Previous Coasts and Environmental Justice
Dam Removal Efforts Lead to a Stunning Comeback for Maine’s Alewives 07-06-26
What Federal Cuts to Science Funding Could Mean For the Great Lakes 06-11-26
Arizona and Nevada Agree to Trade for Desalinated Pacific Ocean Water 06-03-26
Why an Immense Marine Heatwave Off the US West Coast Has Alarmed Scientists 05-22-26
Something Startling is Happening in the Gulf of Mexico 05-13-26
Louisiana’s Shrinking Coast Offers a Narrowing Window for Managed Retreat 04-25-26
Hurricanes Devastated Florida’s East Coast – Then Seagrass Made an Unexpected Comeback 04-21-26
Opinion | Gloster Residents Are Confronting Environmental Justice 04-06-26
What to Know About the EPA’s Proposed Revision of the Clean Water Act 04-01-26
Evaluating Living Shoreline Performances 03-12-26
As Louisiana’s Wetlands Erode, A Fishing Culture Fights to Survive 03-04-26
In Oregon, a Local Seafood Movement Connects Consumers to the Coast 02-25-26
How Sailing Voyages Can Inspire the Next Generation of Ocean Scientists and Advocates 02-17-26
‘Unbelievably Vulnerable’: The Climate Challenges Facing Mamdani’s New York City 01-24-26
After Losing a Climate Case in a Louisiana Courtroom, Chevron Wants a Change of Venue 01-12-26
2025
Resilience as Policy: Coastal Insurance and North Carolina’s Blueprint for Building Back Better 12-31-25
A River Reborn 12-11-25
Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Oil Exploration in Remote Areas of the Arctic 12-11-25
Sea-Level Rise Accelerates in New Jersey, Raising Coastal Flooding Risk, Study Says 11-19-25
When the Tide Smells Wrong 11-12-25
Coastal Geologist Stan Riggs Sets Out on 10-book Project 11-12-25
After Hurricane Melissa, Nantucket’s Jamaican Community Waits And Worries 10-30-25
W&M’s Cross-university Environmental Initiative Hosts Inaugural Conference 10-28-25
Coastal Storm Brings Ocean Overwash, Erosion to NC Beaches 10-15-25
‘Messy situation’: Buxton Beach Closed After 8th House Falls 10-03-25
As Hurricanes Stir Up Coastal Waters, North Carolina Homes Collapse Into the Sea 10-01-25
Sand is Vanishing on East Side of Ocean Isle’s $11M Erosion Fix 09-30-25
Coastal Habitats Are North Carolina’s Hidden Climate Engines 09-23-25
Vanishing Bayous: On a Boat at Ground Zero for Sea Level Rise 09-10-25
Watch Home Become 12th in Last 5 Years to Collapse on North Carolina Beach 08-20-25
FSU Finds Heritage Sites Key to Coastal Resilience 07-01-25
Storm Warning: Will a Shrunken FEMA and NOAA Be Able to Respond? 07-01-25
Florida Defends “Alligator Alcatraz,” Environmentalists Seek to Halt Everglades Detention Center 06-30-25
Oak Island Residents Say Oceanfront Lots Unsuited For Homes 06-16-25
Beach: A Stolen Shoreline 06-12-25
Polar Heritage Sites Are Slipping Into the Sea – But Can One Island Live Forever Online? 02-10-25
Malibu’s Ocean Life Isn’t Safe From Fire, and the Worst Effects Are Yet to Come 02-01-25
Manatee Rescued From Greenville Canal Returns to Wild 01-17-25
2024
‘The ocean doesn’t care what color I am’: Black US Surfers Reclaim the Waters 10-20-24
Can Humans Grow New Islands in the World’s Lowest-lying Country? 09-16-24
Protecting Surf Breaks Mitigates Climate Change, Helps Coastal Communities, Analysis Finds 08-30-24
Injured Waters 08-15-24
On the Power of a Salt Marsh 06-26-24
Nonprofit Supports Next Generation of Black Commercial Captains 06-18-24
One Year After Loss Of Wetlands Protection: Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency 06-14-24
NC Bill Threatens Historic Coastal Areas, Including a Native American Burial Site 06-14-24
Climate Change-induced Coastal Erosion Causes NC Houses to Collapse, Poses Additional Threats 06-11-24
The Homeowner Mutiny Leaving Florida Cities Defenseless Against Hurricanes 06-04-24
Stormwater Hits D.C.’s Poorest Neighborhoods Hardest, UMD Study Finds 06-03-24
Rodanthe House 6th in 4 Years to Collapse Into Atlantic 05-28-24
Rachel Carson Reserve: Beaufort’s Barrier to Raging Storms 05-22-24
Sugarloaf Island Hybrid Restoration Project Sees Progress 05-15-24
Change in Federal Protections for Wetlands Poses Resilience Challenge for States 05-08-24
‘Save Our Sand Dunes’ Recalls Fight to Save Jockey’s Ridge 04-26-24
