The projects include more than $72 million for so-called “living shorelines' in New Jersey, using native plants, oyster reefs and other natural materials to restore and protect waterfronts.
The federal government is giving more than a half-billion dollars to coastal communities to help them use nature-based preventative measures to address climate-related flooding and other disasters.
Commerce Department held a press conference Friday in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, to describe some of the work planned for that state, which was pummeled by Superstorm Sandy. The gathering was held on a bayfront walkway that was rebuilt using government recovery funds after the 2012 storm."Climate change is real, it is here, and it is now," said Shawn LaTourette, New Jersey's environmental protection commissioner.
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