The right to the free flow of water has long maintained “public right-of-way easements” in the United States. In general, if a waterway is navigable, it is a public right-of-way; however, the results of climate change and rising sea levels have turned people’s private property into navigable waterways. An article in Bloomberg entitled The Fighting […]
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When Your Property Goes Underwater
Posted in Environment, Global Warming, Science, weather
Also tagged climate change, flooding, property values, real estate, rising sea levels
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