📢DEP receives $72M from NOAA to advance climate resilience projects across multiple New Jersey counties. These critical projects are part of DEP's bold and comprehensive Building a Climate Ready NJ initiative -
Lt. Governor Way and NJDEP Commissioner
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Retweeted
📢Join the 42 small businesses in NY, NJ, PR, and the USVI that have used
#EPAsbir
funding to develop and commercialize their environmental technologies.
Now open our
#SBIR
Phase I funding. Apply by 8/21!
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Retweeted
Heading down the shore, up to the Poconos or staying local this weekend? Well, wherever you are headed or staying it is shaping up to be a pretty pleasant weekend. Mostly clear skies, seasonable temps and low humidity expected all weekend. Enjoy!
#PAwx
#DEwx
#NJwx
#MDwx
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Retweeted
#52WeeksofAdventureNJ
Week
30: Swartswood State Park
In the late 1800s, Swartswood Lake was a popular summer resort for urban dwellers seeking a tranquil rural environment. The lake was later purchased in 1914 for $30,000 from Andrew Albright, a wealthy Newark manufacturer, who
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Retweeted
All lifeguarded beaches are open today.
Environmental coastal monitoring stations were sampled yesterday and all results are within the primary recreational water quality standard, except for:
•Broad, Keyport Municipal Boat Ramp
•Windward Beach Park in Brick Township
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Retweeted
During “The Innovation Station: Garden State” on August 8,
@NewJerseyDEP
and
@GMRI
discuss strategies for improving community resilience to sea level rise, storm surge, and flooding. Register:
#DYK
that for every species of butterfly (about 120) in New Jersey we also boast at least 15 species of moths, and many are as captivating as our beautiful butterflies.
🦋The Luna Moth has been called the most beautiful insect in North America! But although everyone loves
🥵Have you noticed that our summer days seem hotter and those warmer days last longer each year?
🌡️That’s because NJ is warming at a rate that is outpacing the global average increase in temperature - and we expect this trend to continue as our climate continues to change!
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Retweeted
All lifeguarded beaches are open today.
Environmental coastal monitoring stations that were sampled in Cape May County yesterday are within the primary recreational water quality standard, except for:
👉92nd and Bay Stone Harbor Yacht Club in Stone Harbor
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Retweeted
Join the NJEDA on August 12th for a webinar on the new Green Workforce Training Grant Challenge, which will award grants to applicants to implement innovative workforce training programs to bolster
@NJGov
's green economy workforce. Register here:
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Retweeted
Do you have a personal story about flooding in Burlington County? Submit writing, recordings, or pictures to NJ artist Jin Jung's Rancocas Project, OR share them in person on 8/1 at Perkins Center for the Arts. Learn more:
#NJarts
💁Interested in Climate Resilience?
🍂We’re looking for passionate students to contribute their talents to our team this fall!
🔗For more information on how to apply, please visit
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Retweeted
Glad to share Hoboken was awarded over $3 million in grant funding for our open space projects:
$1.4 million: from
@NewJerseyDEP
to double the the Southwest Resiliency Park, which will mitigate rainfall flooding
$1.45 million: from State,
@HudCoTweet
to renovate and upgrade
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Retweeted
All lifeguarded beaches are open today.
Water quality samples were collected from the coastal recreational bathing beaches this morning and results will be available tomorrow.
The New Jersey Water Bank💧, a partnership between NJDEP and New Jersey Infrastructure Bank that provides low-cost financing for projects to improve local clean- and drinking-water infrastructure, has for the first time surpassed $1 billion in fiscal year project financing, NJDEP
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Retweeted
Has it always been this HOT in NJ? NJ Heat Webinar: August 13, 2024: 11 am
▶️Learn more:
▶️Register:
Learn more about temperature increases in NJ at the IAC's first NJ heat webinar.
@NewJerseyDEP