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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
A pair of recent polls suggest that a large majority of likely voters support breaching the Rodman Dam and restoring the natural flow of the Ocklawaha River, a tributary of the St. Johns River. The most recent poll, conducted by Jacksonville-based Barcelo & Co., found that 77% of likely voters in Putnam and Marion counties… Read More
Engineer Faith Alkhatib reports: “Data shows that we have lost 3.5 million cubic yards of sand since 1972. This isn’t something that just happened with Hurricane Matthew and recent nor’easters.” Flagler County will hold a workshop at 1 p.m. Feb. 7 (Monday) to update the Board of County Commissioners about the Beach Management Plan study that… Read More
The project involves dredging sand from an offshore borrow pit and then using it to build up a dune that would help protect the areas west of it from flooding. There are 141 pieces of property along a 2.6-mile stretch of beach slated for a $25-million beach renourishment project. Two property owners, who together own three properties,… Read More
BRACKLEY BEACH, P.E.I. — Coastal erosion is accelerating at a remarkable rate in the Prince Edward Island National Park, says a Parks Canada official. Two of the winter storms that hit the province in January destroyed about two metres (six-and-a-half feet) of the dune system in places. P.E.I. building breakwaters in effort to protect West… Read More
In January, SANDAG and Caltrans, in partnership with the San Dieguito River Park Joint Powers Authority, began work on the second phase of the San Dieguito Lagoon Wetland Restoration. As the lead agency, SANDAG will be planting native species and establishing the wetland habitat in a portion of the lagoon system referred to as “W-19”,… Read More
Lower Newport Bay’s main channel (the harbor) has not been dredged to its required 25-foot “design depth” since 1938. Our harbor is the primary economic, recreational and water quality resource asset in Newport Beach. We haven’t had the money or political will to dredge the harbor’s main channel to its federally required design depth, until… Read More
LITTLE FALLS — When the Peckman River’s flood warning alarms peal, residents who live near its banks know they have only a few minutes to head for higher ground. Twice in the past three years, the neighborhood has severely flooded: in August 2018 and most recently in September, when the remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the state. Twice during the last 20 years, area residents… Read More
There is no environmental benefit to dredging Pawleys Creek, according to coastal scientists. That assessment has left Pawleys Island Town Council weighing the need for a $46,000 feasibility study for a dredging project. Removing shoals from the creek is one of four goals that the council identified in a strategic planning session in 2020. Beach… Read More
DALLAS (TBEN) — Dredging is scheduled to begin today at Bachman Lake, northwest of Dallas. Cleanup activities are the first phase of the Bachman Lake dredging and dam and spillway rehabilitation project. Ultimately, crews plan to remove sediment, trash, and debris from the popular lake. Officials say the project will make the lake safer for… Read More
Eneti Inc. (NYSE:NETI) said today that it has discontinued discussions with a shipyard in the United States to build a Jones Act-compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV). Chairman and CEO Emanuele Lauro said, “We believe the U.S. market for offshore wind will offer significant opportunities for the company in the future, but right now we… Read More
Not only would offshore wind farms bring economic opportunities to southern Louisiana, they would also propel the state towards its 2050 climate goals. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management plans to begin leasing Gulf waters by 2025. (TNS) — The economic outlook for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico is getting rosier, with… Read More