Coastal Resiliency

Congress passed the final version of an infrastructure bill that will mitigate storm damage and coastal flooding on Fire Island and other communities along the south shore of Long Island.

Climate change cannot be effectively tackled without input from the most vulnerable, said Immad Ahmed, who was one of several experts invited to speak at a legislative hearing on Tuesday.

Suffolk County’s Coastal Resiliency Plan is set to restore 140 acres of vulnerable marshland with the help of nearly $4 million in federal funding.

Connecticut coastal towns and cities are being urged to focus on solutions that recreate natural barriers as they seek to protect and preserve their communities from the impact of climate change and sea level rise.

The City of Bridgeport broke ground on a controversial $129 million new high school building located in a Long Island Sound floodplain.

Twenty-nine states will receive grants totaling $136 million to help them invest in projects that will help communities prepare for increased coastal flooding and more intense storms, while improving thousands of acres of coastal habitats. New York and Connecticut were awarded funding for three projects each.

Advocates say the Hamptons need to act fast to mitigate sea level rise.

Suffolk County will spend $1 million to plan coastal resiliency projects as the impact of climate change intensifies.