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There's a loophole that allows home sellers to pay a $500 fee and avoid disclosing flood risk, lead paint and asbestos.

HIGHLAND FALLS — Alan Oligarios home is prone to flooding — and he wishes someone had told him before he bought it.

A range of stakeholders have cited potential drawbacks to a $61.5 billion plan by the Army Corps of Engineers to construct storm barriers and gates. How will such structures affect fish and broader ecosystems, they ask, and why not factor in climate threats beyond storms?

New Jersey lawmakers approved a bill without a single "no" vote. It will be the first Northeastern state with strict flood disclosure.

The $53 billion Army Corps of Engineers plan is the largest of hundreds of coastal protection projects launched since Superstorm Sandy swamped the area in 2012.

When Hurricane Sandy deluged New York City, leaders promised bold action. Ten years later, it’s fair to ask: What, exactly, has been done?

The proposal for 12 movable sea barriers across waterways like Jamaica Bay replaces a disputed plan for a single, larger outer-harbor wall.

The 14-year construction project would dramatically reshape New York City’s waterfront and be one of the largest infrastructure projects in the area's history.