Latest Hurricane Sandy 2012 News

Superstorm Sandy group eyes ballots, insurance surcharges and oil fees to fund resiliency projects

Jul. 19, 2024 17:30 PM EDT

LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — A 2% surcharge on property insurance policies, mandatory fees on the oil and gas industries, and holding a public referendum are ways a public-private group formed in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy recommends to pay for projects to protect New Jersey from the next big...

New Jersey environmental justice law won't block power plant hotly fought by Newark residents

Jul. 18, 2024 14:36 PM EDT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — For nearly four years, residents of Newark's Ironbound section, a gritty, industrial neighborhood near an airport and surrounded by train tracks and many smelly sources of air pollution, had hoped an environmental justice law aimed at protecting communities like theirs would...