12.11.2013

Heads in the Sand over the Bonner Bridge “Lots of people have concerns about the long bridge going out into the sound.  What they don’t understand is that under the state’s latest plan, we will be building a long bridge. It’s just going to wind up out into the ocean...

11.18.2013

Environment Watch: Rising seas threaten coastal lifestyle “The greater the density of the development and the higher the value of the property, the greater the pressure is going to be to hold that shoreline in place,” Young said. Read article in Pensacola News Journal...

11.11.2013

Emergency Management: Is it Time to Develop a New Blueprint for Rebuilding? “There’s no doubt we can do a better job of storm engineering building,” Young said, “but that doesn’t stop the shorelines from eroding.” Read Article

10.31.2013

A Year After Sandy, The Wrong Policy on Rebuilding the Coast “Raising buildings is only a solution if you commit to holding the beaches in place forever.” Read Article in Yale 360 by Rob Young