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Jersey Shore erosion ‘hot spots’ may get federal scrutiny
NJ House members want a study. No need, says an expert. More important is how humans deal with coastlines as waters rise
BENJAMIN J. HULAC / NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS – Federal experts may soon be required to examine the effects of rapid coastal erosion in New Jersey and then provide recommendations about how to limit it.
Lawmakers included language that directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study “hot spot” erosion — the loss of sediment from a concentrated location more swiftly than the surrounding area — in legislation the House passed in July …
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