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New Jersey Drought While much of the country is suffering from a heat wave, the East is also contending with drought conditions. NPR's Melissa Block reports from New Jersey, where mandatory water restrictions are in effect in the suburbs and crops are already ruined on the farms.

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New Jersey Drought

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New Jersey Drought

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While much of the country is suffering from a heat wave, the East is also contending with drought conditions. NPR's Melissa Block reports from New Jersey, where mandatory water restrictions are in effect in the suburbs and crops are already ruined on the farms.