Who Will Pay To Protect Tech Giants From Rising Seas?

NPR | By Lauren Sommer,

Published July 27, 2021 at 5:00 AM EDT

Coastal cities need billions of dollars to build defenses against sea level rise. Tensions are rising over where that funding will come from: taxpayers or private companies with waterfront property?

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