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Bald Head Island is planning its next beach nourishment project, which requires a vote from the public and could include an impact on property tax rates. The Village Council is proposing a town-funded sand placement project along South Beach. The planned project is a two-pronged solution, which would add up to 100,000 cubic yards of… Read More
BRUNSWICK, Ohio — A lake dredging project at the city’s North Park will require the park to be closed to the public for the entirety of 2024, city officials announced Wednesday (Dec. 6). According to a press release from Parks and Recreation Director Taylor Petkovsek, the dredging project will improve the health and safety of… Read More
North Carolina ferries traveling between Hatteras and Ocracoke will begin using a different route on Dec. 7 that will add approximately 20 minutes to crossing times as shoaling no longer allows the Ferry Division’s vessels to safely navigate the current channel. The change comes as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is set to begin… Read More
DUCK, N.C. — On the Outer Banks, sand is a valuable resource. Millions of dollars every year go into making sure there’s enough sand in the dunes to keep infrastructure intact and slowdown shoreline erosion. An experiment off the coast of Duck hopes to prove adding a new, naturally occurring mineral to that sand can… Read More
NEBRASKA City – Otoe County commissioners are reaching out to congressional representatives hoping for federal solutions to stream and river degradation they link to a deeper running Missouri River. The government widened the navigation channel of the Missouri River to 200 feet about 100 years ago and began dredging a deep-water channel to accommodate navigation…. Read More
A new project aims to restore the natural beauty and resilience of a harbor beach in southern California by creating dunes and planting native vegetation. The project, which is expected to start in early 2024, will cover a 1.5-mile stretch of beach along the Dana Point Harbor in Orange County. Why dunes matter for coastal… Read More
Thirty leaders in the shipping sectors – including cargo owners, ship operators, ports, bunkering companies, and equipment manufacturers – signed a Joint Commitment, organized by the UN High Level Champions and RMI, today at COP28 to enable the use of renewable hydrogen-derived shipping fuel this decade to meet maritime industry decarbonization targets. The Commitment includes important… Read More
Oak Island residents took advantage of the opportunity to speak their minds regarding the inaugural paid parking program at a Nov. 28 town council meeting. People expressed overall support for the program while suggesting a variety of tweaks they feel would benefit the local public. The number of season permits issued, whether decals should stay,… Read More
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the federal-state Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership, is soliciting proposals through the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund to restore water quality and habitats of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary rivers and streams. NFWF is soliciting proposals under the Innovative… Read More
Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods on Saturday rejected the International Energy Agency’s recent claim that using wide-scale carbon capture to fight climate change was an implausible “illusion,” saying the same could be said about electric vehicles and solar energy. “There is no solution set out there today that is at the scale to solve the… Read More
State regulators Tuesday approved a plan by Duke Energy Florida that includes collecting $91.9 million from customers in 2024 to cover costs related to Hurricane Idalia. The plan, approved unanimously by the Florida Public Service Commission, will take effect in January. To help cushion the blow to customers’ monthly bills, Duke also will spread out… Read More
UPPER TOWNSHIP — Pumping has begun to add sand to beaches in the south end of Ocean City, part of a $33.7 million federal contract, but about a mile and a half south, things are looking desperate in the north end of the Strathmere section of Upper Township. Where there had been steep cliffs eroded… Read More
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Sen. Bill Cassidy says millions of dollars from the federal infrastructure law recently flowed to the state and some of it will help the fight against coastal erosion. The Louisiana Republican helped craft the bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure package. “Last week, Louisiana received a total of $13.7 million in funding from… Read More
Seagrass meadows play an invaluable role as critical ecosystems that contribute significantly to marine biodiversity, carbon sequestration and coastal protection. In recent years, the importance of these underwater habitats has gained widespread recognition, and they have been increasingly studied and documented in ocean scientific research. Nevertheless, observation and monitoring remain significantly challenging and cost-intensive endeavours…. Read More
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WBTW) — A $6.5 million dredging project is underway in Murrells Inlet. The project stems from President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law and will be completed by the Charleston District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The most recent cycle of maintenance was in 2017. More than 500,000 cubic yards of… Read More