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Coastal Flooding Challenges Cities Around the U.S. [1]

The United States has nearly 100,000 miles of coastline and much of it is at risk of flooding. But what that inundation looks like varies widely from place to place. From storm surges to land subsidence, the latest Backgrounder details the different types of flooding and the threats they pose to coastal communities, especially sea level cities.

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Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Infrastructure [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Alaska and Hawaii [9]
California [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
Northwest (OR WA) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Visibility: 
Public [17]
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"Stalking the Elusive Hellbender" [18]

"These rare salamanders, which can grow to over two feet long, lurk in the wild rivers of Appalachia. To spot one, you’ll need a snorkel, and some luck."

Biodiversity [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Water & Oceans [7]
Wildlife [21]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: NYTimes [22], 08/04/2025
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"Trump’s EPA Puts California In Its Crosshairs With Its Proposed Car Rules" [23]

"Documents supporting the EPA’s plan to roll back vehicle emission standards reference California by name nearly 30 times. For more than 50 years, California has had special authority from the EPA to set strict tailpipe emission standards. The agency’s own analysis indicates that without California’s leadership and tax credits created under President Biden, national adoption of electric vehicles will decline and gasoline prices will increase." 

Air [24]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [25]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [30]
Technology [31]
Transportation [32]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [8]
California [10]
Source: LA Times [33], 08/04/2025
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"How Flood-Ravaged Boston Took On The Climate Deniers – And Won" [34]

"As the Trump administration dismisses global heating, the coastal city is getting on with becoming one of the most climate resilient in the world. Here’s how" 

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [28]
Infrastructure [5]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [35]
Planning & Growth [36]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
Source: Guardian [37], 08/04/2025
  • Read more about "How Flood-Ravaged Boston Took On The Climate Deniers – And Won" [34]

"Enviros Are Reeling In Trump’s ‘Scorched-Earth’ Second Term" [38]

"“We just lost a decade’s worth of work,” said one green group leader." 

Activism [39]
Biodiversity [19]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [25]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [40]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Natural Resources [20]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [7]
Wildlife [21]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [41], 08/04/2025
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"Biggest US Offshore Wind Project Marches Ahead Despite Trump Attacks" [42]

"The largest planned offshore wind project in the U.S. is 60 percent complete and is on track to begin delivering electricity early next year."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Natural Resources [20]
Pollution [30]
Technology [31]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [12]
Source: E&E News [44], 08/04/2025
  • Read more about "Biggest US Offshore Wind Project Marches Ahead Despite Trump Attacks" [42]

"EPA Research Cuts Stoke Fears Over Scientific Independence" [45]

"“This is a very baffling moment in time,” said one researcher. “I never would have thought we had to advocate for science.”" 

Air [24]
Biodiversity [19]
Chemicals [46]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Studies [47]
Government [48]
Laws & Regulations [29]
People & Population [35]
Pollution [30]
Science [49]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [50], 08/04/2025
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The Oil Industry Wrote a Wishlist. Trump Interior Department Is Delivering. [51]

"A top oil trade group submitted a policy wishlist to top DOI appointees. The Department is moving quickly to give industry what it wants."

Environmental Politics [28]
Forests [52]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Natural Resources [20]
Pollution [30]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Public Domain [53], 08/04/2025
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"Eroding Protections For Public Lands" [54]

"The U.S. Congress has passed hundreds of laws protecting federal public lands over the past century through bipartisan efforts and with the support of local governments. Now, President Donald Trump’s administration and some Republican lawmakers in Congress are pushing policies and legislation that upend these protections."

Agriculture [55]
Biodiversity [19]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [28]
Forests [52]
Government [48]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Natural Resources [20]
Wildlife [21]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Reuters [56], 08/04/2025
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‘Fire Clouds’ Over Arizona And Utah Wildfires Make Erratic Weather Systems [57]

"Two wildfires burning in the western United States — including one that has become a “megafire” on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon — are so hot that they are spurring the formation of “fire clouds” that can create their own erratic weather systems."

Wildlife [21]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [58], 08/04/2025
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