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New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the country, with nearly 1,300 residents per square mile, according to the 2024 Census. Four New Jersey municipalities—Guttenberg, West New York, Union City, and Hoboken—are denser than New York City. Between 1986 and 2015, the percentage of developed land in New Jersey jumped from 22% to […]

Over the past 30 years, heat has become the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States, with 210 million Americans at risk of health threats due to increasing extreme heat waves. Meanwhile in New Jersey, 181 people have died from heat-related causes between 2000 and 2020; the most recent heat wave earlier in […]

Major storms, such as Hurricane Sandy, which destroyed or damaged 346,000 structures across New Jersey in 2012, lead to significant economic losses and disruptions to the state’s tourism industry. Sand dunes are an effective solution for protecting coastal New Jersey municipalities from rising sea levels, beach erosion, and storm damage. As such, dune width and […]