Coastal Restoration: Recycled Shells and Millions of Larvae — A Recipe for Renewed Oyster Reefs 04-03-24
Saving Salt Marsh a Team Sport 03-24-24
Academy Aims to Make Living Shorelines More Accessible 03-22-24
New Lake Will Fuel Petrochemical Expansion on Texas Coast 03-08-24
How a Northwest Tribe is Escaping a Rising Ocean 02-19-24
A ‘collapse’ is Looming For Louisiana’s Coastal Wetlands, Scientists Say 02-15-24
The East Coast’s Slow Descent Into the Ocean Intensifies Threats From Sea Level Rise 02-14-24
5 Ways the Ocean Justice Strategy Will Improve Conservation 02-05-24
‘Pineapple Expresses’ and Rising Seas Are Battering California’s Piers, Threatening Iconic Landmarks 02-02-24
How to Love an Oyster 01-09-24
Galveston Nonprofit Acquires 63 Acres to Protect Some Threatened Island Habitats 01-05-24
No more beachfront homes? New state regs could limit coastal development 01-02-24
2023
The Future of Coastal NC Wetlands 12-26-23
Native Hawaiian Environmental Activists and Greenpeace USA Protest for Ban on Deep Sea Mining 12-14-23
A Breakthrough For Oceans: Scaling Nature-based Solutions For Ocean-based Climate Policy at COP28 12-09-23
How much carbon can oysters store? Scientists are trying to find out. 12-07-23
Grant Could Spur Coastal Eco-tech Hub Similar to Triangle 12-04-23
NFWF and NOAA Announce $144 Million in Grants to Support Coastal Resilience Projects 11-29-23
Last of the Reef Netters: Decline of an Indigenous, Sustainable Salmon Fishery 11-21-23
Ride the Wave of Ocean Conservation With Local Nonprofit Connecting Kids to Their Environment 11-11-23
The Mississippi Is Losing Its Fight With the Ocean 10-11-23
Extreme Heat Is Taking a Toll in This Florida Bay 10-10-23
Decades of Water Quality Safeguards Erased, Advocates Say 09-06-23
New Federal Rule Puts 2.5 Million Acres of Wetlands in Peril 09-01-23
Tribal Management Proposed for Chumash Marine Sanctuary 08-27-23
Ode to the Salt Marsh: Paddling the Waters Less Traveled 07-05-23
Billions of Snow Crabs Are Missing. A Remote Alaskan Village Depends on the Harvest to Survive. 07-05-23
State Has $47M For Hurricane-impacted Residents 05-17-23
Record Flooding Destroys Homes and Prompts Evacuations in Southwest and Interior Alaska 05-15-23
As California Attempts a ‘managed retreat,’ Coastal Homeowners Sue to Stay 05-10-23
Flooding study reveals factors NOAA forecasts don’t include 05-01-23
Seas Have Drastically Risen Along Southern U.S. Coast in Past Decade 04-10-23
Miami and New Orleans Face Greater Sea-level Threat Than Already Feared 04-10-23
Recovery, Resilience, and Coexistence: Nature-based Solutions on the Coast 02-10-23
Cape Fear River Ghost Trees: What Stories Could They Speak? 02-01-23
Surrendering to Sweet Black Water: Exploring the Roanoke 01-23-23
2022
Coastal Restoration Firms Show Off Living Shoreline Tech 12-16-22
Once Overlooked, Latinos are Emerging as Passionate Allies for Ocean Conservation 12-15-23
The Federal Program to Rebuild After Hurricane Katrina Shortchanged the Poor. New Data Proves It. 12-11-22
Shrimpers Join Environmentalists in Protest of LNG Terminal Expansions 11-10-22
How Sea Level Rise Contributes to Billions in Extra Damage During Hurricanes 10-27-22
Hurricane Ian Was a Powerful Storm. Real Estate Developers Made it a Catastrophe. 09-30-22
Billions in Climate Deal Funding Could Help Protect U.S. Coastal Cities 09-20-22
As Rising Seas Swamp South Carolina’s Shores, Some Coastal Communities Are Left Unprotected 08-15-22
Swamps Can Protect Against Climate Change, If We Only Let Them 07-04-22
Coastal Gentrification in Puerto Rico is Displacing People and Damaging Mangroves and Wetlands 06-16-22
FEMA’s New Flood Insurance System is Sinking Waterfront Homeowners. That Might Be the Point. 04-20-22
UNCW event examines history of environmental injustice 03-01-22
2021
Indigenous Voices: Discover the beauty of Nanjemoy Creek 12-31-21
NC’s Updated Coastal Habitat Plan Focuses on Seagrass, Local Solutions 12-15-21
The Lobster Trap 12-12-21
How a Native American Tribe on Long Island is Losing Its Land to Rising Seas 12-05-21
Group Petitions Allegheny National Forest to Ban Bikes on Non-Motorized Trails 11-23-21
Estuaries, though small, have huge economic impact: report 11-16-21
Barely a cloud in the sky and Portland, Maine, is flooding 11-14-21
