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Trucks filled with sand rumble to renourish the eroded beaches.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2023

According to a Western Carolina University database, federal state and local governments have spent at least $909 million in real dollars since 1939 to renourish North Carolina beaches.

From Washington Times • Jan. 22, 2020

The claim says DOT could have mitigated the damage by having the dredged material placed in a manner allowing it to move down the coast and renourish beaches.

From Washington Times • Jan. 6, 2015

The county manager, Bobby Outten, acknowledged that several projects to renourish beaches — the process of adding an expanse of new sand, often by dredging sediment offshore — have been undertaken in the Outer Banks.

From Washington Post