Rising seas whip up talk of property buyouts
The Healey administration is proposing a strategy to protect the Massachusetts coastline from rising seas and intensifying storms, with a new draft plan that calls for a study of evacuation infrastructure and lays the groundwork for a voluntary property buyout program in flood-prone areas.The draft plan, released by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs on Thursday, outlines a 50-year coastal resilience strategy to safeguard vulnerable coastal communities — home to more than 3 million residents — from the escalating impacts of climate change. The final version of the...


