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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
Neighbors of a 165-acre industrial site on the Thames River being developed by a Massachusetts dredging and marine services company say they don’t want to stop the project, but want the company to compromise by leaving more of a buffer for their neighborhood. Quincy-based Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting applied to the Ledyard Planning and… Read More
Eye on America: Clean water access, a coastal restoration project and more We travel to Texas to learn how one nonprofit is on a mission to give every American access to clean water. Then, we go to the Gulf Coast, where two Louisiana natives are restoring the coastline with recycled glass. Watch these stories and… Read More
The taxpayers of Sarasota County were lucky. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) did not issue permits to dredge Midnight Pass in 1991 and 2008. As a result, local taxpayers did not have to spend tens of millions of dollars to open and maintain the pass or spend tens of millions of dollars in legal costs… Read More
The Maryland Coastal Bays will receive $1.8 million in restoration funds as part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to estuaries of national significance, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on April 13, 2023. “This funding is a valuable investment in equity, clean water and resilience for Maryland’s sensitive coastal shoreline,” said EPA… Read More
Ocean County’s long-awaited beach replenishment project, led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has run into another delay. The project was originally expected to begin as early as fall of 2022, but ran into delays as municipalities on Ocean County’s northern barrier island balked at what became known as the “local share” of beach… Read More
This video provides a narrated visual update on the ongoing Marco Island, FL Tigertail Lagoon and Sand Dollar Island Beach Dredging and Restoration Project, which aims to restore the area to its pre-hurricane Irma condition. The video showcases aerial views of the progress made so far, including the removal of over 417,000 cubic yards of… Read More
Newburyport has responded to coastal erosion on Plum Island with a dredging project. Source