Trump-Votin' Residents Of Sinking Tangier Island Go Rugged Individualist, Ask Congress For Money

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Since 1850, the island has lost 66 percent of its land. In about 100 years, it is all expected to be underwater and evacuation of island could begin in the next two decades. Researchers say one cause is rising sea levels due to climate change -- but Tangier's more immediate problem is something called wave-induced erosion.

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"We need help from the erosion. If it was just sea level rise that we were worried about, we would be in good shape," Eskridge said. Help looks like a rock wall. One was built on the island's western side in the 1980s and the erosion there stopped. Now, they say their only hope is a wall around the entire island—costing an estimated $20 to $30 million, which they don't have.

They'd like Congress to approve the money and Mayor Eskridge thinks President Trump could help cut through all the red tape.

"He's gonna cut back on the time it takes to do studies for these projects -- we don't have that time to play with," Eskridge said. He thinks if Mr. Trump told Congress he wanted to save the island, it would be saved.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tangier-island-sinking-mayor-pleads-for-help/

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1. $20 to $30 million

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