A long-awaited advisory plan to protect Massachusetts’ 1,519 miles of coastline from intensifying storms and sea level rise—an effort years in the making as tides creep higher into coastal neighborhoods from Salisbury to Cape Cod—has been released by state agencies.

Building on 2023 climate adaptation plans , which identified coastal adaptation as a top priority, the new ResilientCoasts Initiative lays out how the state aims to safeguard vulnerable shorelines, infrastructure and communities. The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management under the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) has led the effort.

The 144-page plan, which is a non-binding advisory document, details ways to improve flood resilience, restore natural buffers and guide future development. Adv

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