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MITCHELL, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – A public health watch was issued on July 5 for Lake Mitchell. The lake has been impacted by algae blooms and high phosphorus levels for years. The EPA also has it on its “impaired waters” list. Finding a plan to clean the lake has been difficult in Mitchell. Lake… Read More
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — One of South Haven’s beaches is more of a work zone than a tourist destination, as crews continue dredging the shoreline. Since late June, dredging and beach nourishment work has been under way at the city’s South Beach, addressing a yearslong problem. In 2020, high water levels in Lake Michigan… Read More
A historic fishpond and loʻi on Maui has received over $800,000 in funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. The amount is specifically allocated for the restoration Waiheʻe Coastal Dune and Wetland Refuge. The Hawaiʻi Land Trust and the local community have been working to restore the nearly 300-acre site since HILT… Read More
QUINCY, Ill. (KHQA) — The annual dredging of the Art Keller Marina is in full swing. The dredging makes it easier for boats to get in and out of the marina and bay, and it’s especially important this year because the high water in the river brought more silt. “We usually dredge around a couple of… Read More
CLEARWATER — Pinellas County and the Army Corps of Engineers remain locked in a years-long battle over the restoration of the county’s badly eroded beaches. During a County Commission work session Thursday, commissioners repeatedly alluded to one project that could be a casualty of the conflict: the effort to build a new professional baseball stadium… Read More
The Stoughton City Council approved spending $3,500 on a wetland and woodland restoration plan for the Magnolia Springs development at its Tuesday, July 11 meeting. The council also approved naming the park for the development, located roughly between Isham Street Aaker Road, Teigen Farm Park, honoring the long-time landowners. The development contains around 5.5 acres… Read More
By A.J. Evans The Michigan Department of Great Lakes and Energy has asked shoreline property owners to remove sandbags along shorelines of the Great Lakes. According to a press release from EGLE, the sandbags were authorized “as temporary actions to help property owners along the Great Lakes to prevent erosion impacts to their property and… Read More
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US — As mid-year approaches, volatility and uncertainty are the key characteristics of dry bulk shipping markets. International grain supply chain stakeholders can expect more of the same during the rest of 2023. Geopolitical turmoil continues to cast a dark cloud over shipping (and grain) supply and demand forecasts. Certainly, relations between… Read More
On Thursday, Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green signed three bills into law at a signing ceremony at the Makapu‘u lookout in Waimānalo, along with 14 bills signed earlier that support the protection of Hawaiʻi’s beaches, shorelines and public lands. “Hawaiʻi is known worldwide for its pristine coastline and beaches, clean air, and blue skies,” Green said…. Read More
The Isla Blanca Park Beach Renourishment Project is underway and is expected to begin on Friday, July 7, 2023. This project is in partnership with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Texas General Land Office, and the City of South Padre Island. Currently, the City of South Padre Island is completing their… Read More
For the past few decades, scientists have been observing natural ocean fertilization events — episodes when plumes of volcanic ash, glacial flour, wildfire soot, and desert dust blow out onto the sea surface and spur massive blooms of phytoplankton. But beyond these extreme events, there is a steady, long-distance rain of dust particles onto the… Read More
Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA are launching the Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators program, a $60 million investment in coastal resilience and American small businesses through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The program, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, will foster public-private partnerships to help support small businesses that are developing sustainable technologies geared toward… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District (USACE) will resume dredging in Grand Haven Harbor on Wednesday, July 12, with additional testing for E. Coli and safety measures. King Co. Inc., of Holland, under an Army Corps contract, will dredge the remaining 35,000 of 141,000 cubic yards of sediment contracted to be removed from… Read More
Not even $12 million worth of fines is enough to stop a Jersey Shore town from bulldozing sand on its beach to bolster eroded spots in defiance of state environmental officials. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection says North Wildwood once again carried out unauthorized repairs to its eroding dunes, most recently on June… Read More