NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Newport has been awarded a $75,000 grant to help study the threat of rising sea levels and protect flood-prone areas of the city.
City Manager Jane Howington tells The Newport Daily News (http://bit.ly/ZXzLuF) the money is coming from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation. She says the city also is applying for a matching grant from the Urban Sustainability Directors Network.
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