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Superstorm Sandy

More Than 300K NJ Electric Customers Still Don't Have Power More Than 300K NJ Electric Customers Still Don't Have Power
More Than 300K NJ Electric Customers Still Don't Have Power Hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents were still without electricity Friday -- three days after Tropical Storm Isaias pummeled the region. As of Friday morning, about 221,001 of JCP&L’s 1,131,720 customers were without power, followed by about 86,431 out of 2,326,730 PSE&G customers and 2,757 out of 545,450 Atlantic City Electric customers. Crews were prioritizing the areas that were hit hardest by the storm, which include Morris, Monmouth and Ocean Counties, JCP&L said. Nearly 85 percent of customers with both JCP&L and PSE&G were expected to have power restore…
Report: Climate Change May Cost Hudson County Up To $660M In Annual Damages Report: Climate Change May Cost Hudson County Up To $660M In Annual Damages
Report: Climate Change May Cost Hudson County Up To $660M In Annual Damages A report released by a research firm Tuesday, exactly seven years after Superstorm Sandy tore through the Garden State, says New Jersey residents can expect more of the same to come thanks to climate change.  The Rhodium Group estimates that damage from flooding and winds from hurricanes has doubled in the last 40 years and associated costs are expected to rise by anywhere from $1 to $3 billion statewide by 2050.  Effects will not be confined to coastal areas, according to the analysis.  Two counties, Hudson and Bergen, are projected to see the largest increases in damag…
PATH At World Trade Center Will Remain Open This Weekend PATH At World Trade Center Will Remain Open This Weekend
PATH At World Trade Center Will Remain Open This Weekend The Port Authority is suspending ongoing tunnel work this weekend for the Easter holiday, the agency said Thursday.  As a result, there will be direct weekend PATH service to the World Trade Center.  Weekend service to the World Trade Center has been suspended while repairs are made to tunnels damaged by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The service will be suspended most weekends this year and next as the extensive repairs continue.  When weekend service is suspended, commuters can transfer to a ferry from Exchange Place in Jersey City.  Direct PATH service to the World Trade…