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A trend toward rapidly intensifying, powerful hurricanes in recent years is spurring experts to examine more closely how to prepare communities to better withstand such violent weather, Andrew Freedman writes in Axios Generate. Driving the news: The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded about $13 million over four years to Florida International University’s (FIU)… Read More
Frustration with port delays and supply chain disruptions saw ocean shipping reform legislation pass the House by a bipartisan vote of 364-60 last December. Now similar legislation has been introduced in the Senate by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D.-Minn.), a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee and Chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition… Read More
With the federal government planning to hold the largest sale of offshore wind farm leases in the nation’s history, a new Cornell study could help inform the development of offshore wind farms by providing detailed models characterizing the frequency, intensity and height of low-level regions of fast-moving winds over the U.S. Atlantic coastal zone. The… Read More
In a January 5, 2022, press release, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it will not make permitting decisions based on certain Approved Jurisdictional Determinations (AJDs) rendered under the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule or NWPR, which was the Trump Administration’s regulatory definition of Waters of the United States (often referred to as “WOTUS”)…. Read More
OSW Roadmap Working Group Still Considering Final Recommended Distance A working group of the Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap is considering a request that the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management bar OSW development within 75 miles of the state’s coast. “There is strong interest in the [Fisheries Working Group] in advocating for the state to… Read More
SWAMPSCOTT — To dredge or not to dredge? While the Harbor and Waterfront Advisory Commission is conducting a feasibility study for refurbishing the existing pier or constructing a new one, the town’s commercial fisherman say that a new pier won’t help either boaters or residents whose properties are prone to flooding. The town officials are… Read More
BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards’ Climate Initiatives Task Force today unanimously approved the state’s first ever Climate Action Plan. Louisiana’s Plan contains a balanced set of recommendations to limit the severity of climate change while positioning the state to maintain its economic competitiveness in a low-carbon future. The science-based plan achieves the Governor’s goals of reaching… Read More
More than 70 coral colonies and numerous individual corals were moved out of the path of a US Army Corps of Engineers channel dredging project at Honolulu Harbor, days before the project was scheduled to commence. The DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources and a private contractor safely relocated the corals at a cost of $40,000…. Read More
A tug and barge chartered by the Navy’s Military Sealift Command ran aground at Deerfield Beach, Fla., February 3. The barge was carrying ordnance, fuel and other supplies for the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Cente (AUTEC), Bahamas, and, according to the Coast Guard, the Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six (EODMU 6) will… Read More
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced that about $80 million will go toward various infrastructure projects aimed at addressing rising sea levels in South Florida. “This is really just the beginning. We’re going to be doing a lot more with what we have with Resilient Florida (a resiliency program), and in this legislative session I… Read More
The swimming season may start later than usual after the remnants of Hurricane Ida eroded the Fairfield beach last year. FAIRFIELD, CT — The swimming season at Lake Mohegan may start later than usual this year due to erosion caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, which blew through Fairfield last September, forcing swimming at… Read More
Ashlee Ellsworth Logistics Project Manager for The Ocean Cleanup As 2022 begins, it’s already been a whirlwind of activity within The Ocean Cleanup. Jenny (System 002) is continuing to do great things in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the plans for System 003 scale-up are well under way, and multiple rivers projects are finally getting… Read More
Working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Greenup Industries, is stockpiling clay inside the Bonne Carre Spillway for use in levee construction projects. We have successfully stockpiled nearly 40,000 cubic yards of clay out of the 1,000,000 expected. We predict productivity will increase considerably as the weather grows warmer.” — Steve Keen, Construction Manager,… Read More
Hawaii’s most iconic beach is quickly becoming a poster child for why it’s so hard to adapt to a changing climate. HONOLULU — Waikiki might be one of the most famous beaches in the world, a synonym for surfing and sun-soaked vacations that draw millions of people annually. But for years, Honolulu and the State… Read More
Some lawmakers want to do more than simply codify the state’s resilience efforts. A bill to formalize the state’s lead agency and top official on sea-level rise has been overhauled into a broader effort to improve a 2021 law on environmental policy. During his first week in office in 2019, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an… Read More