NEWARK, NJ – Gubernatorial candidates Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill sparred over climate change policy during a debate, offering starkly different views on how New Jersey should address global warming’s effect on urban communities of color and suburban communities dealing with the fallout of the state’s housing shortages and mandates on affordable housing.

Ciattarelli acknowledged the role of human activity in climate change but pushed for what he called a “rational transition” in the state’s energy future. He argued for natural gas, nuclear power in South Jersey, and solar as part of an “all-of-the-above approach,” while criticizing Democrats for supporting high-density housing projects across all municipalities.

In New Jersey, rural municipalities are being forced by Governor Phi

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