"Beach Nourishment": The $285 Million Answer to Vanishing Shorelines?

Photo via Rutgers Beaches are America's number one tourist attractionâ€"they pump $320 billion dollars into the economy every year. With sea levels rising twice as fast as 100 years ago and beach erosion rates accelerating, concern is mounting that both revenues and the beauty of the natural shoreline stand to suffer from global warming. So the American Shore and Beach Association is setting out to lobby the federal government for $285 million for...