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The public can submit comments until mid-May on the draft environmental assessment for proposed dredge work in waters by Cape Lookout Lighthouse in Carteret County. The project includes dredging the Army Corps of Engineers and National Park Service federal navigation channels from Back Sound to Cape Lookout Bight, and placing the dredged material on a… Read More
Starting next week, South Carolina’s top tourist destination will take steps to address its damaged sand dunes and protect its oceanfront properties ahead of this year’s hurricane season. Myrtle Beach will start replacing sand fencing along its seven miles of beaches to help rebuild its sand dunes which were damaged by Hurricane Ian last fall…. Read More
Today, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board (CPRA) voted unanimously to approve the 2023 Coastal Master Plan and the Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Plan. The Coastal Master Plan is a living document that is required by statute to be updated every six years. The plan incorporates the best available scientific and engineering data… Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court has eliminated a challenge to billions of dollars of Connecticut military and commercial shipping interests by clearing the way for a new disposal site in eastern Long Island Sound for potentially hazardous materials dredged from state harbors to maintain them for navigation. The court’s decision not to hear yet another appeal from New York puts… Read More
Construction equipment is covering parts of Rehoboth Beach, the first part of a four-month project to bring more sand on to Delaware’s beaches. The US Army Corps of Engineers began work on Monday to restore 290,000 cubic yards of beach between Rehoboth and Dewey in the first of 3 phases of a project expected to… Read More
As part of its ongoing effort to address the sand and sediment buildup in the Kankakee River, the Kankakee County Board approved a hydrographic/bathymetric survey of waterways in the county. On the recommendation of the Planning, Zoning and Agriculture Committee, the board unanimously approved at its regular meeting on Tuesday the selection of Prairie Engineers… Read More
Tony Sylva has fished out of Pohoiki Bay in Puna on the Big Island since he was a kid. His two daughters, Ku‘uipo and Kulia, have done the same since before they could walk. “Pohoiki was like our second home. We went almost everyday,” Sylva wrote in testimony to the Hawai‘i County Council. “On weekends… Read More
Saudi Arabia and the Netherlands are forging advanced relationships and cooperations in multiple fields, with energy and clean hydrogen as a top priority. Saudi Minister of Energy Abdulaziz bin Salman and Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra met to discuss the possibility of making the port of Rotterdam the gateway for clean hydrogen exports from Saudi… Read More
Two popular canals in Winter Park will close for several weeks for regular maintenance dredging. The Venetian Canal, which connects Lake Maitland to Lake Osceola, will close beginning Monday, April 17. The use of the canal will be restricted to Monday through Friday, reopening for regular use on Saturdays and Sundays. The work on the… Read More
Engineers in Flagler County are in the middle of about a half dozen dune nourishment projects after hurricanes in recent years took huge amounts of them. In the northern part of the county, engineers had just started two projects but the weather system this week has now pushed their progress back even further. The county engineer,… Read More
Beach access for yet another year taunts state legislators struggling to find votes for a measure that will impact owners of high-priced homes whose sandy front yards could get unwanted visitors. Two legislators are championing proposed laws that attempt to define where in the sand public right-of-way beachfront begins and private property ends. One lawmaker… Read More
Treasure Coast leaders say this week’s rough surf and strong winds caused beach erosion across much of the coastline, but crews are taking steps to restore some local beaches ahead of hurricane season. St. Lucie County leaders say while they had to pause the beach renourishment project near the Fort Pierce Jetty due to the rough surf and strong winds this… Read More
The warm days may have people thinking of summer days spent on the beach, sitting on a blanket enjoying the sunshine. How much people will be able to do that in Ortley Beach this summer remains to be seen, however. The beachfront was battered by nor’easters over the winter, shortening the distance from the surf… Read More
As the weather warms up and beach season approaches, officials have provided updates on construction that will dictate where New Yorkers will be able to cool off near the Rockaways. Beaches will be closed on a rolling basis due to ongoing resiliency work by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Ten to fifteen blocks of… Read More
By scooping out and removing the sediment that originally filled what was left of the salt marsh, heavy equipment operators are helping to restore the marshland. Many years ago, the drivers behind the wheel were filling it in. Buzzards Bay Coalition Restoration Ecologist Sara Quintal said efforts are underway to restore the tidal marsh on 11… Read More