This week, we’re revisiting a topic that we discussed about a year ago on this podcast: the plan to potentially build a sea wall around Charleston’s peninsula. The idea is to protect the flood-prone area from storm surge if the city were to be directly hit by a hurricane. It would also be the city’s most substantial defense yet against sea rise.This project would be a massive undertaking — financially and logistically — and already, years of planning have gone into it. In the last year, there have been some significant updates to the plans, and reporter Chloe Johnson, who covers the coastal environment and climate change for The Post and Courier, is back today to recap those plans for us and explain all the important changes. For one, the estimated price of building the wall dropped significantly — by several hundred million dollars. We’ll explain why, go over some of the questions that have been answered and new questions that have been raised.More coverage:Charleston presents first plan to pay its share of the $1.1B storm surge wallSC Ports Authority says it can’t support current plan for Charleston flood wallYour questions answered on the updated $1.1B sea wall proposal for CharlestonCharleston sea wall gets cheaper in new Army Corps plan, but questions remainUnderstand SC: The plan to build a sea wall around Charleston, explainedThe best way to support this podcast is through a subscription to The Post and Courier. Visit postandcourier.com/subscribe. 

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