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Noon Wednesday: Coastal Climate Damage to Cost Millions

By Marisa Wojcik | Here & Now

July 21, 2021

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Wisconsin’s shorelines are undergoing higher levels of flooding and erosion due to climate change and costing coastal communities millions of dollars. Sheboygan Mayor Ryan Sorenson, who is part of a coalition of Great Lakes mayors, explains the local and statewide implications.

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