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By Raylen Ladner and Hunter Ezelle The Harrison County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to move forward with the Hurricane Zeta Outfall Repair Project, one of three major projects underway along the county’s coastline. The projects are aimed at restoring and replenishing the shoreline, including for native wildlife. Work is visible along Highway 90. A… Read More
By Amy Kowalski The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has finished this year’s dredging of Sandusky Harbor, removing about 109,000 cubic yards of sediment from the harbor’s two navigation channels and putting most of that sand to work restoring the Lake Erie shoreline, the Corps’ Buffalo District announced. The work wrapped up on November 5… Read More
By John Snell At the first sign of some potential threat, goose necks stretch in unison before the sky fills with a blizzard of white and black wings. In one of North America’s great migrations, snow geese and ducks descend on the south Louisiana delta by the hundreds of thousands, most often in places far… Read More
By Jennifer McLawhorn The California Coastal Commission approved a permit to protect the coastal rail corridor, allowing OCTA to place 690,000 cubic yards of sand at local beaches. The approved permit advances OCTA’s protection of the rail line, including sand nourishment, while protecting the environment, according to the release. OCTA says the program looks at… Read More
A major wetland restoration project is underway at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, where Ducks Unlimited and its conservation partners are working to restore natural tidal flows to approximately 150 acres of freshwater marsh along Darby Creek. The project focuses on Henderson Marsh, a historically altered wetland within the refuge. Through extensive excavation… Read More
By Rich Carroll Flagler County commissioners are weighing three options to restore nearly six miles of eroding coastline, but each comes with its own challenges, from high construction costs to environmental concerns. During a Nov. 9 workshop, Casey Connor, a coastal engineer with Moffatt & Nichol, presented alternatives for the Reach 3 Beach Nourishment Project,… Read More
By Joshua Uys After 70 days of construction, the City of Isle of Palms has completed Reach 2 of its Beach Renourishment Project, placing approximately 800,000 cubic yards of sand between the Wild Dunes Property Owners Beach House and 55th Avenue. Crews are now relocating equipment to begin the project’s third and final phase on… Read More
By Phil Diehl More sand replenishment, rock riprap, and the construction of a seawall were approved Thursday for eroding beaches in San Clemente to protect the only rail corridor connecting San Diego with Los Angeles and the rest of the United States. Most of the riprap has already been installed along the seaward side of… Read More
By Michelle King Orange County’s disappearing coastline in San Clemente is slated to get some much-needed sand as high tides batter the coast while experts say a super El Niño approaches. It comes as coastal cities grapple with high tides leading to localized flooding, beach and road closures, red-tagged homes and local emergencies. Last week,… Read More
San Clemente voters have rejected a sales tax proposal aimed at protecting the city’s eroding beaches and reducing wildfire risks. Nearly two-thirds opposed Measure M, a potential 1 percent sales tax that would have generated about $15 million annually. The measure would have raised the city’s sales tax from 7.75 percent to 8.75 percent, splitting… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, completed dredging on Nov. 5 of approximately 109,000 cubic yards of sediment from Sandusky Harbor, ensuring safe and navigable waterways for Great Lakes commercial vessels, recreational boaters and other harbor users on Lake Erie. The work was completed under a $628,000 contract, with the majority of the… Read More
By John Donovan Shell and other major oil companies have reached confidential settlements in Louisiana’s longstanding coastal-damage litigation. But the public still cannot establish how much Shell agreed to pay, what restoration obligations it accepted, or precisely which claims were resolved. A new investigation published on 8 November 2026 has brought that secrecy back into… Read More
By Heather DeVries Charlotte County commissioners have approved a contract reported at $29 million to pump new sand onto several miles of Gulf beaches battered by a string of hurricanes, with the work targeting Manasota Key and South Beach. The deal cleared the Board of Commissioners as part of its consent agenda at Tuesday’s meeting,… Read More
A routine harbor-deepening project in 2021 turned into a major historic find when a dredge scooping the Savannah River bed pulled up a rusted cannon in its jaws. Crews widening the channel quickly raised two more guns in the next scoop, eventually recovering 19 heavy iron weapons by March 2022. The U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
By Amber Anderson Maryland is getting a new Bay Bridge. The state received final federal environmental approval for two new four-lane bridges on Thursday. The approved crossing will add $23 billion to the local economy and create more than 60,000 jobs. “Completion of the monumental Bay Crossing Study delivers a roadmap to the future and… Read More