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Unprecedented June heat along the Northeast urban corridor, brought to you by climate change
BOB HENSON / YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS

Part of I-287 closed down again as heat causes pavement to buckle
LARRY HIGGS / NJ.COM

Time for heat standards for NJ workplaces?
TED GOLDBERG / NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS

Over 100 people fall ill at New Jersey graduations in ‘mass casualty’ incident due to extreme heat
MINYVONNE BURKE / NBC NEWS

As wildfires increase, NJ considers the impact on public health
ANNA MATTSON / INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS
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Climate change is driving more flood risk. This solution is helping towns adapt
SOPHIA SCHMIDT / NPR

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

Time for heat standards for NJ workplaces?
TED GOLDBERG / NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS

Shore flood control plan hits political headwinds
BRENDA FLANAGAN / NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS

NJ scrambles to curb energy costs
JOHN REITMEYER / NJ SPOTLIGHT

Unprecedented June heat along the Northeast urban corridor, brought to you by climate change
BOB HENSON / YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS

Controversial power plant for Newark gets go-ahead
MICHAEL SOL WARREN / NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS

Controversial power plant for Newark gets go-ahead
MICHAEL SOL WARREN / NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS

NJ solar customers are safe from energy rate hikes. Trump’s tax bill could change that
MIKE HAYES / GOTHAMIST / WNYC

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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.”