By Lucy Alexander — For some homebuyers, the fantasy of coastal living will forever outweigh the risks. But rising sea levels and shifting sands can mean getting closer to the ocean than you might have intended.

By Alex Nunes — A New York man was arrested on Friday afternoon for defying a city rule that prohibits people from swimming at Rockaway Beach while lifeguards are off duty, before later accusing police of brutally handcuffing and dragging him through the sand.

By Russell Berman — Who will actually benefit from a new progressive climate policy?

By Polly Mosendz and Eric Roston — If you happened to be in Montauk, N.Y., when the trucks started rolling in this summer, you’d get a sense of how much sand $171,000 buys.

By Darryl Fears and Lori Rozsa — As FEMA prepares to remove subsidies from its flood insurance, a new assessment says 8 million homeowners in landlocked states are at risk of serious flooding because of climate change

By Laura Lightbody, Brian Watts — Action needed from Congress to reform outdated policies and reduce flood impacts