Coastal areas host 40% of humanity and critical biodiversity, confront synergistic pressures from climate change and human activities that represent a significant challenge for coastal sustainability.

As global temperatures rise, thermal expansion of oceans and melting ice sheets are driving up sea levels worldwide. In many coastal areas, land subsidence—caused by groundwater extraction and rapid ...

Coastal communities across the globe are faced with multifaceted, interconnected challenges with competing environmental, social and economic needs. In rural coastal communities of the Global South, ...

A feud over balancing housing needs and preserving the California coast as seas rise is brewing along the western shores of San Francisco. State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced a bill — ...

Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur introduced legislation Monday that would allow select coastal cities to bypass California Coastal Commission approval for housing projects, bike lanes and parking ...