After FEMA axed aid, is an Eastern Shore town lost to the bay?

State Roundup: With FEMA funds axed, what will happen to Crisfield? Trump policies threaten Maryland's other climate efforts

CRISFIELD IN A STATE OF PERIL WITH FEDS YANKING $36M IN MITIGATION FUNDS: Eastern Shore watermen harvested billions of oysters in the 1800s, so many that they used the shells to fill a Somerset County marsh. On top of them, the town of Crisfield sprouted into what its residents called the “Seafood Capital of the World.” Today, the dwindling population face a slow-moving disaster. Just 3 feet above sea level, the Eastern Shore town is disappearin…

After FEMA axed aid, is an Eastern Shore town lost to the bay?

Eastern Shore watermen harvested billions of oysters in the 1800s, so many that they used the shells to fill a Somerset County marsh. On top of them, the town of Crisfield sprouted into a home to 25,000 residents who called it the “Seafood Capital of the World.”

Crisfield’s Climate Crisis Deepens as FEMA Withdraws $36M in Mitigation Funds

The Eastern Shore town of Crisfield, once heralded as the ‘Seafood Capital of the World,’ faces an uncertain future after the federal government rescinded a $36 million grant aimed at protecting the community from flooding and sea-level rise. This decision leaves the town, which is just 3 feet above sea level, without critical resources to combat its slow disappearance into the Chesapeake Bay. The funding was intended for phase one of a comprehe…

Trump admin policies pose threats to Md's ambitious climate efforts

By SAM GAUNTT Capital News Service The low-lying coastal community of Crisfield, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, lost a federal grant aimed at preventing flooding and managing sea-level rise, while universities and research institutions across the state face extensive funding cuts. Disappearing, too, are federal incentives to move to clean energy sources — replaced by President Donald Trump’s effort to repeal state laws aimed at addressing climate …