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United States - Climate Change - What Developers Need To Know About NJDEP's Proposed Resilient Environments And Landscapes Rule

New Jersey developers will soon have to account for climate change risks when proposing development and redevelopment projects along the State's shoreline. ....

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Bold New Jersey Shore Flood Rules Could Be Blueprint for Entire U.S. Coast

Coastal flood zones where development is restricted will be based on future climate change projections, not past floods ....

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NJ official defends potential land-use changes

Credit: (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
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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