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By Chris Gray Hundreds of millions of dollars in potential additional development on Pelican Island is prompting Galveston officials to increase their efforts to find an alternative to the aging Seawolf Parkway bridge, which the Texas Department of Transportation currently estimates will cost more than $350 million and require nearly a decade to complete. Last Tuesday, the Galveston… Read More
By Henry Brannan The federal agency that maintains the Columbia River’s shipping channel is proposing to build seven giant in-water pens as part of a $377 million project to manage dredge spoils over the next 20 years. Meanwhile, the river’s shipping industry is working to get local ports off the hook for part of the… Read More
By Sam Karas Company with long rap sheet of fraud, environmental & safety violations to build in Big Bend Ranch State Park Last Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded Fisher Sand & Gravel, a North Dakota firm with an Arizona-based subsidiary, a $1.2 billion contract to build a “vertical border barrier system” from Ruidosa in… Read More
By JoAnne Castagna New York City, the cultural and economic power we know today grew from the waterways that run through it. Over the years, the deepening and widening of the Port of New York and New Jersey allowed ships to bring in goods, foster trade, and carry in immigrants who established communities, industries and… Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. – Today, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board (CPRA) voted unanimously to approve the Fiscal Year 2027 Annual Plan. “The FY 2027 Annual Plan keeps us committed to our mission to restore, strengthen, and preserve Louisiana’s coast,” said CPRA Chairman Gordon “Gordy” Dove. “For the people who live and work… Read More
By Timothy O’Hara Florida sea turtles in the past five years have laid over 14,000 nests on two St. Lucie County beaches currently undergoing massive sand replenishment projects, which are occurring during the start of nesting season. Crews with heavy equipment and portable lights are working day and night, seven days a week, to finish…. Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District announces the appointment of Mr. Richard (Rich) Feibelman, Jr., P.M.P. as the new Deputy District Engineer for Programs and Project Management (DPM). A native of Vicksburg, MS, Mr. Feibelman most recently served as the Civil Works Office of Strategic Engagement Leader at the… Read More
Baton Rouge, LA – The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has awarded a contract for a coastal restoration project in St. Bernard Parish that will create marsh, reduce wave energy, and enhance long-term stability in the Delacroix area. The East Delacroix Marsh Creation and Terracing project, a Phase 2 effort under the Coastal Wetlands… Read More
By Claire O’Neil DESTIN, Fla. — A collaborative project in Okaloosa County will help a beach that suffered from erosion caused by Hurricane Sally in 2020. A nearly $10 million beach restoration project will begin in west Destin on March 23. “In 2020, when we lost all of this beach back when Sally hit,” said… Read More
By Joy Crist Plans to renourish the beaches in Avon and Buxton continue to advance after Dare County secured key permits and opened contractor bids, with county officials stating that construction is expected to take place this summer. Dare County received two bids from Weeks Marine and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock in February, and… Read More
By Lillian Putnam REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — Army leaders and environmental experts met at Redstone Arsenal for the Feb. 25 inaugural meeting of a working group focused on strengthening coordination and advancing environmental restoration across the installation. The meeting brought together representatives from U.S. Army Environmental Command, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering and Support… Read More
By Elijah Wittum When a barge passes through a navigation lock along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, few people think about the massive steel gates that quietly make the process possible. Behind those gates is a team of engineers and technical specialists from across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including experts from the… Read More
By Samantha Boyle When Lisa Clay graduated law school in 1987, she never imagined she would be practicing environmental law, let alone be awarded with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Quality Award nearly 40 years later. After initially planning to work in consumer advocacy or with people who cannot afford representation, Clay is now the Deputy District Counsel (Regulatory & Operations… Read More
By Stephen Baack IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. — Senior leaders and project delivery team members with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined key partners for a meeting and site tour of the Salton Sea Feb. 22-23 in Imperial County. The interagency teams met to discuss updates on the Imperial Streams and Salton Sea Aquatic Ecosystem… Read More
SEATTLE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) plans to conduct Grays Harbor maintenance dredging in the Outer Harbor beginning as early as April 8, with USACE hopper dredge vessels Yaquina and Essayons and a contracted hopper dredge. The Yaquina is expected to start dredging in the outer harbor of Grays Harbor as early as… Read More