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Come hell or high water: How a small town became a blueprint for building climate resilience

Come hell or high water: How a small town became a blueprint for building climate resilience
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This story starts with a sunset. Pavement gives way to a two-lane bridge that connects one side of Machias, Maine, to the other. From a distance, the bridge looks like it’s floating on the water underneath it. In reality, it’s built atop a dike that prevents the saltwater tides of Machias Bay fro...

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