Current:Home > MarketsWhen Sea Levels Rise, Who Should Pay? -MacroWatch
When Sea Levels Rise, Who Should Pay?
View
Date:2025-04-13 14:00:18
Facebook's campus on the shoreline of San Francisco Bay is at risk from rising sea levels. So is a nearby low-income community. That's raising questions about who should be paying for climate change. Taxpayers or private landowners (in this case, some of the world's largest tech companies) with waterfront property? NPR climate correspondent Lauren Sommer explains in the first of two episodes.
For more on this story, including pictures and videos, click here.
Email the show at [email protected].
This episode was produced by Brit Hanson, fact-checked by Berly McKoy and edited by Gisele Grayson.
veryGood! (89)
Related
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- Website offers $1,000 for a 'Pumpkin Spice Pundit' to taste-test Trader Joe's fall items
- Jury selection will begin in Hunter Biden’s tax trial months after his gun conviction
- NYC teacher grazed by bullet fired through school window
- Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
- Ex-Green Beret behind failed Venezuela raid released pending trial on weapons charges
- Americans who have a job are feeling secure. Not so for many who are looking for one
- Surfer Carissa Moore was pregnant competing in Paris Olympics
- Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
- Olivia Munn Shares Health Update Amid Breast Cancer Journey
Ranking
- Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
- 4 confirmed dead, suspect in custody after school shooting in Georgia
- Teen arraigned on attempted murder in shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie says he is very sorry
- Teen charged with killing 4 at Georgia high school had been focus of earlier tips about threats
- Krispy Kreme offers a free dozen Grinch green doughnuts: When to get the deal
- Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules
- How much should you have invested for retirement at age 50?
- NFL kickoff rule and Guardian Cap could be game changers for players, fans in 2024
Recommendation
Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
Judge dismisses sexual assault lawsuit against ex-NFL kicker Brandon McManus and the Jaguars for now
Questions swirl around attempted jailbreak in Congo as families of victims demand accountability
Noel Parmentel Jr., a literary gadfly with some famous friends, dies at 98
'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
The Sweet Way Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey Stay Connected During the NFL Season
Panic on the streets of Paris for Australian Olympic breaker
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Bexar County over voter registration outreach effort