Judge Allows New Jersey Town’s Suit to Recover $21M Spent on Beach Restoration February 3, 2023 By Wayne Parry A New Jersey beach town that defied state environmental authorities and fixed its dunes that were seriously eroded by a...
Locals Unhappy Over State Settlement With Superfund Site Owner BASF January 30, 2023 By Wayne Parry TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — In hindsight, it’s clear that something was very wrong in this suburban town at the...
Beach Town, State of New Jersey Exchange Lawsuits in Sand Dunes Battle January 11, 2023 By Wayne Parry NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A beach town that is defying New Jersey’s order not to shore up its eroding...
Army Corps Questioned Over $52 Billion Flood Control Plan With Movable Barriers, Gates December 13, 2022 By Wayne Parry PERTH AMBOY, N.J. (AP) — People are asking questions about a storm protection proposal for New York and New Jersey...
New Jersey Sues Town That Defied Ban on Repairing Eroded Beach December 12, 2022 By Wayne Parry NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A sand storm at the Jersey shore is escalating. New Jersey is suing a coastal...
Germany’s BASF to Restore Polluted Superfund Site in New Jersey December 9, 2022 By Wayne Parry TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — The German chemical company BASF will restore damaged natural resources at a notorious Superfund site...
Wildfire Mitigation Plan Would Cut 2.4 Million New Jersey Pinelands Trees November 28, 2022 By Wayne Parry BASS RIVER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Up to 2.4 million trees would be cut down as part of a project...
U.S. Hurricane Victims Want Improved Disaster Relief, With Faster Money, Less Red Tape October 31, 2022 By Wayne Parry Survivors of storms that pounded several U.S. states say the nation’s disaster aid system is broken and that they want...
Post-Sandy Repairs Help Some But Maybe Not Enough for Next Big Storm October 31, 2022 By Wayne Parry After Superstorm Sandy struck the northeast U.S. in 2012, an unprecedented effort began to fortify the densely populated coastline against...
New Jersey Beach Town Bulldozes State Over Rebuilding Sand Dues, Building Sea Wall October 28, 2022 By Wayne Parry NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — When the remnants of Hurricane Ian passed by the Jersey Shore earlier this month, chewing...