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On the New Jersey shore, well-off beachfront owners are fighting dune construction by public authorities. In New York, the situation is reversed: big-house owners are building their own dunes, over the objections of other townsfolk. The fight is less about the view than about the question: Who owns...
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FEMA is set to revise its recently released “advisory” flood zone maps for Staten Island, the agency has told local leaders. Many areas will change from V zones to A zones. Velocity zones in New Jersey, already incorporated into some towns’ zoning rules, may also shrink.
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Hurricane Sandy’s effects still being felt. But next year’s hurricane season is approaching — and forecasters expect an active one.
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The Kansas legislature is considering a bill that would prevent state funds from being invested in any “sustainable” project.
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Battered by hurricanes and nor’easters, N.C. 12—the Outer Banks’ fragile lifeline—is on life support.
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An Inspector General report says more than half a billion dollars in Hurricane Katrina relief money may have been misspent. Most Katrina victims who were awarded $30,000 apiece to elevate their houses never documented that the work was done.
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An engineer investigating flood insurance claims sheds light on the mechanisms of damage.
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Carelessness helped create Florida’s Chinese drywall disaster. Cleaning it up is a job for a very careful builder.
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From small-time scams to major misappropriation of relief money, government is on the lookout for crooked use of rebuilding funds.
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In the Barnegat Bay, side-scanning sonar and “picker” boats are the tools for a tedious cleanup.