DAMARISCOTTA, Maine (AP) — Damariscotta officials are using a federal grant to protect the downtown from the tidal Damariscotta River.

Armed with $3 million in federal funds, plus more than...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An Iowa attorney and Tulane University alumna has given $3 million to one of the newest departments at the private university in New Orleans.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Ron DeSantis signed a slew of environmental bills in less than 24 hours that address issues ranging from sea level rise to blue-green algae blooms — and...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire officials will use federal funds to examine the effects of rising seas on major highways and connecting routes along the coast.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration plans an expansion of coastal restoration and flood protection efforts that for the first time will target greenhouse gas emissions by...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A driver's license office along the South Carolina coast is closing next month in part because increasing flooding from the sea is closing nearby streets needed for road...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — After years of mostly ignoring climate change, Florida lawmakers waded deeper into the matter on Tuesday , advancing a proposal that would create a statewide Office of...

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — A new county financing tool could be used to raise millions of dollars for a project to restore part of the Maui coastline damaged by erosion, officials said.

SEATTLE (AP) — A climate study has estimated that Seattle's costs associated with sea level rise could be more than $23.8 billion by 2040.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's coastal communities will have more resources to prepare for rising sea levels under a new law in the state.

MONTEGUT, La. (AP) — An artificial reef has been created near the Louisiana coast to protect several historic Native American mounds from erosion and rising sea levels.

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's iconic Waikiki Beach could soon be underwater as rising sea levels caused by climate change overtake its white sand beaches and bustling city streets.

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to raise parts of U.S. 80 that are prone to tidal flooding, but predictions about rising sea levels indicate this is a...

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A prominent American economist says there are "very few" individuals left who still doubt climate change because the evidence of its impact is clear.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis began following up on a campaign promise to make the environment a priority by signing an order Thursday seeking to tackle Florida's problems with blue-green algae in its rivers and red tide off its coast.

DeSantis signed the order in Bonita Springs in southwest Florida, one of the areas where slimy algae have coated waterways because of pollutants flowing downstream from Lake Okeechobee.

DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) — A rainstorm has wreaked havoc on a scenic strip of Southern California beach, destroying a wooden walkway and uprooting palm trees.

The Orange County Register reports Sunday that heavy rain, big waves and high tides on Friday caused the damage to Capistrano Beach in Dana Point.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed an executive order aimed to boosting the state's ability to deal with rising sea levels and natural disasters.

Northam signed an order Friday that, among other things, mandates the creation of a "Coastal Resilience Master Plan" to protect the state's coastal areas.

Northam says the wide-ranging order is needed in part because extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense.

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Marty Walsh unveiled a plan Wednesday to transform the city's waterfront to protect the low-lying, extensively landfilled city from climate change and rising sea levels.

The Democratic mayor's "Resilient Boston Harbor" plan calls for the creation of 67 acres (27 hectares) of new open space and the restoration of 122 acres (49 hectares) of tidal areas and parklands to serve as natural buffers during major floods.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Military leaders in South Carolina are preparing for rising sea levels while partisans dispute whether it's the effect of global warming.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — From the frothy assault of the Atlantic Ocean to the placid trespass of the Lake Worth Lagoon, sea level rise is a mounting concern for South Florida property buyers who are turning to science, and private companies, for guidance.

ATLANTA (AP) — A new study by the National Park Service found that rising sea levels threaten some national park land in Georgia.

Among them: Cumberland Island off the Georgia coast, a fort near Savannah and another fort on St. Simons Island.

The park with the highest future water levels in Georgia is Fort Pulaski National Monument near Savannah, WABE Radio reported.

KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Climate change is forcing people in the Florida Keys to spend millions of dollars to raise some of their roads as sea levels rise.

The Miami Herald reports Monroe County will elevate the most flood-prone roads in two neighborhoods in Key Largo and Big Pine, while collecting and treating stormwater runoff as well.

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House of Representatives has approved legislation that commits the state to the Paris climate accord even though the U.S. is no longer participating.

The House voted 145-10 on Wednesday in favor of the bill sponsored by Rep. Dylan Fernandes, a freshman Democrat from Falmouth.

Fernandes said he filed the bill in January in anticipation of President Donald Trump withdrawing the U.S. from the international agreement, which Trump later did.

LEWES, Del. (AP) — At high tide on a clear day, you can forget about cruising down certain Lewes back roads, Janice Pinto said.

"It's impassible," she said. "It might be a beautiful sunny day, but because high tides are higher than they used to be, it's impassible."

Pinto, a retired schoolteacher from the Philadelphia suburbs, has lived in Lewes for the past 10 years. Within that time, she said, flooding has become an increasingly bigger problem for her and her neighbors.