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By Steve Puterski Oceanside – Dredging at Oceanside Harbor will add a second operation this fall as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city prepare to transition to a fall schedule. Dredging began on April 6, according to Jayme Timberlake, the city’s Coastal Zone Administrator, who said the project was delayed for several… Read More
By Leo Place OCEANSIDE — Rep. Mike Levin (D-Dana Point) has secured over $8.2 million in federal funds for two rounds of maintenance dredging in the Oceanside Harbor this calendar year, the Congressman’s office announced Monday. The additional funding will allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the harbor in the spring and… Read More
By Alton Wallace | The Center Square A well yielding “high-quality” oil discovered off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of America by a partnership of three international energy companies should boost the state’s tax revenues for coastal restoration beginning as early as 2027. Houston-based Occidental Petroleum and partners Chevron and Woodside Energy discovered high-quality… Read More
By Devin Cruice LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – On Tuesday April 14 a Calcasieu Parish judge ordered Venture Global to submit to scientific testing to determine whether the LNG company’s dredging operations are responsible for ruining millions of oysters in Big Lake, a ruling that came after a contentious, hours-long hearing in which both sides fought… Read More
ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (WCIV) – The Charleston District of the Army Corps of Engineers is wrapping up work on its sand replacement efforts on the Isle of Palms. Source
By Caleb Carter LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – Louisiana is receiving over $200 million in coastal restoration funding from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act, with $2 million going to Calcasieu Parish and Cameron Parish each. Environmentalists say the Louisiana coast is suffering in crisis. “You know we’re losing land by the hour. So it… Read More
By: Tyler Hatfield MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — Beaches are closing in our area due to severe erosion. From the Palm Beaches to the Treasure Coast, projects are underway to restore them. In Martin County, equipment is on Jensen Beach for a major shore protection project that started on Monday. John Somma, from Port St. Lucie, came to… Read More
The Army Creek Superfund Site(link is external) Trustee Council released the Final Amendment to the Final Restoration Plan (PDF, 38 pages) to replace a project previously approved in the 1995 restoration plan(link is external). Trustees have selected a new project to restore habitat at the Lower Army Creek near Dover, Delaware, to restore tidal exchange to wetlands at Pickering Beach… Read More
By Patrick Gillespie (Bloomberg) — A US dredging company is calling out the bid terms of President Javier Milei’s signature concession in Argentina, claiming they’re tilted in favor of a consortium with past ties to China. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has committed to help dredge the Paraná River deeper if its partner, Belgium-based Dredging… Read More
By Karen Wall, Patch Staff POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ — Emergency dredging is underway in the Manasquan River to address issues in Wills Hole Thorofare, the state Department of Transportation said. A contractor is mobilizing equipment in the area to do the work, the NJDOT said. Boaters should use no-wake speed near or when passing… Read More
By Richard Simon Look now, because it may be decades before Newport residents, boaters and visitors will ever again see a major dredging operation in Newport Harbor. That is the prognostication of Public Works Manager Chris Miller, who’s in charge of all harbor-related capital projects and improvements, and who is overseeing the dredging of the Congressionally… Read More
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Charleston District, will start dredging the Little River Inlet in Horry County. Staff expect to start dredging on April 13. The operations and maintenance project will remove about 65,000 cubic yards of sand from a shoal in the federal navigation channel and use that material… Read More
By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix In Summary: Senate Bill 302 establishes guidelines for nature-based coastal restoration, including mangroves, seagrasses, and living shorelines, marking a rare environmental success during a largely criticized legislative session. The bill gained momentum after public opposition to a proposed cruise ship terminal in an aquatic preserve led to a key amendment… Read More
By Ethan Anderson On the rooftop of Miami’s Frost Science Museum, neat rows of sea oats have quietly been pulling double duty as a science experiment. Over a 90-day pilot, researchers found the coastal plants grew just as well in crushed, recycled glass as they did in natural beach sand, hinting that ground-up bottles might one… Read More
By Marina Blatt Drat! The dredging season drags on and on. In an Oak Harbor council meeting Tuesday, Marina Harbormaster Alyce Henry said the long-planned marina dredging project will be delayed due to federal hold-ups. She estimated that the project won’t begin until at least another year. City staff submitted permit applications to the federal… Read More