Can a Flood-Prone Coastal City Learn to Live With Water?

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By By Phred DvorakDec 16, 2025, 9:55 am46 pts
Instead of billion-dollar floodwalls and surge barriers, Hampton, Virginia, is relying on rain gardens, plant-lined storage basins, restored marshes and 3D-printed concrete reefs seeded with oysters. By Phred Dvorak Shelton Tucker is part of a novel plan to deal with the waters that are increasingly encroaching…

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