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On 12/13/23, Texas General Land Office (GLO) Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. announced the approval of Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) funding for a Bolivar Peninsula Beach and Dune Restoration project. The beach-restoration project seeks to: Restore additional essential beach and dune systems Provide crucial protection for Highway 87, Bolivar Peninsula’s only hurricane evacuation route According to the GLO, the… Read More
OCEANSIDE — The city has accepted a $56,876 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to install and monitor dunes on the backend of several northern city beaches as part of a pilot project to restore habitat and retain sand. The City Council unanimously approved the Oceanside Coastal Dune Restoration Project funds at its… Read More
WASHINGTON, DC: Congresswoman Jen Kiggans announced that she has joined Representatives Mike Levin (CA-49), Brian Mast (FL-21), and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) to introduce the bipartisan Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act. This legislation would strengthen federal efforts to protect coastal and estuary habitats by reauthorizing and revitalizing the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP) and requiring… Read More
Eighty-four municipalities in Wisconsin are slated to receive allotments from state funding to improve their wastewater and stormwater systems. Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced last month that $414.4 million has been allocated for financial assistance through the state’s Clean Water Fund Program. “Helping communities replace and modernize aging systems… Read More
According to energy analysts, the United States now leads the world in selling domestic natural gas to overseas customers, thanks to the rapid expansion of LNG liquefaction terminals on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The pace of U.S. exports jumped 15 percent year-on-year in 2023, driven by the commissioning of a new plant and the completion of… Read More
SAN DIEGO — A community is coming together to protect a San Diego coastal ecosystem. For the people working to clean up Agua Hedionda Lagoon, the area is more than just a beautiful body of water. Carlos Callado said it’s a protection against climate change. He’s part of the conservation group Wildcoast, which organized the… Read More
At their upcoming meeting, on Jan. 2, the Spearfish City Council is set to review a bid for the dredging of Frawley Pond. Heavy rain caused sediment from the nearby Sky Ridge construction site to run off into the pond over the summer. Because erosion control is part of the general permitting process the city… Read More
Boating and fishing enthusiasts in Selma — are getting a new and improved marina for Christmas — from the city. The Selma City Marina is getting a major upgrade. Crews closed off the marina — then drained and dredged it. “Take some of that silt out of the bottom there, clean all that out, so… Read More
The Pentagon is convincing shipping companies that the routes through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal are still safe, despite the Houthi attacks, Azernews reports, citing International Media Outlets. “The Pentagon interacts with industry representatives almost daily to assess their needs and assure that the international community is ready to help with safe passage [through the… Read More
Louisiana added 10 miles of hurricane levee protection and created or improved more than 10 square miles of coastal marsh in 2023, Bren Haase, chairman of the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, said during a review of the agency’s accomplishments at its December meeting. State officials do not track land loss along the coast… Read More
Boaters and visitors in Marina del Rey should get used to seeing the “Sea Horse” floating in the harbor. The dredging vessel and its accompanying scow, the Robert L., will operate continuously over the next five months to remove 400,000 to 500,000 cubic yards of sediment — enough to fill 100 Olympic-size swimming pools —… Read More
A dredging project that was set to begin Friday in the Marina del Rey harbor has been delayed until Monday due to inclement weather, county officials said Thursday. The five-month-long dredging effort by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expected to remove about 400,000 to 500,000 cubic yards of sediment — enough to fill… Read More
Crews are hard at work restoring the beach at Roosevelt Inlet in Lewes. The $4.9 million project will add 104,000 cubic yards of material from the inlet to an area between Iowa and Missouri avenues. After a summer that saw beachgoers squeezing into tight spaces, especially during high tide, the wider beach will be a… Read More
Two local nonprofit leaders are praising Rep. Mike Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano, and others in Congress for introducing a bipartisan bill that would authorize $60 million annually to protect coastal wetlands. The Resilient Coast and Estuaries Act would strengthen efforts to preserve natural habitats along the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside, the San Elijo Lagoon on… Read More
LEWES, Del.- The Army Corps of Engineers is hard at work replenishing the beaches near the Roosevelt Inlet in Lewes. The Corps is adding around one hundred thousand cubic yards of sand to the beach. “It’s important to have basically that sand profile in place to really reduce the risk of storm damage to infrastructure,” said… Read More