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Canadian wildfire smoke cooled New York by 3 degrees and trapped air toxicants
ANDREW SMITH / RUTGERS TODAY

New Jersey wildfire could become state’s largest in nearly 20 years
RICH McKAY and DOYINSOLA OLADIPO / REUTERS

Trump cuts upend major NJ storm protection projects
MICHAEL SOL WARREN / NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS

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Breaking down NJDEP’s new REAL regulations
KATE ZAFFARESE / SOUTH JERSEY CLIMATE NEWS

How NJ environmental advocates hope to build a climate-resilient state
AMANDA WALLACE / NORTHJERSEY.COM

Trump cuts upend major NJ storm protection projects
MICHAEL SOL WARREN / NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS


Climate grants for New Jersey in Trump administration’s crosshairs
BENJAMIN J. HULAC / NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS

Smoke from New Jersey wildfire could blanket New York City
ERIN McCANN / NEW YORK TIMES

Climate change, development leaves Newark’s Ironbound alarmed about Passaic River flooding
MARK J. BONAMO / BERNARDSVILLE NEWS

EPA pulls permit from New Jersey offshore wind project
SUSAN PHILLIPS / WHYY

Biden moved to cut methane emissions. Republicans say no need
BENJAMIN J. HULAC / NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS

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“I’ve been a state climatologist for 33 years and I’ve never seen a statistic like this.”
David Robinson, NJ State Climatologist, commenting on data showing that “80% of New Jersey’s warmest months have occurred since 1990. And there has not been a top-five coldest month in New Jersey since 1989.”

The most cost-effective approaches to protect against rising seas are flexible, adaptable
KITTA MacPHERSON / RUTGERS TODAY

Climate change and Garden State agriculture
MARJORIE B. KAPLAN, MARK ROBSON, and JAMES SHOPE / ANJEC REPORT

Lawmaker revamps bill aimed at protecting workers from heat
SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ / NEW JERSEY MONITOR