National Public Radio: One year ago Tuesday, Hurricane Sandy bore down on the East Coast, devastating shoreline communities from Florida to Maine. Many of these areas have been rebuilt, including the Long Beach boardwalk, about 30 miles outside New York City. Officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new boardwalk Friday. Ninety percent of the funding for the restoration came from the federal government. The Federal Emergency Management Agency paid $44 million to repair the devastation. Jack and Roseanne Vanderbeck......
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In The Long Run, Rebuilding Coastlines Could Prove Too Costly
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 27th, 2013
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