Press & News
WRPI — DEM: Coastal homes, businesses at risk for future storm damage
By Catie McNeill, Paige Messier — While the focus seemed to be on inland flooding over the past few weeks of weather, all eyes are now on Rhode Island’s coast, which experts say may not have enough protection to weather future storms.
Pew — Repeatedly Flooded Properties Will Continue to Cost Taxpayers Billions of Dollars
By Laura Lightbody, Brian Watts — Action needed from Congress to reform outdated policies and reduce flood impacts
Projo — Army Corps proposes lifting 341 buildings
By Alex Kuffner — In a bid to reduce the potential damage from flooding caused by storm surges, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has put forward a $58.6-million plan that would largely be funded through taxpayer money to lift up 341 private structures on the Washington County coast.