'Nobody wants to pay': Post-Sandy flood protection funding hits wall
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Taxpayers, politicians averse to spending are still not doing enough to safeguard against devastation
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Al Jazeera America reflects on Superstorm Sandy with a four-day series.
Each day focuses on a different theme: the immediate impact of the storm; the ongoing fallout; how the government and others responded; and a look forward at innovative ideas for limiting damage from future disasters, and how prepared we are to handle them.
We will also share stories of great generosity, kindness and support, completing the portrait of how the Northeast is surviving, one year later.
— Victor Balta, project editor
