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Beaches

Unlimited Sand and Money Still Won’t Save the Hamptons

How much sand can a half-billion dollars dredge up? Almost certainly not enough.

Polly Mosendz, Eric Roston Bloomberg Green Oct 2021 15min Permalink

Science

Fear in the Shallows

White sharks are hunting along Cape Cod’s beaches. What will it take to keep people safe?

C.J. Chivers New York Times Magazine Oct 2021 45min Permalink

Who Owns Florida’s Beaches?

The “mean high water line” and how public beaches are being turned private.

Isaac Eger Sarasota Magazine Sep 2020 Permalink

Boss of the Beach

For 40 years, the city’s lifeguard corps has been mired in controversy, and for 40 years it’s been run by one man: Peter Stein.

David Gauvey Herbert New York Jun 2020 35min Permalink