Feds Propose to Spend Billions to Build Walls To Shore Up Miami From Sea Level Rise
Just as Tropical Storm Cristobal prepared to make landfall in Louisiana, the Army Corps of Engineers (COE) released a plan on Saturday to spend nearly $5B to build miles of sea walls around parts of Miami that are vulnerable to storm surge and sea-level rise, local media there reported.
Why This Matters: Similar studies by the Army Corps are going on all over the country — New York City, Norfolk, Virginia, and in the Florida Keys. The feds abruptly pulled in February the COE’s plans for a sea wall for New York City without comment.
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