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Cape May, NJ

New Jersey finalizes higher elevation standards for the shore

January 22, 2026

SOPHIA SCHMIDT / WHYY

Wetlands Institute and Scotch Bonnet Island

New Jersey is investing $11 million to restore salt marshes, including Scotch Bonnet Island

January 3, 2026

ZOË READ / WHYY

beach erosion

Floods and storms are ravaging the Jersey Shore. Why do we keep building it back?

December 7, 2025

SUSAN CRAWFORD / ROLLING STONE

Beach erosion after storm in Ocean City NJ

Federal funding freeze stalls New Jersey beach replenishment projects

November 25, 2025

REBECCA ACEVEDO / WHYY

Tidal Flooding in Absecon, NJ

Sea-level rise accelerates in New Jersey, raising coastal flooding risk, study says

November 22, 2025

JON HURDLE / INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS

Port Newark

New Jersey coasts, lined with toxic facilities, don’t fare well in two new studies

November 22, 2025

FRANK KUMMER / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

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