{
  "id": 723088,
  "title": "Virginia’s $8M project restores Ragged Island shoreline, adds marsh + oyster reef",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/virginias-8m-project-restores-ragged-island-shoreline-adds-marsh",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T22:22:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-2025-virginia-spent-8-million-rebuilding-1-09-miles-of-ragged-island-shoreline-the-project-created-2-6-acres-of-new-marsh-and-2-2-acres-of-oyster-reef-while-cutting-hundreds-of-tons-of-sediment-entering-chesapeake-bay/articleshow/133194062.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Virginia’s $8 million Ragged Island restoration project rebuilt 1.09 miles of shoreline, creating 2.6 acres of marsh and 2.2 acres of oyster reef. Funded by NOAA Fisheries, the project is reducing erosion and keeping hundreds of tons of sediment and nutrients out of Chesapeake Bay while creating valuable habitat for fish, crabs and birds.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}