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President Donald Trump has temporarily waived a century-old shipping law to allow oil and other resources to flow to the United States, a White House official told FOX Business on Wednesday. Trump issued a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act, a mandate that only U.S. ships carry cargo between U.S. ports and stipulates that at least 75% of… Read More
Environmentalists want to permanently open a dam built for a canal that was supposed to cut through the middle of Florida from the Atlantic to the Gulf. The canal… PALATKA, Fla.(AP) — It was supposed to be Florida’s version of the Panama Canal — a shortcut for boats to pass through the middle of the… Read More
SANTA MONICA, CA — The City of Santa Monica and The Bay Foundation are restoring 30 acres of beach along local shorelines to a natural, wild state. The project is the latest phase of an ongoing dune restoration initiative that aims to see dunes built along the entirety of Santa Monica Beach. Dunes can provide… 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
By Angie Angers MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — More than one month into the long-awaited dredging project in John’s Pass, the city of Madeira Beach confirms the contractor is only about 20% complete. A spokesperson for the city said it’s a “slow process” as the contractor, Bayside Dredging, works to pull roughly 13,000 cubic yards of… Read More
SANIBEL, Fla. (WINK) — A large sandbar has effectively sealed off Blind Pass, the waterway that separates Sanibel and Captiva islands. The pass, which typically allows water to flow between the Gulf and the bay system, is currently blocked by a large amount of accumulated sand. Officials say the situation reflects the natural dynamics of a… Read More
DredgeWire note: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock was prime on this project Gov. Jenniffer González Colón and Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) Executive President Luis Reinaldo González Delgado announced over the weekend the completion of the dredging project for the Carraízo Reservoir. They also announced the allocation of funds for a second phase… Read More
SULLIVAN, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— The Sullivan County Commissioners met to discuss a number of different topics and one of those items was the current dredging project going on at Sullivan County Park and Lake. Officials with the Sullivan County Park and Lake were asking for the dredging project to be given priority status in the county…. Read More
Recent comments from Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley may have created some confusion about the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s proposal to dredge sections of the shipping channel east of Second Narrows in Burrard Inlet. I would like to clarify that this dredging would not change the types of tankers from those currently accessing Trans Mountain’s Westridge terminal, where size remains limited to the Aframax vessels and below…. Read More
By Noah Hodges ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) — Red Pines is hosting a St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser to support the North Shore Dredging Project, an environmental restoration effort aimed at improving Lake Onalaska’s ecosystem. The fundraising event features raffles and live music as organizers work to close a $100,000 funding gap for the critical lake restoration… Read More
By Haley Zarcone SANIBEL, Fla. (WINK) — Two barrier island beaches are now connected, and it’s not by a bridge. The end of Sanibel and the beginning of Captiva are connected by one big sandbar. It has not always been like this. Since all the hurricanes, beach renourishment projects, and Mother Nature worked together to form… Read More
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announces a stakeholder meeting for the Jenkins Creek Dredging and Shoreline Stabilization project located in Hernando County, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, Hernando County Utilities Department Conference Room 15365 Cortez Blvd, Brooksville, FL 34613. PURPOSE: To present and receive public comments on the project design plans and… Read More
Erosion along about a mile of beach south of the Fort Pierce inlet jetty has significantly reduced Florida sea turtles’ nesting habitat — and no mothers have dug nests to lay their eggs there so far this season. Biologists can’t say for sure whether the erosion is directly to blame, as nesting typically is low… Read More
After the bruising February 2026 blizzard and the coastal erosion, sand replenishment is underway at Salt Marsh Road homes in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Source
A long-awaited beach renourishment project in Destin is set to begin later this month, restoring thousands of cubic yards of sand lost during Hurricane Sally. Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners announced that crews will begin mobilizing equipment the week of March 23 as part of a $10 million project aimed at rebuilding portions of Destin’s eroded shoreline. County… Read More