homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Environment


Subscriber content preview

November 20, 2012

Superstorm Sandy shines a light on federal programs for beaches

  • The spending showdown in Congress could make it even harder to secure funds for beach replenishment.
    • By WAYNE PARRY
    Associated Press

    SPRING LAKE, N.J. — Towns along the Jersey shore that made use of federal money to build up beaches came through Superstorm Sandy with far less damage than those that didn't, findings that are sure to intensify a debate that has raged for years over the wisdom of pumping millions of dollars' worth of sand onto the coastline, only to see it wash away continually.

    That dispute pits coastal advocates for some of the most valuable shoreline in the country against elected officials from inland states who say it's unfair to ask taxpayers from, say, the Great Plains to pay to keep rebuilding beaches they don't even use.


     
    . . .


    To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.



    
    Email or user name:
    Password:
     
    Forgot password? Click here.