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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today designated 16 maritime training institutions as 2026 Centers of Excellence (CoE) to bolster workforce training nationwide. This brings MARAD’s CoE network to 48 institutions across 87 training facilities in 28 states and territories that provide competitive workforce and training programs for future mariners…. Read More
By Emily Cornell Demonstration validated commercial-scale PFAS destruction performance and established a pathway for broader federal and commercial deployment. Arcadis, a global leader in intelligence-driven sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets, today announced the successful completion of its role in a U.S. Department of Defense PFAS destruction demonstration program funded… Read More
Japan is reportedly reassessing its participation in the future U.S. Navy frigate program, according to information reported on September 11, 2026. This caution contrasts with the commercial activity surrounding the Mogami class, selected by Australia and offered to India and New Zealand on a tight schedule. While Tokyo appeared positioned to become a leading supplier… Read More
By Sonia Ramírez It is always good to find innovative projects, but when they are about recycling and environmental restoration, even more. Inside a New Orleans local market, wine and beer bottles enter into a pulverizing machine and then what? The result is pale sand. The first reports of Glass Half Full documented more than… Read More
By Rich Kirby KILLINGWORTH, CT — The Killingworth Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission unanimously approved maintenance dredging of a fishing pool on the Hammonasset River on Sept. 8, allowing either of two proposed methods to remove accumulated silt. The commission also unanimously approved a residential addition on Schnoor Road and established conditions under which a… Read More
By Jennifer Crockett CHALMETTE, La. — A St. Bernard district judge denied attempts by port authorities to dismiss St. Bernard Parish Government’s lawsuit challenging the planned Louisiana International Terminal before trial, parish officials announced Saturday. Parish President Louis Pomes said Judge Darren M. Roy of the 34th Judicial District Court overruled peremptory exceptions of no… Read More
Marine plastic pollution threatens ecosystems, economies, and human health, yet economic literature overlooks the transport of plastic debris across marine ecosystem compartments and its natural breakdown. Here we show, using a system dynamics model, the global physical and economic efforts required to remove buoyant marine plastic debris by 2050. The model simulates the degradation, transport,… Read More
BAYOU LA BATRE — Mobile County director of environmental services Tina Sanchez gave an update on some of the County Commission’s projects, including the Dauphin Island Causeway Restoration, the Cedar Point Boat Ramp and the Salt Aire Shoreline Restoration. Dauphin Island Causeway Restoration project As one of the largest and most significant investments in Alabama… Read More
The United States Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District announced Thursday it wrapped up dredging of the Conneaut Harbor in ten days. The annual cycle had approximately $4.1 million allocated to dredge around 75,000 cubic yards of material from the Conneaut harbor. Work started Sept. 1. Army corps Buffalo District Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Anderson said… Read More
A September 10, 2026, memo from DNREC Secretary Gregory Patterson and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District Commander Lt. Col. Ryan Baum tells four Delaware Bay communities that large-scale beach nourishment will not go to bid or construction in fall or winter 2026. Construction is now targeted for fall 2027, after the agencies failed… Read More
VERMILION PARISH, La. (Acadiana News First) – Conversations between SpaceX and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority began in March. CPRA Executive Director Michael Hare said one of SpaceX’s first questions was how it could develop the property without harming ongoing coastal restoration work. “Their first immediate issue was they wanted to make sure that… Read More
Beachfill operations in Ocean City are complete. The contractor finished work on Monday night (Sept. 7, 2026), and the removal of pipeline is underway. Demobilization of equipment will continue for approximately two weeks with the dune crossover at Morningside Road and a section of Beach Road closed for safety. All beaches are open to beachgoers…. Read More
Mandatory evacuations were lifted in Long Beach on Wednesday after officials completed inspections at properties affected by the high surf and powerful waves. Long Beach Fire Department Capt. Jack Crabtree said no homes were red-tagged, but building officials yellow-tagged one property. All remaining homes were deemed safe for entry, and residents were being allowed back into… Read More
By Mike Hellgren A new U.S. Coast Guard report found that ports across the country remain vulnerable to a tragedy like the 2024 Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore. The report says the risk is largely due to the growing size of vessels and bridge protection systems that have not kept pace with them. Robust pier… Read More
BOGUE BANKS — Officials across four Bogue Banks municipalities will consider authorizing a combined $8.3 million this week to cover their shares of a proposed $33 million winter beach nourishment project. The town deliberations follow a favorable bid received last week by the Carteret County Beach Commission from Manson Construction Co. of Seattle. Source