Left Behind By the Hurricanes 11-13-21
Communities consider ‘managed retreat’ from climate change 11-12-21
Town creates fund for UNCW’s study of living shoreline 11-08-21
Changes to land from coastal storms can enhance habitat 10-13-21
What no one is talking about in the wake of hurricanes and oil spills 10-07-21
FEMA’s New Flood Insurance Plan is Drawing the Battle Lines Over Climate Adaptation 10-01-21
Updated plan details human, climate damage to wetlands 09-30-21
The time to protect our ocean and Great Lakes is now — are you in? 09-26-21
The Cost of Insuring Expensive Waterfront Homes Is About to Skyrocket 09-24-21
Louisiana’s Native Tribes Were Crushed by Hurricane Ida. They Feel Forgotten. 09-21-21
Beyond Science: Art and the Environment 08-23-21
The Long, Slow Drowning of the New Jersey Shore 08-12-21
50% of Salt Marshes at Risk of Destruction, Gullah/Geechee Nation Fights Back 07-20-21
‘The real damage’ 07-11-21
Commentary: Does the Corps adequately protect the coast? 07-08-21
NC riverkeepers cry foul over state’s farm law 07-07-21
A Watershed Moment: How Boston’s Charles River Went From Polluted to Pristine 06-30-21
For flood-prone cities, seawalls raise as many questions as they answer 06-23-21
The ocean is coming.’ A chieftess sees her islands sink 06-16-21
Waiting for the Elvers 05-13-21
Along Southeast Coast, Plan to Protect 1 Million Acres of Salt Marsh Draws Broad Support 04-28-21
‘Ghost’ Forest Expansion Rate Alarming: Study 04-16-21
Retreat from Coastlines? Politicians Don’t Want to TalkAbout It. 04-08-21
Duke researcher identifies another devastating impact of rising oceans 04-07-21
FEMA Announces Flood Insurance Rate Changes to Improve Equitability 04-05-21
Atlantic Coast Sea Levels Are Rising at Fastest Rate in 2,000 Years, Study Finds 03-26-21
Audubon at Sea 03-23-21
Wetlands Can Help Prevent Property Damage and Save Lives During Floods 03-22-21
Region Eyes Ecotourism as Key to Adaptation 03-22-21
California has a new idea for homes at risk from rising seas: Buy, rent, retreat 03-21-21
Inside FEMA, a reckoning on race and flooded mansions 03-15-21
Tiny Town, Big Decision: What Are We Willing to Pay to Fight the Rising Sea? 03-14-21
Big Step Forward for $50 Billion Plan to Save Louisiana Coast 03-05-21
North Carolina Plans For Green-Infrastructure To Counter Storms 03-05-21
Miami Says It Can Adapt to Rising Seas. Not Everyone Is Convinced. 03-02-21
The unsung hero who saved a Florida beach 02-19-21
Sea Level Rising More Rapidly: ‘Report Cards’ 02-17-21
After Travels West, NC’s Coast Beckons 02-12-21
Teen SCUBAnauts Dive into Oceanography 02-10-21
How to Save Saltwater Wetlands From Rising Seas 02-08-21
Hawaii’s Beaches Are Disappearing. New Legislation Could Help … if It’s Enforced. 02-07-21
Fact Sheet: How Can Revolving Loan Funds Make Our Coasts More Resilient? 01-21-21
Rising Salt Water Claiming America’s Coastal Farms 01-05-21
Losing Ground: Climate Change Is Altering the Rules of Ecosystem Hierarchy 01-01-21
2020
Rising seas: California’s affordable housing faces worse floods 12-03-20
College Shoreline Restoration Work Begins 10-26-20
Protection for the Rich, Retreat for the Poor 10-14-20
After Storms, They Built Higher. They Dread Doing It Again. 09-23-20
Connecting Fishermen with Hungry Communities Can also Benefit Local Food Systems 09-15-20
Duke researchers: We must protect meat packing workers to combat community spread of COVID-19? 08-31-20
51 Years Later, the Cuyahoga River Burns Again 08-28-20
Miami-Dade wants mangroves and islands as storm protection instead of 10-foot walls 08-21-20
Some California cities think they’re safe from sea level rise. They’re not, new data show 08-17-20
Covid Killed New York’s Coastal Resilience Bill, and People of Color Could Bear Much of the Cost 08-16-20
On the Shores of Cape Cod, Where the Oyster is Their World 08-10-20
Ocean Justice: Where Social Equity and the Climate Fight Intersect 07-16-20
With Sea Level Rise, High-tide Flooding Spikes Along U.S. Coasts 07-15-20
New Red Algae Are Threatening Hawaii’s Coral Reefs, Scientists Say 07-08-20
New Data Reveals Hidden Flood Risk Across America 06-29-20
Sea-level Rise Likely to Swallow Many Coastal Mangrove Forests 06-10-20