Extreme storms and rising seas put a growing number of homes at risk of flooding. In North Carolina, people in some of the most vulnerable areas have been offered buyouts.
Billions of new taxpayer dollars are aimed at helping victims of extreme weather leave their vulnerable homes. But without a lot of teeth, the federal programs may just perpetuate the problem.
The Queensland Government gave energy company Santos extended rights to explore environmentally significant parts of the Channel Country for potential commercial gas extraction, documents obtained under right to information laws show.
