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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.
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Connecticut and New York are preparing for days of heavy rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl, a record-breaking storm now heading toward the Northeast.
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According to the Union of Concerned Scientists study, 39 critical infrastructure assets on Long Island Sound are at risk of flooding at least twice a year by 2050. Many of them are located in disadvantaged communities.
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The federal government is expected to release an additional $47.5 million to the delayed Bridgeport flood control project. But there’s no sign of construction starting anytime soon.
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The Fitchville Pond Dam leak catapulted dams into public consciousness. But CT has thousands of aging dams that are challenging to regulate.
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The Art League of Long Island has reopened its doors to the public after being forced to close due to flood rains last September.
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The Fire Island to Montauk Point project, known as FIMP, has been six decades in the making. It is meant to be a long-term solution to beach erosion, and better protect vulnerable downtown areas from flooding.
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Officials say the south shore of Long Island is in desperate need of more sand to combat beach erosion from coastal flooding. They want help from the federal government to save the shoreline in time for summer.
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The incident draws attention to CT's decade-old, public-private system of inspecting the 3,300 dams that fall under its regulatory authority.
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Suffolk County officials say the damage from wind, rain and storm surge is similar to that of Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy over a decade ago.