New Jersey Climate News
News Aggregation from the NJ Climate Change Resource Center
![wind turbine](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wind-turbine.jpg)
Energy
New Jersey OKs Two New Offshore Wind Farms That Would Be Farther from Shore and Beachgoers’ View
WAYNE PARRY / AP – Stung by the pullout of the world’s largest offshore wind developer from two projects off the New Jersey coast last fall, state energy regulators on Wednesday approved two new wind farm projects, saying they remain committed to making the state a leader in the nascent industry.
Both the projects chosen by the state Board of Public Utilities would be considerably farther offshore than earlier projects that generated significant opposition from onshore communities, one of whose concerns was that the turbines would be visible on the horizon from the beach …
SUBSCRIBE
Get the latest updates from the NJ Climate Change Resource Center
SHARE THIS PAGE
LATEST HEADLINES
![State of the Climate New Jersey 2023](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/State-of-the-Climate-New-Jersey-2023-icon.jpg)
Rising temperatures and poor air quality signal future impacts
KITTA MacPHERSON / RUTGERS TODAY
![Farm field and wetlands](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Farm-field-and-wetlands.jpg)
Climate change and Garden State agriculture
MARJORIE B. KAPLAN, MARK ROBSON, and JAMES SHOPE / ANJEC REPORT
![Construction worker sweating in heat](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Construction-worker-sweating-in-heat.jpg)
New Jersey leaders draft plan to help residents cope with rising temperatures
BRANDON GOLDNER and ALAN WHEELER / CBS PHILADELPHIA
![Rutgers Marine Field Station](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Rutgers-Marine-Field-Station.jpg)
Scientists know rising seas will one day swallow this Jersey Shore climate research center
FRANK KUMMER / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
![Hot sun](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Sun-hot.jpg)
New Jersey is one of America’s fastest-warming states, data shows
HILARY HOWARD / NEW YORK TIMES