Article Comments (5) NJ could need 2,700 miles of sea walls to defend against rising waters: NJ Spotlight

"New study says building defenses along Jersey Shore would cost billions and suggests the fossil-fuel industry should pay

New Jersey would have to pay almost $25 billion to build almost 2,700 miles of seawalls to protect its coastal communities from anticipated sea-level rise by 2040, according to the latest study on the state’s vulnerability to rising ocean levels. 

The Center for Climate Integrity, a Washington, DC-based advocacy group, said New Jersey faces the sixth-biggest bill for sea-wall construction of any state, while low-lying Cumberland County would have to pay the most — $5.8 billion for 532 miles of seawalls — among New Jersey’s counties." 


June 21, 2019           Read the NJ Spotlight article 

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