort to control adult mosquitoes.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard Sep. 2, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
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The Department of the Interior announced Aug. 30 that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened new or expanded hunting and sport fishing opportunities across 2.1 million acres.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard Aug. 26, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Weather permitting, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be treating areas of Cape May County, as part of its effort to control adult mosquitoes.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard Aug. 20, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Weather permitting, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be treating areas of Cape May County, as part of its effort to control adult mosquitoes.
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Weather permitting, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be treating areas of Cape May County, as part of its effort to control adult mosquitoes.
At the Aug. 3 Stone Harbor Borough Council meeting, municipal Administrator Robert Smith told the governing body they needed the services of a “heavy hitter.”
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard Aug. 5, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
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Weather permitting, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be treating areas of Cape May County, as part of its effort to control adult mosquitoes.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard July 29, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard July 22, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
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Weather permitting, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be treating areas of Cape May County, as part of its effort to control adult mosquitoes.
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Stone Harbor Borough Council July 6 heard a report from the Public Works Department that some beaches had so little dry sand at high tide that access ramps for the handicapped couldn't be put in place.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and partners are conducting monitoring in multiple locations along the marshes and in the waterways behind Seven Mile Island, in Cape May County.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard July 8, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
In 2020, bacteria levels at New Jersey beaches indicated that water was potentially unsafe for swimming on at least 35 days.;
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard July 1, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) June 30 awarded a combined 2,658 MW of offshore wind capacity to EDF/Shell’s Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind and Ørsted’s Ocean Wind II.
Weather permitting, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be treating areas of Cape May County, as part of its effort to control adult mosquitoes.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard June 24, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
COURT HOUSE - Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard June 17, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard June 10, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
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A combination of environmental factors and continued overharvesting of female horseshoe crabs are threatening the Delaware Bay ecological system, as the number of red knots who stop there for critical food supplies plummeted this year.
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In 2019, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) posted in the Federal Register the purpose of its New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study (CSRM).
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard June 3.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard May 28, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
