Environment & Weather
Residents Rally Against State’s Ciba-Geigy Settlement: ‘Getting Away With Murder’
With a small group of state environmental officials looking on from two rows of seats in the right corner of the room, dozens of elected officials,...
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Environment & Weather
/ 1 day agoOcean County to Pay Entire Local Share of Beach Replenishment Costs
Ocean County officials on Thursday announced that the county government would fund the entire cost of the “local share” of beach...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 weeks agoA Cold, Beautiful Bay: Powerful Sunset Portends Back-And-Forth Weather Week
The holiday Monday will be sunny with a seasonable high of 46 degrees, but generally cantankerous –not stormy, but certainly...
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Environment & Weather
/ 3 weeks agoAfter Endangered Whales Wash Up, Environmentalists Ask for Pause in Offshore Wind Development
A rash of endangered whales of various species washing up on New Jersey beaches has prompted environmental advocates seek a pause...
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Environment & Weather
/ 3 weeks agoMonday’s Sunset On Barnegat Bay Paves Way for Cloudy (But Mild) Week Ahead
Monday’s sunset on Barnegat Bay was one of the clearest so far this year, with an unrestricted view of the sun...
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Environment & Weather
/ 1 month agoWatch: A Frozen Barnegat Bay on Christmas Eve
Temperatures bottomed out at 13 degrees overnight, at the time this article was published at about 3 a.m. Christmas morning. But...
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Environment & Weather
/ 1 month agoWinter Arrives With Sunset, But Major Storm on the Way Before 40-Degree Temp Drop Expected
Forecasters are not predicting a white Christmas for the Shore area, however a major storm system on its way to the...
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Environment & Weather
/ 1 month agoNor’Easter Aftermath: See ‘Cliffs’ Emerge, Beach Entrances Damaged in Ortley Beach
In what has become a frequent scene after coastal storms roll through, the oceanfront in Ortley Beach received significant erosion during...
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Environment & Weather
/ 1 month agoHigh ‘Cliffs’ Return to Ortley Beach As Nor’Easter Exits
There were “cliffs” of about 15-feet or more having formed in the worst-hit areas of Ortley Beach during the nor’easter that...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 1 month agoDEP: Wind-Power Lines Buried Under Island Beach State Park Will NOT Block Tices Shoal Access
Public concern over a reduction in public access to Island Beach State Park – centered on the popular Tices Shoal anchorage...