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New-look council to decide if public should vote on $25M loan for Lake Mitchell dredging

SD, United States

With two newly elected members, the Mitchell City Council will decide Wednesday whether to put a $25 million loan application for dredging Lake Mitchell to a public vote. After the council did not approve the $25 million state loan application on June 20, Mayor Bob Everson is requesting the council to sign off on putting… Read More

N. Wildwood puts signs at all beaches urging Gov. Murphy to fix dune erosion, latest move in feud

NJ, United States

Sunbathers in North Wildwood will get an unusual red, white, and blue greeting at beaches in time for July Fourth: Signs at every beach entrance singling out Gov. Phil Murphy and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette for what the town says is failure to act on dune erosion. “These two are directly responsible… Read More

City of Mobile begins dredging historic Three Mile Creek channel

AL, United States

The City of Mobile recently began a seven-month effort to restore the historic stream channel of Three Mile Creek to the east of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bypassed this segment of Three Mile Creek with a straight channel in the early 1980s to control flooding in the… Read More

U.S. Army Corps pauses Grand Haven dredging in response to E.coli concerns

MI, United States

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District (USACE) is pausing dredging in Grand Haven, Michigan in response to Ottawa County Health Department’s “no-contact order” for North Park Beach after preliminary testing found E.coli concentrations in the area. Dredging will be paused in the area until testing results show the E.coli levels have naturally dissipated…. Read More

Anclote River in Tarpon Springs, Fl Dredging Project Delayed

FL, United States

Work is 50% complete, expected to be finished in November TARPON SPRINGS — The Anclote River dredge project that took several years to get started is now going to take a little while longer to be completed. “Dredging operations are currently underway and the dredging work is about 50% complete,” Bob Robertson, the city’s Project… Read More

City of Mobile begins dredging Three Mile Creek

AL, United States

The City of Mobile recently began a seven-month effort to restore the historic stream channel of Three Mile Creek to the east of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bypassed this segment of Three Mile Creek with a straight channel in the early 1980s to control flooding in the… Read More

Ballona Wetlands: Good News for the Restoration

CA, United States

In a hearing on June 29, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant resolved disagreements between lawsuit plaintiffs and the State of California about how to fix the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Ballona Wetlands Restoration Project. The plaintiffs narrowly prevailed in their lawsuits when Chalfant ruled on May 17 that the… Read More

Shaheen Releases New Video Detailing the History & Importance of Dredging NH Waterways

NH, United States

(Manchester, NH) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released a new video today highlighting the safety and economic benefits of dredging infrastructure projects for New Hampshire waterways. For years, Shaheen has led action in the U.S. Senate to secure the authorization and federal funding for dredging projects in New Hampshire, which is the process of… Read More

Louisiana Approves Coastal Restoration Master Plan

LA, United States

The state of Louisiana has approved a 50-year plan for restoring and bolstering its coastal defenses as the state loses thousands of square miles of wetlands to the effects of storms and infrastructure like canals, levees, and dams. As David Kidd explains in Governing, “The loss of millions of acres of wetlands has left Louisiana… Read More

Louisiana’s Plan to Defend Against Storms and Rising Sea Levels

LA, United States

Over 2,000 square miles of land have been lost in the past 100 years due to natural and manmade causes. The state intends to spend $1 billion annually for the next several decades to protect what remains of its coastal areas Coastal Louisiana is disappearing at an alarming rate. Over 2,000 square miles of land… Read More

Black Hawk Lake dredging comes to close

IA, United States

Black Hawk Lake ended its final season of dredging last week, removing about 750,000 cubic yards of material from the lake to improve the overall water quality.  The dredging should also improve fish habitats and recreational opportunities, according to a press release from the Iowa Department of Natural resources. “Dredging will help manage aquatic vegetation… Read More

Beachgoers frolic around South Haven harbor dredging outwash

MI, United States

SOUTH HAVEN, MI — It was an unusual day at the beach. Beachgoers collided with a harbor dredging project in South Haven this weekend, where a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor was piping sand from around the Lake Michigan pierheads onto the South Beach public area. King Company of Holland started dredging 57,300 cubic… Read More

Municipal Collaboration for Beach Renourishment Wins City an Award

FL, United States

Boca Raton, FL – The City of Boca Raton has been recognized with a Best Restored Beach Award from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) for its recent multi-jurisdictional collaboration of the shoreline adjacent to, and south of, the City’s southernmost beach. The project successfully renourished beaches in the City of Boca Raton, the City of Deerfield… Read More

New Study Focuses on Flooding Solutions at Shore

NJ, United States

State and federal authorities, along with a nonprofit organization, partnered to develop a flooding study in 13 communities and the result was a “roadmap” of key areas that need to be addressed, along with a focus on what is working. The report was unveiled by the New Jersey Coastal Coalition. It detailed a study conducted… Read More

EPA Invests Over $50 Million to Protect San Francisco Bay and Its Watersheds, Build Resilience to Climate Change

CA, United States

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced 24 projects receiving nearly $52 million in grant funding at an event in Oakland, Calif., along with U.S. Representative Barbara Lee and project grantees. The selected projects will help protect and restore wetlands and water quality, build climate change resilience, and increase environmental benefits with… Read More

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