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‘Ghost Forests’ Threaten New Jersey’s Water, Ecosystem
The state has lost over 100,000 acres of Atlantic white cedar
GINGER ZEE, LINDSEY GRISWOLD, DANIEL MANZO, and IVAN PEREIRA / ABC NEWS – A disturbing sight is growing in southern New Jersey’s woodlands.
Acres of “ghost forests” have been popping up as an increase of saltwater in the soil has been killing what remains of the Atlantic white cedar trees that populate the area …
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