New Jersey
Up to 2 new offshore wind projects are proposed for New Jersey. A third seeks to re-bid its terms

Up to two additional offshore wind projects were proposed for the New Jersey coast Wednesday, and the developers of a third project that already has preliminary approval sought to re-bid its terms.
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities received three bids by Wednesday’s deadline in the state’s fourth round of solicitations for offshore wind farms.
At least one would be a new project, and one was a request by Atlantic Shores to rebid half of its previously announced two-phase project, which has already received preliminary state and federal approvals. No information was available regarding the third bid.
Attentive Energy, which also has preliminary approval for a wind farm 42 miles (67 kilometers) off Seaside Heights, said Wednesday it is proposing a second project in New Jersey, but did not immediately give details.
Atlantic Shores said it also submitted a bid that does not propose a new project. Rather, the application seeks to re-bid the first part of its project, called Atlantic Shores 1, while bunding it with the second half, Atlantic Shores 2.
The utilities board is allowing companies to re-bid previously approved projects. If they are approved in this fourth round of solicitations, their original approval will be canceled, and the company must put up an irrevocable $100 million letter of credit, among other requirements.
Atlantic Shores did not specify which aspects of its original bid it is seeking to change.
As it was initially announced, Atlantic Shores, consisting of two phases, would be built between Atlantic City and Long Beach Island in southern New Jersey. It would generate 2,800 megawatts, enough to power 1 million homes. It could not be determined Wednesday if a potential re-bid would change those dimensions.
The Interior Department said the Atlantic Shores project would be about 8.7 miles from shore at its closest point. But the company has previously said that it will not built right up to that line and that the closest turbines will be at least 12.8 miles from shore.
Atlantic Shores is a joint partnership between Shell New Energies US LLC and EDF-RE Offshore Development LLC.
The third bidder had not identified itself as of Wednesday evening, and the BPU did not reveal the identities of the bidders, saying only that the bids would be reviewed and acted upon by December.

New Jersey
News Wrap: 2 killed in New Jersey after vehicle swept away in flash flood

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As residents clean up from the storms, forecasters say the weather is set to improve across much of the region, though more storms are possible in parts of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic through the end of the week.
In Texas, search efforts are ongoing for those still missing after the deadly Fourth of July flooding. At least 132 people are known to have died, with the vast majority of those in Kerr County. Officials say 101 people are still unaccounted for as officials look to drain reservoirs to search for victims.
Rainfall this week has hampered recovery operations and a flood watch remains in effect for parts of South Central Texas, which includes Kerr County.
Turning to Gaza, health officials say Israeli airstrikes overnight killed at least 93 people, including dozens of women and children. One strike hit the Shati refugee camp in the north. Hospital officials there say a Hamas politician was killed along with a couple and their six children. Israel did not comment on that attack, but it frequently blames Hamas for civilian deaths, saying its militants hide in populated areas.
Syria’s defense minister announced a cease-fire today after sectarian clashes killed dozens of people in the country’s south. The truce came shortly after government forces entered a vital city in the southern Suwayda province. The fighting began with kidnappings and attacks between local bedouin tribes and fighters from the Druze minority group.
Officials say more than 30 people were killed yesterday. A U.K.-based monitor says at least 135 people died over two days. Neighboring Israel had launched strikes on the area, saying they were aimed at supporting the Druze and preventing further fighting near its own border.
A judge in the U.K. sentenced two men today to more than four years in prison for cutting down England’s iconic Sycamore Gap Tree. Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were convicted of two counts each of criminal damage, one for cutting down the tree, as seen in this grainy video that was used as evidence, and the other for damaging the ancient Hadrian’s Wall, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The tree stood for nearly 150 years before it was chopped down in 2023 in what prosecutors called a moronic mission.
A team of private astronauts is safely back on earth after a nearly three-week visit to the International Space Station.
New Jersey
New Jersey flash flooding triggers dramatic rescues

Torrential rain and flash flooding led to dramatic rescues in New Jersey as Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency.
Cars stalled and crews scrambled to shut down roads Monday in the Garden State while storms pummeled the Tri-State Area.
Flash flood rescues in Scotch Plains
Raging floodwaters raced through Scotch Plains, and much of Union County, stranding drivers who were trapped in their vehicles as the waters rose.
In one rescue, crews used rope to pull a man out of his car through the raging floodwaters to safe ground.
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Authorities also launched boats into the flooded streets as the intense rainfall caused the Green Brook River in the Watchung Reserve to overflow.
Many said it was some of the worst flooding they ever saw.
“Maybe in like 15, 20 minutes it went from maybe just a little stream of water, and then it just started flooding over,” a woman said. “Pretty scary.”
Rafts made their way through the streets, scooping up people with no way out and bringing them back to safety.
Others were carried by a frontloader.
CBS News New York
“Because of the water, we couldn’t go any further. So we had to get out and we tried to go up the road and we couldn’t. So they told us just to stay there and they came and picked me up in a loader,” another woman said.
Other people whose cars were submerged had no way to get home, except by way of a giant truck that became a huge bus to carry them away.
“I’ve never seen flooding like this”
In Plainfield, the heavy rain turned streets into rivers that rushed past homes and knocked down trees.
“I’ve never seen flooding like this,” Michael Vargas said.
Vargas said directions on his phone led him to a flooded street where he was trapped for more than an hour.
“It was all the way up, all the way up here. So, just sat there. I’m sure the car, I mean there’s nothing I can do. It’s ruined. Time for a new car,” he said.
The tow truck driver who helped Vargas told CBS News New York it was a very busy night for business.
Meanwhile, in the time of need, some jumped into action to help others.
“It’s what we do in Plainfield. Try to help a neighbor out along the way,” Marc Williams said.
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In Roselle Park, rain flooded several businesses on Chestnut Street.
“Probably about six inches to a foot inside the restaurant,” Russell Olden, one of the owners of Dowling’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, said.
Olden said he rushed over as soon as he found out about the flooding.
“It’s not just my business. It’s not just my employees. It’s everybody down in this area. The water comes in, it comes in quick, and there’s really no time to react to it,” he said.
As the water receded in some areas, the cleanup efforts were just beginning to get under way.
“It’s disheartening. It’s not the best feeling in the world, but we’re resilient, we’re strong,” Olden said.
Olden said his restaurant last flooded during Hurricane Ida, so he knows exactly what the next steps are. He’ll bring in professional help to assess the damage.
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