Coastal erosion, Surf City, New Jersey. Photo source: Jim Phillips / EPOD – NASA’s Earth Science Division and the EOS Project Science Office
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At opposite ends of the country, two of America’s most golden coastal enclaves are waging the same desperate battle against erosion.
With beaches and bluffs in both Malibu and Nantucket disappearing into the ocean, wealthy homeowners are prepared to do almost anything—spend tens of millions on new sand, berms, retaining walls, and other measures—to save their precious waterfront properties.
What’s stopping them? William D. Cohan and Vanessa Grigoriadis report on the clash between deep-pocketed summer people and local working folks…
