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Maldives' race to expand land raises environmental and social concerns
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Maldives' race to expand land raises environmental and social concerns

The Maldives is undertaking large-scale land reclamation to combat land scarcity and rising sea levels, but this move has sparked widespread environmental and societal concerns.

Jesse Chase-Lubitz reports for the Pulitzer Center.

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South Carolina's coastal adaptation debates stir community concerns

In a bid to tackle coastal erosion, South Carolina communities and environmentalists clash over the construction of erosion control structures called groins at Debidue Beach.

Daniel Shailer reports for Inside Climate News.

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This start-up is storing clean energy in sand. Here’s how

A cadre of start-ups are building batteries that can store renewable energy in natural materials such as sand, salt and rock.
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UAE looks to salty, muddy mangroves in climate change fight

Against the heat, urbanisation and sand of the United Arab Emirates, the placid, muddy waterways of the Gulf state's coastal mangroves are being restored and planted in an ambitious fight against climate change.
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Global warming means more female sea turtles but threatens the species

Warmer, darker sands from beach renourishment and climate change hatches more female sea turtles but that threatens the species' long-term survival.

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Recycled glass, turned into sand, is restoring Louisiana's shrinking coastline

It's just one example of how pulverized glass has become an upcycling hero, finding new purpose in landscaping, construction, even coastal restoration.
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Coastal communities call on government to halt shifting sands

Coastal communities across Australia are grappling with the growing issues of eroding coastlines. Experts say it is a complex issues, driven in part by coastal developments and climate change.
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