Shored Up: Debate over Development on Barrier Islands Intensifies After...
Hurricane Irene caused significant beach erosion as it made landfall at North Carolina’s Outer Banks, a 200-mile-long string of barrier islands. It also crashed into the Jersey Shore, Long Island and...
View ArticleCoastal management legislation balances environmental concerns with property...
Legislation to protect the shoreline from such ravages of future storms, as well as the compounding impact of sea level rise, has passed the General Assembly. While it stops far short of a list of...
View ArticleNew gasoline reserves to help CT prep for hurricanes
The DOE said each reserve will store 500,000 barrels of gasoline, "enough to provide some short-term relief in the event of significant disruptions.”
View ArticleWind becoming a new Connecticut shoreline storm concern
In Connecticut, all local building officials can do is grit their teeth and enforce the state building code. While they can encourage homeowners to build or renovate to higher standards including those...
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