So I went looking for pages containing the picture you posted, and found several, including:
<a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/03/09/storm-devastating-plum-island/pLVdmnfNbY3e3uZ8gNcznN/story.html" rel="nofollow">Storm devastating to Plum Island</a><blockquote>NEWBURY — They expect big storms to do big damage on Plum Island, where beach erosion has long threatened oceanfront homes. They just weren’t expecting this storm to be that bad; ultimately, it was the most damaging to hit the island in recent memory.</blockquote><blockquote>As high tide arrived Friday morning, an $800,000 house was ripped from its foundation by the crashing surf and toppled onto the beach. Two others were so damaged that they were expected to be a total loss. And another two could end up condemned. All told, 12 homes are in jeopardy on this small barrier island, according to Newbury building inspector Sam Joslin.</blockquote>[...]<blockquote>“There should have been steps allowed to protect these properties,” Bandoian said, echoing a complaint from many neighbors, who say that <b>environmental red tape has prohibited them from protecting their own homes with their own money.</b> “We’ve been trying since December to get approval to rebuild the sea wall that was damaged in a storm. The house had no protection.” [my bold]</blockquote>[...]<blockquote>“The fact of the matter is the environment is changing, but these homes weren’t in any danger when they were built,” Tarr said. “These are folks who aren’t asking for public money; they’re asking for public regulation to allow them to protect their homes. The problem is that <b>because of environmental regulations,</b> there are some tools that are off the table that we need to look at seriously. People have to come first, and these are people’s homes.” [my bold]</blockquote>[...]
<a href="https://www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/National-Wildlife/Animals/Archives/2015/Great-Marsh.aspx" rel="nofollow">The Great Marsh: Nature's Flood Insurance</a><blockquote>The Great Marsh project aims to identify and combat growing threats to what is still a healthy, intact ecosystem. One of these threats is beach erosion. The marsh endures only because it is protected by barrier islands, notably Plum Island, an 8.5-mile-long sweep of dunes, marsh and scrub forest and site of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. On the island’s built-up, northern tip, storms have collapsed dunes and sometimes toppled houses into the surf (above). A short-term fix—here and on other barrier islands—is to pile more sand on the dunes. <b>It would be wiser to limit or ban new construction on barrier beaches, but such efforts are inevitably a tough sell politically.</b> [my bold]</b></blockquote>An exemplary case of deception by taking a picture out of context.