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Rebuild or retreat?

By Sabrina Garone
Published March 31, 2023 at 4:45 PM EDT
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Beach erosion at Montauk Point State Park
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Beach erosion at Montauk Point State Park

Environmentalists say an Army Corps of Engineers plan to rebuild Montauk beach might not be a sustainable solution. Changes to a decades-old EPA plan could improve Connecticut’s air quality. New York will not have a new state budget by tomorrow’s deadline. And the Pentagon could adopt a new policy to reduce active duty military suicides.

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Sabrina Garone
Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.
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