NEPTUNE, N.J. — Human-made gas emissions are speeding up sea level rise around New Jersey and, in tandem with coastal storms, will cause more frequent flooding for decades to come, according to a new report by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Rutgers University.
“Climate change is the single-biggest environmental challenge that we face, not only in New Jersey, but around the nation and the globe,” said state Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine McCabe.