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Murphy Administration Pushes Costly Flood Zone Rules – Because What’s Another Hit to New Jersey Affordability?

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Trenton NJ — Just when you thought living in the Garden State couldn’t get any more expensive, Governor Phil Murphy’s administration is proving you wrong.

According to NJBIA Chief Deputy Government Affairs Officer Ray Cantor, the Murphy-run Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is about to drop another “affordability shoe” on residents and businesses alike with its updated Resilient Environments and Landscapes rules. And don’t worry—these new regulations are just as overreaching and costly as you’d expect.

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Antarctica’s Ice Sheet Is Growing — And Here’s Why You Haven’t Heard About It

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Ridgewood NJ, Antarctica is gaining ice — not losing it — and the latest peer-reviewed research confirms it. A new study published in Science China Earth Sciences reveals that between 2021 and 2023, Antarctica’s massive ice sheet experienced record-breaking mass gains driven largely by increased snowfall in four major glacier basins.

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