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Flagler Beach Is ready to raise its property tax and dedicate the new revenue to beach protection in the city as a blunt message to the county: We’re doing our part. Now do yours. The city is ready to increase its property tax rate from $5.45 per $1,000 in taxable value to almost $6, and… Read More
NEW HAVEN – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has scrapped plans to build a salt marsh in West Haven that would have used enough material dredged from New Haven Harbor to fill 200 Olympic-size pools. Instead, the more than 650,000 cubic yards of silt and clay originally slated for the salt marsh at West Haven’s Sandy Point will… Read More
A massive beach upgrade has begun in Pinellas County, funded by $120 million in tourist dollars. The work started at Clearwater Beach and continues southward along the coast. Sand placement… A massive beach upgrade has begun in Pinellas County, funded by $120 million in tourist dollars. The work started at Clearwater Beach and continues southward… Read More
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The American Maritime Partnership announces today that a newly released study by Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) finds that cabotage laws now exist on 85% of the world’s coastlines, are growing in number at an unprecedented pace, and are increasingly essential to national security, economic stability and maritime resilience. The Cabotage Laws… Read More
The Brief New Jersey beaches are experiencing varying levels of erosion after recent storms. Restoration efforts are underway, particularly in Ocean City. Officials are working to secure funding for further beach replenishment projects. OCEAN CITY, NJ – New Jersey’s beloved shorelines are grappling with severe beach erosion following recent storms. Ocean City erosion concerns What we know:… Read More
Recent storms and hurricanes passing the N.C. coast have pounded area beaches with heavy surf, causing significant erosion and raising concerns. Key Points Recent storms caused significant beach erosion along the North Carolina coast, even without a direct hurricane landfall. Experts suggest that current coastal development and protection strategies are becoming unsustainable due to rising… Read More
HTF MI just released the Global Dredging Technology Market Study, a comprehensive analysis of the market that spans more than 143+ pages and describes the product and industry scope as well as the market prognosis and status for 2024-2033. The marketization process is being accelerated by the market study’s segmentation by important regions. The market… Read More
PAHOA – A $9 million effort to reopen a Pahoa boat ramp destroyed by lava flow in 2018 has failed. The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) said that the recently dredged Pohoiki Boat Ramp entrance channel is filled with volcanic debris due to heavy tidal conditions over the past week. Dredging operations first… Read More
Recent storm damage leaves Delaware coastline vulnerable without federal assistance WILMINGTON — Today, Governor Matt Meyer sent a letter to President Donald Trump, urging immediate federal action to restore Delaware’s beaches and critical coastal protection systems following significant coastal damage from recent nor’easters. Read the full letter HERE. “Our beaches are part of Delaware’s critical infrastructure that protects homes,… Read More
The Initiative for Resilient Great Lakes Coasts, a partnership between the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Coastal Management, has announced a new round of projects designed to help shoreline communities strengthen coastal resilience, restore habitats, and protect public spaces across the Great Lakes basin…. Read More
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) told its board that dozens of coastal restoration and hurricane-protection projects are moving forward, with 32 projects under construction, 69 in engineering design and several expected to go to bid in the coming weeks. CPRA staff provided the update during the board’s meeting in Thibodaux. The presentation covered… Read More
BOWERS BEACH, DE- It’s been over a week since a powerful nor’easter battered Bowers Beach, and restoration efforts remain underway to rebuild and strengthen the dunes. The town’s long-planned beach nourishment project is working to restore sections of shoreline that were hardest hit by the storm. Mark Stepanik, a longtime neighbor of Bowers Beach, says… Read More
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Fed-up Pinellas County time share owners say there’s been little progress made to repair their beach resort on Belleair Beach, since last year’s hurricanes. Not long after 8 On Your Side told their story, owners of another timeshare property, under the same management, contacted us, saying it’s happening to them, too…. Read More
The Weeks-Cashman Joint Venture has been selected to lead the Pier 31 Replacement and Extension Project at Naval Submarine Base New London in Connecticut. This vital infrastructure upgrade will extend the pier by 90 feet, enabling its ability to support Los Angeles-class and Virginia-class submarines, along with future vessels. The expansion is a key step… Read More
NORTH WILDWOOD — Multiple shipwrecks dot the shoals along the ocean side of Hereford Inlet between North Wildwood and Stone Harbor. DEP assessment shows ‘notable’ erosion from weekend storm A nor’easter on Sunday and Monday damaged beaches throughout New Jersey, a state assessment found, including eroding or destroying some dunes. Mayors to meet with Van… Read More