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Bipartisan infrastructure deal begins to address consequences of a warming planet: 3 essential reads

  • Written by Bryan Keogh, Senior Editor, Economy + Business
imageA lot of coastal infrastructure wasn't designed for the frequent flooding and crashing waves brought by rising seas. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Congress appears close to a trillion-dollar infrastructure deal that recognizes the risks of climate change and the need to make America’s coasts more resilient.

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