by Katie Peek | Jul 19, 2023 | All stories, Coastal News, North Carolina Coastal News
“Faced with a future of rising seas and stronger storms intensified by climate change, state and local officials are scrambling to keep up.But one option occupies a relatively rare seat at the table for discussion by local officials and residents: moving...
by Katie Peek | May 30, 2023 | All stories, Beach Management, Coastal News, Florida Coastal News
On the heels of Hurricane Ian, the Florida Legislature this year passed the Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement Grant Program. The program allocates $50 million to reimburse oceanfront property owners for the construction of seawalls in the name of coastal protection....
by Rob Young | Dec 30, 2022 | Alabama Coastal News, Beach Management, Coastal News, Policy, Reports
The abstract says it all. But, please don’t think that the west end of Dauphin Island is an anomaly; rather, it is the norm. Lots of folks have been saying this for two decades including a nice piece in the NYT by Justin Gillis in 2012! But, Kiki Patsch and crew...
by Rob Young | Dec 12, 2022 | Beach Management, Coastal News, Policy, South Carolina Coastal News
Interesting effort in SC to challenge new septic permits based on the fact that these systems will fail soon after installation due to rising sea level. More from The State newspaper in...
by Rob Young | Dec 12, 2022 | Beach Management, Coastal News, Florida Coastal News, Hurricanes and storms, Ian, 2022, Nicole, 2022, Policy
“I think we’re starting to discover that, despite our best efforts and wanting to throw as much money at this as possible, it has become very difficult to keep these beaches as wide as we would like to keep them,” Robert S. Young, a geology professor at Western...
by Rob Young | Dec 12, 2022 | All stories, Coastal News, North Carolina Coastal News, Places, Policy, South Carolina Coastal News
Thank you Senators Scott and Ossoff. “Following the passage of a bill sponsored by U.S. Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, the agency no longer requires disaster survivors living on inherited land to prove ownership before they can receive...
by Rob Young | Dec 8, 2022 | Coastal News, Hurricanes and storms, Louisiana Coastal News, Policy
Explain to me how your business model is to insure properties in an area where we know there will be continued tropical storms impacts and the nation’s fastest rate of sea level rise, but not have the resources to cover the losses. “But the recent...
by Rob Young | Dec 8, 2022 | Coastal News, Events in the News, Opinion, Policy, South Carolina Coastal News
We created new flood zones for Horry County, South Carolina based on actual flood inundation (which was far greater than that predicted by FEMA FIRMS). The county chose to make these new maps regulatory with a 3 ft free board. There has been push back, but so far,...
by Rob Young | Dec 8, 2022 | Coastal News, Maine Coastal News, Massachusetts Coastal News
Maine vs. Massachusetts in public beach access. “An ongoing GBH News investigation found limited opportunities for most residents and visitors to enjoy Massachusetts’ coastline. Rising home prices, parking restrictions, an undercurrent of racism and shrinking...
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