Delaware is requesting help from the White House to restore beaches severely damaged by storms, months after a spending bill signed by President Donald Trump slashed funding for coastal projects.
Recent storms — notably an Oct. 14 nor’easter — have ravaged the state’s sandy beaches and dunes and have allowed waves to threaten a major bridge, Democratic Gov. Matt Meyer wrote in a letter to the president Tuesday. Last week’s storms battered states along the mid-Atlantic coast.
Under a law enacted in 2022, the president can direct the Army Corps of Engineers to to restore beaches and structures in parts of the Atlantic Coast when damaged by storms.
“More delays will only increase risks to life and property and drive-up long-term disaster recovery costs,” Meyer wrote. “Swift federal action is needed before additional storms cause preventable damage.”
