Building on a barrier island can also limit the island’s usefulness in protecting the mainland coast from powerful storms as well as eliminate important ecosystems, such as dunes and salt marshes.

Residents in the Brick section of a barrier island in New Jersey were allowed back into their storm-ravaged neighborhoods on Thursday and as CBS 2's Christine Sloan reported, the devastation they ...

Liam Stack reported this story from Fire Island Pines, N.Y., and Cherry Grove, N.Y., on a 32-mile-long barrier island south of Long Island. Published Aug. 11, 2023 Updated Aug. 14, 2023 ...