Climate change is raising the risk of dangerous flooding, especially in coastal communities. For some towns on the Jersey Shore, the most practical solution is raising homes off the ground.

TRENTON — New Jersey’s environmental protection commissioner ... Declan O’Scanlon, R-Monmouth, said expanding flood zone designations will reduce the value of people’s homes.

The Rustic Mall is hosting The Original Empanada Festival in Manville on Saturday ... Rosenblatt said Grand Theft Audio NJ will provide music, and there will be activities for children in a designated ...

Other notable expansions in the flood hazard map take place around the old airport and the SweetBay development, with much of the area now falling in the "X500" zone. There's also been significant ...

As the remnants of tropical storm Debby barreled northward toward New Jersey on Tuesday ... call for higher building heights in coastal flood zones — an additional 5 feet above the Federal ...

New Jersey environmental officials are proposing new coastal zone building regulations, including a section that would force new homes to be built five feet higher over previous elevation ...

Faisal Mairaj knew he was buying a house in a flood zone ... There is no silver bullet that is going to save Manville or another community from the ravages of climate change Shawn LaTourette, New ...

Some Manville residents in flood zones told they can’t use federal funds to elevate homes RELATED: Manville mayor: Overdevelopment in New Jersey is leading to severe flooding “You can’t ...

MANVILLE, New Jersey (WABC ... areas of Manville subject to this policy, there is a demonstrated inability to safely evacuate people during flood events like Hurricane Ida." ...

Accepting the offer to leave allows New Jersey to purchase ... fast-moving flood waters,” Ryan said. “Unfortunately, in the areas of Manville subject to this policy, there is a demonstrated ...

The state's new policy is that there will ... later, Manville Floodplains Manager Cleighton Smith said to New Jersey 101.5 that the borough is still waiting on more precise maps detailing the ...