How To Fix Americans’ Diminishing Access to the Coasts
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 4, 2022
U.S. coasts provide a multitude of benefits to the American public. They offer leisure in the form of recreational activities and relaxation; they improve overall health and act as cooling centers; and they create economic opportunities ranging from renewable energy to fishing to tourism. Ecosystems such as salt marshes and mangroves also improve climate resilience by providing protection from storm surge and increasing flood resilience.1 Proximity to the ocean has even been found to improve people’s mental and spiritual well-being.
