$52B Plan to Reduce Meadowlands and NYC Flooding Addresses Just Storm Surge, Critics Say

SAMMY GIBBONS / NORTHJERSEY.COM – A coalition of environmental experts and elected officials have joined forces to demand a more holistic flood protection plan for New York City and North Jersey than the $52 billion plan that the Army Corps of Engineers has proposed so far.

A bipartisan group of 12 lawmakers from both states signed a letter arguing that the Army Corps plan focuses only on preventing storm surge, such as was caused by Superstorm Sandy …