New Jersey Marks a “Novel” First in Fighting Climate Change

February 5, 2020

“It would certainly seem that New Jersey would really be taking a big leap here,” said Jeanne Herb, director of the environmental analysis group Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. Other states, like Rhode Island, are moving toward using land-laws to confront coastal resiliency.

Environmental Protection Magazine, February 4, 2020

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