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"Every dollar invested in disaster mitigation pays back six times over in avoided losses—and not just in economic terms," Dr. Alison Brizius said in an exclusive interview with CAI. "It pays back in terms of all of the disruption that we avoid to the lives of our residents and our businesses."
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Building a salt marsh, in the city: New Bedford is reclaiming a piece of urban waterfront for natureSalt marshes lace much of the South Coast shoreline, but not in New Bedford. Now, with climate resilience in mind, the city and a nonprofit partner are building a salt marsh, from scratch, in one of New Bedford’s most densely populated neighborhoods.
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The state is looking to limit new homes from being built along the most vulnerable areas of the coast as part of an effort to better prepare for climate change.