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Almost a year on, a legal fight to set the road map for how South Carolina deals with imperiled beach houses has stalled.
The challenges that have popped up in the case beg the question of whether the state can really be compelled to deal with vulnerable oceanfront properties as sea levels rise and storms intensify.
At the same time, recent trends in state policy have moved South Carolina’s position from one of “retreat” — gradually encouraging homeowners to move away from the shore — to one of preservation, or doing everything possible to keep homes in place.
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