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NJ Spotlight News: Several flood-prone areas in New Jersey have been earmarked by federal officials to receive additional support to protect communities against climate change.   The Federal Emergency Management Agency designated 483 census tracts nationwide as Community Disaster Resilience Zones earlier this month.   FEMA listed eight zones in New Jersey, including parts of Bergen, Hudson, […]

NY1: If you ask college students in the Bronx if they’re thinking about how climate change might affect them or their communities in the future, it’s not uncommon to get an indifferent response. “I hear about it, but I just don’t focus much on it because I like to focus on myself right now,” said

Morristown Minute: State Officials Announce Two Key Projects to Safeguard Hudson River and Meadowlands Communities Against Climate Change-Induced Flooding. In alignment with Climate Week, New Jersey’s Commissioner of Environmental Protection, Shawn M. LaTourette, revealed a nearly $298 million investment in pioneering flood-resilience projects for areas in and around the Hudson River and the Meadowlands, thanks

NorthJersey. com: North Jersey’s flood protection plans took a key step forward this week as the state announced new contracts totaling nearly $298 million to support two major flood-resilience projects, one in the Meadowlands and another in Hoboken as well as parts of Jersey City and Weehawken. The Meadowlands communities that will benefit include Little

ABC: America’s largest cities are at the forefront of climate change. About 80% of the U.S. population live in urban settings, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Some of the country’s most densely populated cities, like New York City, are already at the frontlines of global warming, according to experts. “This particular section of the population

SI Advance: The United States has suffered 23 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters this year, the largest number since records began being kept nearly 45 years ago, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Monday. Eighteen severe weather events, two flooding instances, the impacts of Hurricane Idalia, Hawaii’s wildfire and a powerful winter