There are homes washed into a coastal marsh near the start in Staten Island.

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Over 30km of coastal marsh has fallen to the Gulf of Mexico, mostly because of efforts to protect the city by building dams and levees.

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Divers confirm oysters and other freshwater sea life are dying and marsh grass is being killed off, worsening already chronic coastal erosion.

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