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New Report Argues Wetlands Are Our Best Defense Against Flooding
Jamaica Bay, pictured here, is a wetland barrier that many have said can serve as a storm barrier if restored. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)Forget seawalls, a new report [http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/report/2014/04/09/87386/the-economic-case-for-restoring-coastal-ecosystems/] by Oxfam America and the Center for American Progress makes