Lauren Sommer

Lauren Sommer, NPR climate correspondent and expert on climate change impacts, discusses the surprising value of dirt in coastal protection. She highlights the increasing demand for mud and dirt to combat rising sea levels. Sommer reveals the irony of a federal agency disposing of usable dirt rather than reusing it for restoration projects. The importance of marshes in flood management is also emphasized, along with the ecological role of sediment that is often overlooked in urban planning.