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The negative feedback loop of the climate and biodiversity crises can make water security seem a far-off dream. However, Tugba Ergin and Melissa Darr from our Global Sustainability Team paint a hopeful picture. Working with nature and approaching water resources and systems at a holistic level can provide solutions that respond to our urgent needs… Read More
Sand to renourish Wrightsville Beach’s ocean shoreline later this year will be pumped from within the same inlet it has for decades. Making what it calls an emergency exception, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District has determined the beach will get sand from Masonboro Inlet, sparing the town what was forecast to be… Read More
A federal judge late this afternoon signed the order approving a settlement agreement between the county and Cynthia d’Angiolini, who for three years had held out from signing an easement that would allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to rebuild 2.6 miles of dunes south of the Flagler Beach pier. “This is a monumental accomplishment for… Read More
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Shipbuilders Council of America and its associate members have renewed an alliance to continue protecting the Mid-Atlantic region’s shipbuilding workers from workplace safety and health hazards. Originally established as a two-year alliance in July 2021, the renewal extends the joint initiative until 2026. The alliance will continue… Read More
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $251 million to support 12 selected projects across seven states that will bolster the nation’s carbon management capabilities. The projects, funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will expand carbon dioxide (CO2) transportation and storage infrastructure to help significantly and… Read More
In Salisbury, miles of beach sit empty now. With crowds set to swell in the coming weeks, there is a wave of worry. “It becomes very dangerous for children playing here because these dunes can collapse,” said Tom Saab, a Salisbury resident. Salisbury, like many coastal towns, is battling beach erosion. A surprise late December… Read More
Third time’s the charm for North Wildwood. The Jersey Shore town has received approval from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to address public safety issues linked to severe coastal erosion that has eaten up about ten blocks worth of beach, Mayor Patrick Rosenello told NJ Advance Media on Thursday. Source
Half of the top 10 beaches in the United States for 2023 are in Florida and Hawaii. That’s according to the 2023 list of best US beaches released this week by “Dr. Beach,” aka coastal scientist Stephen Leatherman. Florida’s St. George Island State Park earns the top slot. The barrier island park offers nine miles… Read More
More than $300,000 in repairs to Ortley Beach’s oceanfront is underway, and some beach entrances have reopened as work progresses in a south-to-north direction. Last week, crews from Earle Asphalt staged heavy equipment on the beach and began trucking in sand and moving it along the beach berm to create a more natural slope to… Read More
New Jersey environmental officials will allow North Wildwood to carry out emergency repairs to its badly eroded beachfront, even as they continue a years-long fight with city officials over how best to protect the popular Jersey Shore resort’s fragile coastline. On Wednesday, the state Department of Environmental Protection told North Wildwood it could reshape three blocks… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, started maintenance dredging of sections of the Ponce de Leon Inlet and nearby sections of the Intracoastal Waterway. The USACE dredging vessel Murden is expected to remove approximately 60,000 cubic yards of shoaling material over a 40-day period. Operations will be ongoing 24 hours per day, seven days… Read More
A beach replenishment project kicked off in Fenwick Island this week. After working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the span of weeks, a long-awaited beach replenishment project kicked off in Fenwick Island Monday. While crews were anticipated to arrive in July, at the height of the town’s summer season, officials with USACE… Read More
The Army Corp of Engineers have officially decided to not move forward with a permanent solution for Ocean City’s Inlet. The channels dynamic environment causes shoal to buildup, but the Army Corp felt dredging was the better and cheaper solution. In a meeting on Tuesday, May 16th, Daniel Bierly with the Army Corp told commissioners… Read More
New Jersey environmental officials will allow a shore town to carry out emergency repairs to its badly eroded beachfront, even as they continue a years-long fight with city officials over how best to protect the popular Jersey Shore resort’s fragile coastline. On Wednesday, the state Department of Environmental Protection told North Wildwood it could reshape three… Read More
It’s August 2019 and heat radiates from the expanse of sunbaked “mud” that covers two-thirds of Swan Island, a once half-drowned 25-acre island at the southern edge of Martin National Wildlife Refuge in the Chesapeake Bay. The western third of the island, which is part of the archipelago that includes Maryland’s Smith Island, is a… Read More