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6 Earth Jurisprudence & Envtl. Just. J. 82 (2016)
Hurricane Sandy and Her Lasting Environmental Impacts

handle is hein.journals/earjujo6 and id is 79 raw text is: HURRICANE SANDY AND HER LASTING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS *Amanda Hunt I. INTRODUCTION More than three years have passed since Hurricane Sandy; estimated to be nearly 900 to 1,000 miles wide, made landfall along the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Coasts on October 29, 2012.1 With it came large storm surge, which destroyed buildings and bridges, filling even subway stations in New York City with saltwater.2 In New York City and New Jersey alone, the storm damaged or destroyed more than 375,000 housing units.3 Strong winds knocked over trees and roughly 4.5 million people were left without power in New York City and New Jersey alone.4 The total damage was estimated to be around $65 billion, which makes it the second costliest storm to hit the United States.5 Killing nearly 117 people in the United States alone, Hurricane Sandy was the deadliest of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season.6 To aid in response and recovery of Hurricane Sandy's aftermath, the Obama Administration requested $60.4 billion.7 Roughly $3 billion of the *Amanda Hunt, Barry University School of Law, J.D. candidate May 2017. 1Matt Daniel, This Date in Science: Hurricane Sandy hits U.S. Northeast, EARTHSKY (Oct. 29, 2013), http://earthsky.org/earth/this-date-in-science-hurricane-sandy-hits-u-s- northeast. 2 Id. 3 John Manuel, The Long Road to Recovery: Environmental Health Impacts of Hurricane Sandy, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES (May 1, 2013), http://ehp.iehs.ih.gov/121-a152/. 4 Daniel, supra note 1. 5 Id. 6 Josh Siegel, Home is Where the Heartache Is: Hurricane Sandy Victims Still Not Recovered, THE DAILY SIGNAL (April 20, 2015), http://daily signal.com/2015/04/20/home-is-where-the-heartache-is-hurricane-sandy- victims-still-not-recovered/. 7 Matt A. Mayer, Hurricane Sandy: Disaster Aid Request too Big, THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION (Dec. 13, 2012),

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