Climate change: New Jersey isn't ready, official says
New Jersey is not ready for the worsening effects of climate change and rising seas, says the state's top environmental official.
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New Jersey is not ready for the worsening effects of climate change and rising seas, says the state's top environmental official.
Environmental advocates urged lawmakers to accelerate the state's clean energy goals and protect N.J. from climate change and flooding.
New Jersey is not ready for the worsening effects of climate change and rising seas, says the state's top environmental official.
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's top environmental officer says the state is not ready for the worsening effects of climate change and rising seas. Testifying Thursday to a joint state Senate-Assembly panel on coastal issues, Shawn LaTourette, the commissioner of Environmental Protection, said New Jersey is not where it needs to be in the face of a warming planet and rising seas.
New Jersey’s top environmental officer says the state is not ready for the worsening effects of climate change and rising seas.