MANHATTAN — Kansas organizations took part in a first-in-the-world project designed to move silt out of Tuttle Creek Lake in an effort to change projections showing the lake will be 75% full of silt by 2074. The collaborative study, a project of the Kansas Water Office and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, plans to… Read More
The Alabama Port Authority said Wednesday that a plan to create hundreds of acres of wetlands in a portion of upper Mobile Bay has taken two big steps forward. The Upper Mobile Bay Wetlands project has been in the works for years, with backers saying it will provide a “beneficial use” for dredge spoil by creating… Read More
After years of coordinated engagement among several coastal agencies, a winter dredging campaign is slated for the 2025–2026 season to safeguard year-round access to Ocracoke Island and the greater Outer Banks. As detailed in a press release from Ocracoke Access Alliance, the project will target two trouble-prone corridors: Sloop Channel in Hatteras Inlet and Big… Read More
Coastal Chair Gordon Dove pushes alternative projects, including barrier islands LAFOURCHE PARISH (WVUE) – Charter boat captain Mike Guidry points to open water where a Louisiana barrier island once stood. “You see, we used to walk right here, floundering,” Guidry said as he positioned his boat near what remains of East Timbalier Island. The island,… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group halted work on the U.S. Coast Guard’s Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter program, citing “significant financial strain” caused by the program’s conditions, USNI News has learned. “Eastern Shipbuilding Group has made the difficult decision to suspend work on the Offshore Patrol Cutter program due to significant financial strain caused by the program’s structure… Read More