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How oysters and seagrass could help the California coast adapt to rising seas

Grist

According to Molly Melius, program manager at Stanford University’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy Program, seawalls can reduce beach width, decrease sand replenishment of beaches, and also accelerate erosion at the ends of seawalls. That portion could increase to one-third by 2100 if current rates continue.

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How 5 communities across the US are seeking environmental justice

GreenBiz

Several houses near her home remain vacant. Kimmons, who prefers to go by the name Queen, said what her neighborhood doesn't lack is pollution. It's also home to the highest rates of lead poisoning among children in the city. I went and got my wife from the hospital and brought her with our child to our new home.".

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How 5 communities across the US are seeking environmental justice

AGreenLiving

Several houses near her home remain vacant. Kimmons, who prefers to go by the name Queen, said what her neighborhood doesn’t lack is pollution. It’s also home to the highest rates of lead poisoning among children in the city. In many ways, Maleta Kimmons defines her neighborhood by what it lacks.