Oregon Democratic Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have joined colleagues to introduce the Living Shorelines Act, legislation that would create a new grant program for nature-based shoreline protection projects known as living shorelines.<\/p>\n
A statement from the senators said as sea-level rise and coastal storms continue to threaten thousands of coastal communities and economies, investing in living shorelines can help reduce risk from floods and storms and increase the resiliency of Oregon’s coast.<\/p>\n
“Coastal communities bear a disproportionate burden when it comes to the severe impacts of climate chaos — from limited fishing seasons to increased ocean acidity that caused a die-off of baby oysters to erosion and flood concerns along our shores,” Merkley said. “Creating living shorelines that use natural materials and offer an ecological benefit will help Oregon’s coastal communities and economies be more resilient in the face of climate chaos. We need to help them make that investment.”<\/p>\n
"El cambio clim\u00e1tico est\u00e1 aqu\u00ed, est\u00e1 ocurriendo ahora, y las comunidades en Oreg\u00f3n y en todo Estados Unidos ya est\u00e1n sintiendo sus impactos", dijo Wyden. \u201cPara estados como Oreg\u00f3n, donde nuestras costas son apreciadas no s\u00f3lo por su belleza, sino tambi\u00e9n por el valor econ\u00f3mico que brindan, realizar inversiones para proteger nuestras costas es simplemente de sentido com\u00fan. No podemos permitirnos el lujo de no actuar\u201d.<\/p>\n
Living shorelines are a type of green infrastructure that protect and stabilize coastal edges by using natural materials such as plants, sand, shell or rock. Unlike a concrete seawall or other artificial structure, which impedes the growth of plants and animals, living shorelines can grow over time, allowing them to adapt to changing conditions.<\/p>\n
Utilizando infraestructura verde y natural, las comunidades pueden crear una zona de amortiguamiento que mitigue los impactos de las inundaciones costeras al reducir la energ\u00eda de las olas y disminuir la erosi\u00f3n. La infraestructura verde es rentable y tambi\u00e9n puede proporcionar beneficios como la mejora de la calidad del agua local y la ecolog\u00eda.<\/p>\n
Los partidarios de la Ley Living Shorelines incluyen la Federaci\u00f3n Nacional de Vida Silvestre, Nature Conservancy y la Sociedad Estadounidense de Arquitectos Paisajistas.<\/p>\n
La Ley Living Shorelines:<\/em><\/p>\n Establecer un programa de subvenciones para ayudar a los estados, ciudades y ONG a implementar proyectos costeros vivos resilientes al clima y fomentar el uso de materiales naturales en la protecci\u00f3n de las comunidades costeras;<\/p>\n Instruir a la NOAA para que desarrolle criterios para seleccionar a los beneficiarios en funci\u00f3n del potencial del proyecto para proteger a la comunidad y los beneficios ecol\u00f3gicos del proyecto, entre otras cosas;<\/p>\n Dar prioridad a las \u00e1reas que han recibido una declaraci\u00f3n de desastre seg\u00fan la Ley Stafford o \u00e1reas que tienen un historial documentado de inundaci\u00f3n o erosi\u00f3n costera; y<\/p>\n Autorizar $50 millones al a\u00f1o para estas subvenciones.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Oregon Democratic Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have joined colleagues to introduce the Living Shorelines Act, legislation that would create a new grant program for nature-based shoreline protection projects known as living shorelines. A statement from the senators said as sea-level rise and coastal storms continue to threaten thousands of coastal communities and economies, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-the-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n