Economic Development Authority claims project will not disturb Delaware Bay’s aquaculture, but Riverkeeper raises concerns about sturgeon
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A rendering of the New Jersey Wind Port showing the different phases of development
Since last June, when Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled plans to build the country’s first greenfield port for offshore wind adjacent to the Salem and Hope Creek nuclear power plants on Artificial Island, his administration has issued a steady stream of progress reports affirming ground will be broken on the Salem County project this year.
Initially, the Wind Port would serve as the assembly point for turbines to power offshore wind farms not just along New Jersey’s coast but for projects up and down the Eastern Seaboard.
This year may be the most important for the environment | Opinion
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Posted Jan 27, 2021
Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club, points out that this is an election year for the governor and the entire Legislature. This year, he says, we need to hold our elected officials accountable. (AP File)AP
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By Jeff Tittel
Although 2020 was a big election year, 2021 is more important in New Jersey.This is an election year for the governor and the entire Legislature. This year we need to hold our elected officials accountable.
The coronavirus, Black Lives Matter and the Green New Deal are the social forces helping to shape our future. We need a green reopening that deals with protecting the environment, addressing our economic and social disparities, and adapting to climate change. In 2021, Murphy and the Legislature need to take action on clean water, land use, protecting overburdened communities, climate change and preventing unnecessary f
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DEP official says state has an obligation to plan for higher seas and bigger storms even if that means it will be harder to build in flood-prone areas in future. In this Oct. 30, 2012 file photo, a firehouse is surrounded by floodwaters in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in Hoboken.
A top environmental official defended a preliminary outline of new regulations designed to better protect New Jersey’s land and property from the effects of climate change, saying the state has an obligation to plan now for higher seas and bigger storms even if that means it will be harder to build in flood-prone areas in future.
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