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The Coastal Resources Commission has given the state Department of Transportation approval to build a turnaround area for traffic where the existing part of N.C. 12 will come to a dead end after the Rodanthe “jug-handle” bridge opens to vehicles, and to protect the turnaround from erosion, it is allowing construction of an unusual sandbag… Read More
Governor David Ige announced the release of $364,445,224 for Capital Improvement Projects that will be administered by various state departments. These funds were released in November and December of 2021, and January of 2022. “Despite setbacks resulting from the pandemic, I remain committed to improving the well-being and quality of life for all Hawaiʻi’s residents…. Read More
Tybee Island’s gritty sand won’t make any travel magazine’s “best beaches” list, but each grain is an invaluable local resource — even as countless granules are washed away twice each day by our locale’s notoriously broad tide change and by the wake of container ships accessing the Savannah River en route to the Georgia Ports Authority…. Read More
Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock file bill that would extend Tybee’s eligibility to receive federal dollars for beach renourishments, which are required every 7 to 10 years due to erosion. A bill that will extend federal funding for Tybee Island’s beach renourishment projects was brought before Congress by Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Georgia) on Friday. The Tybee… Read More
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Some Panama City Beach spring breakers this year might have to wait a bit to get the exact spot they want to sunbathe. Though Panama City Beach’s third largest beach renourishment project ever is mostly done, it’s taken longer than expected and could last into spring break. Officials say the project… Read More
The City of Fort Bragg has been working on a “blue economy,” a plan to balance economic opportunities with the long-term sustainability of the ocean. It includes activities related to climate change, fisheries, renewable energy, tourism, and transportation. On May 19-22, there will be a blue economy symposium that will showcase many of the opportunities… Read More
Faced with an ultimatum from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Flagler County government has outlined a timeline to the federal agency that it hopes will buy it more time before the Corps redirects $17 million earmarked for dune reconstruction in Flagler Beach. Once that money is redirected, there’s no telling when it may be… Read More
LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a public meeting to discuss the disposal of dredged material from the Mississippi River at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22. The meeting will take place in the Maplewood Room at the Black River Beach Neighborhood Center, located at 1433 Rose St. in… Read More
On February 10, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), a senior member of the Senator Appropriations Committee, joined state and local transit leaders from the Kitsap Peninsula for a wide ranging discussion of ferry developments in Washington State. During the event, Murray highlighted her work to secure nearly $168 million in funding for Washington state ferries,… Read More
With sea level rise poised to accelerate in the coming years, coastal communities around the country will need to manage a rapid escalation in flood frequency and severity, a new federal report finds, Andrew writes. Driving the news: The report, led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shows that a century’s worth of sea… Read More
Offshore wind has come to America. Now new research funded by the government and led by GE aims to make it grow. In October, GE Renewable Energy received an order from Vineyard Wind to supply Haliade-X turbines for Vineyard Wind 1, the first utility-scale offshore wind installation in the U.S. The project will be installed 15 miles off the… Read More
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul were among dignitaries picking up shovels in East Hampton, N.Y., Friday, to commemorate the groundbreaking of the South Fork offshore wind energy project. The second commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project approved for federal waters in the U.S., the South Fork project… Read More
Home to one of the most accessible reef projects on the Gulf Coast, the City of Biloxi in Mississippi recently featured the new 90-acre Deer Island Subtidal Reef in its online newsletter. New Reef Established North of Deer Island “The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality completed construction of the 90-acre Deer Island subtidal reef in… Read More
Two years ago after Indian River County dumped almost $4.8 million worth of sand on beaches from south Indian River Shores to Riomar Golf Course, I lamented the state of the dunes. Sure, they were restored and built up. So much so that ignorant beachgoers traipsed in them like Dorothy and Toto in the poppy… Read More
Opponents of a proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach have released a 3-D simulation of how water inching inland as sea levels rise in the future could flood the area to help make their argument against the project. Poseidon Water’s proposal for the plant is working its way through various agencies getting approvals necessary to… Read More