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Long-awaited dredging is scheduled to start this week in sewage-soaked Chedoke Creek. After initial attempts by the city to comply with an order to clean the creek bed stalled out over an impasse with an Indigenous group, an agreement has been reached to allow work to begin. Ontario first ordered the cleanup after The Spectator… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — Restoration efforts on three heavily eroded coastal Louisiana islands are rebuilding habitat for Louisiana’s state bird, the brown pelican, a needed boost as brown pelican colonies have been on the decline. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reports that the coastal bird habitat has been reduced by coastal erosion, driven by subsidence, sea-level rise fueled… Read More
With the effects of climate change manifesting around the world daily—and scientists projecting worse outcomes in the future—it is increasingly urgent that policymakers take ambitious action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts already occurring. That reality will define discussions and debate at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the… Read More
Protecting the homes and businesses, highways and airports, sewage treatment plants and other key parts of society that ring San Francisco Bay’s shoreline from sea level rise will be a massive challenge over the next generation. And it’s not going to come cheap, according to a new report. The cost estimate: $110 billion by 2050…. Read More
Over half of Pinellas County beaches are “critically eroded,” yet officials lack vital funding for renourishment projects – due to an impasse with the Army Corps of Engineers and private property owners. Commissioners brainstormed potential solutions at a work session Thursday and broached the idea of using additional bed tax dollars that could potentially fund… Read More
Gulf Shores, Ala. – (OBA) – Gulf Shores will discuss awarding a $17.1 million bid to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company to renourish beaches damaged during hurricanes Nate and Sally. After reimbursements from FEMA and the state, the city’s portion will be $6.5 million. The city council will meet at 4 p.m. on July… Read More
MITCHELL, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – A public health watch was issued on July 5 for Lake Mitchell. The lake has been impacted by algae blooms and high phosphorus levels for years. The EPA also has it on its “impaired waters” list. Finding a plan to clean the lake has been difficult in Mitchell. Lake… Read More
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — One of South Haven’s beaches is more of a work zone than a tourist destination, as crews continue dredging the shoreline. Since late June, dredging and beach nourishment work has been under way at the city’s South Beach, addressing a yearslong problem. In 2020, high water levels in Lake Michigan… Read More
A historic fishpond and loʻi on Maui has received over $800,000 in funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. The amount is specifically allocated for the restoration Waiheʻe Coastal Dune and Wetland Refuge. The Hawaiʻi Land Trust and the local community have been working to restore the nearly 300-acre site since HILT… Read More
QUINCY, Ill. (KHQA) — The annual dredging of the Art Keller Marina is in full swing. The dredging makes it easier for boats to get in and out of the marina and bay, and it’s especially important this year because the high water in the river brought more silt. “We usually dredge around a couple of… Read More
CLEARWATER — Pinellas County and the Army Corps of Engineers remain locked in a years-long battle over the restoration of the county’s badly eroded beaches. During a County Commission work session Thursday, commissioners repeatedly alluded to one project that could be a casualty of the conflict: the effort to build a new professional baseball stadium… Read More
The Stoughton City Council approved spending $3,500 on a wetland and woodland restoration plan for the Magnolia Springs development at its Tuesday, July 11 meeting. The council also approved naming the park for the development, located roughly between Isham Street Aaker Road, Teigen Farm Park, honoring the long-time landowners. The development contains around 5.5 acres… Read More
By A.J. Evans The Michigan Department of Great Lakes and Energy has asked shoreline property owners to remove sandbags along shorelines of the Great Lakes. According to a press release from EGLE, the sandbags were authorized “as temporary actions to help property owners along the Great Lakes to prevent erosion impacts to their property and… Read More
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US — As mid-year approaches, volatility and uncertainty are the key characteristics of dry bulk shipping markets. International grain supply chain stakeholders can expect more of the same during the rest of 2023. Geopolitical turmoil continues to cast a dark cloud over shipping (and grain) supply and demand forecasts. Certainly, relations between… Read More