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Changing Climate, Changing Migration Precedent or Cautionary Tale? The U.S. Climate-Driven Relocation of Isle de Jean Charles

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Aug 28, 202633:46Government & Organizations

In 2016, the U.S. federal government provided $48 million to relocate the climate-threatened Louisiana island of Isle de Jean Charles. The effort, which was the government’s first climate-driven community relocation proj...

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