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Infrastructure

Protesters gathered in January to ceremonially burn the environmental impact statement for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline.
StateImpact
Science

Police, protesters prepare for Atlantic Sunrise pipeline construction

9 years ago

Residents Wednesday look over the edge of a bridge that was swept away by Hurricane Maria
Community

New Jersey sending 1,100 emergency responders to help in Puerto Rico

More than 1,100 emergency responders and National Guard troops from New Jersey are going to Puerto Rico to help with the recovery from Hurricane Maria.

9 years ago

(Nichelle Polston/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Delaware takes big strides in improving transportation infrastructure

Millions of dollars are being invested in Wilmington and throughout the state to make transportation easier for those who live and often ...

9 years ago

Aftermath of the destructive Superstorm Sandy
Urban Planning

U.S. coastal growth continues despite lessons of past storms

Rising sea levels and fierce storms have failed to stop relentless population growth along U.S. coasts in recent years, a new Associated ...

9 years ago

Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki's $162 million budget for fiscal year 2019 doesn't include a property tax increase, but would increase water and sewer fees by 4 percent.(File/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Wilmington creates commitee to guide growth and development planning

The city of Wilmington is taking a new approach to city growth and development by creating a committee that will reach out to the communi ...

9 years ago

 U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Leinbach, right, from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Security Forces Squadron, instructs airmen on squad tactics and danger crossing techniques at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 23, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht/Released)
Down the Shore
Courts & Law

N.J. National Guard to provide security during Irma relief efforts in U.S. Virgin Islands

More than two dozen New Jersey National Guard troops are heading to the U.S. Virgin Islands to assist with security efforts during the in ...

9 years ago

 Former Governor Jim Florio and Martin Robins, director emeritus of Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers, say transportation improvements should be a priority for New Jersey’s next governor. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Money

Foundation says lease N.J. Turnpike to pay for transportation needs

A nonprofit group is urging New Jersey’s next governor to put more emphasis on transportation. The Princeton-based Fund for ...

9 years ago

 Army National Guard photo.
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. National Guard personnel assist South Carolina amid historic tidal flooding

UPDATE: New Jersey Department Of Military and Veterans Affairs Public Affairs Officer Kryn P. Westhoven tells us that So ...

9 years ago

PECO crews (Courtesy PECO)
Science

Hundreds from region heading for Florida to help restore power

With millions without power in Florida, dozens of utility crews from the region are headed south to assist with restoring service.

9 years ago

 Hurricane Irma's projected track as of Sunday morning. (Image: NHC)
Down the Shore
Community

NWS: Too early to determine what, if any, impact on N.J. from Hurricane Irma

It’s time to step away from the dramatic forecast models circulating around social media and take a dosage of reality. Forec ...

9 years ago

 (NewsWorks file photo)
Urban Planning

Atlantic City seeks ‘microgrid’ to reduce impact of citywide power outages

Although it was spared the devastation Superstorm Sandy wrought on other seaside towns further north, Atlantic City still lost power for ...

9 years ago

A car sits in floodwater from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Harvey blows away Trump’s border wall

Once upon a distant time — actually, it was only last week — a demagogue stood on a Phoenix stage and titillated his acoloytes by dec ...

9 years ago

 Flood waters enveloped this neighborhood in the Strathmere section of Upper Township, New Jersey, in early October 2015. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Down the Shore
Urban Planning

Shore town installs numerous flood sensors to improve storm resiliency

A Cape May County municipality is enhancing its flood mitigation efforts through the placement of 15 small flood sensors, officials say.< ...

9 years ago

 Friends Franklin Halloween, 16, left, and Deleon Gambel, 14, fight the current from the overflow of Buffalo Bayou as they make their way through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey while checking on neighbors in their apartment complex in Houston, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community

Don’t let Hurricane Harvey become Hurricane Katrina

As I watched the horrific images of Hurricane Harvey causing catastrophic flooding in Houston, I was moved. I grieved for the five ...

9 years ago

Residents are rescued from their homes surrounded by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Urban Planning

Hurricane Harvey the latest threat to flood-prone Houston

Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast some 175 miles (280 kilometers) from Houston, but the nation’s fourth-largest city ha ...

9 years ago

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