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Coastal Property Owners Look to Terminal Groins for Protection

RALEIGH — More than $1.5 billion worth of coastal real estate could be swallowed by the Atlantic Ocean if North Carolina doesn’t reverse its 25-year ban on terminal groins — erosion control structures similar to jetties that are positioned perpendicular to the shoreline.

Sara Burrows

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