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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 Gabriel San Roman San Clemente’s stunning coastline, which will serve as backdrop to Olympic surfing in two years, has also turned into a battlefield against beach erosion. Construction crews, hopper dredges and bulldozers have worked to patch up vanishing stretches of beach with much needed sand. The city has also contracted a coastal administrator to manage… Read More
By Michael Connor The City of St. Petersburg will begin dredging Bartlett Lake next week. This is part of a larger initiative to reduce flooding for south St. Pete residents. Stormwater from Basin C, which encompasses 3,535 acres, drains into Lake Maggiore. It then flows through Salt Creek and Bartlett Lake before entering Tampa Bay. A majority of… Read More
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will open the Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to all marine traffic at 12:01 a.m. EST on March 25, marking the start of the 2026 Great Lakes shipping season. Federal regulation (33 CFR 207.440) establishes the… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA announced it has signed a contract with Master Boat Builders to fabricate modules for the U.S. Navy’s Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship (T-ATS) program. The contract is part of a memorandum of understanding signed between the two companies in late 2025 and establishes Master Boat as a key subcontractor contributing to… Read More
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Army, DoD. ACTION: Notice; solicitation of input. SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is seeking input from all interested parties on ways to increase the efficiency of the nationwide permit program. The Corps will consider this input in future rulemaking related to the nationwide permits. The nationwide… Read More
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