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As the ocean’s churn threatens homes on Plum Island, crews are working to reinforce the beaches with more than 200,000 cubic yards of sand. For the residents of the 11-mile-long, half-mile-wide barrier island, which is split between Newbury and Newburyport, erosion is a major concern. When a Nor’easter hits, flood waters inundate the Reservation Terrace… Read More
ADDRESSING LOUISIANA’S LAND LOSS CRISIS WHAT HAPPENED? Between 1932 and 2016, coastal Louisiana‘s lost over 2,000 square miles of land. Between 2004 and 2008 alone, more than 300 square miles of marshland were lost to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike. But why? There are several factors contributing to our severe and detrimental land loss… Read More
Congressman John Garamendi (D-Calif.) has introduced the “Close Agency Loopholes to the Jones Act” bill that would close the loopholes in the Jones Act created by “letter rulings” from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Specifically, says Garamendi, these loopholes allow federal regulators to circumvent the Jones Act. Garamendi is chairman of the House Armed Services… Read More
On December 6, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a bipartisan vote of 350-80. The NDAA includes the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, which includes nearly $38 billion in funding for the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). (The text of the WRDA begins on page 3160 of… Read More
Dare County commissioners authorized staff to investigate participation in the Strategic Buyout Program from the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency. The voluntary program provides eligible property owners the opportunity to sell flood-prone homes. Under the program, Dare County – designated as an impacted county – would delineate buyout zones. The state of North… Read More
In what has become a frequent scene after coastal storms roll through, the oceanfront in Ortley Beach received significant erosion during Thursday and Friday’s nor’easter. The storm exited Saturday morning and winds subsided by Saturday afternoon, however tides continued to run high and swells in the ocean rose as the wind shifted to the west…. Read More
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the start of construction on a marsh restoration project at Fireplace Neck Tidal Wetland Area in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County. In coordination with New York State Office of General Services (OGS), DEC will complete the nearly $1.7-million restoration project to… Read More
A push to land nearly $2 billion for coastal restoration in Louisiana through higher royalty payments has failed for the year, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy said Tuesday. “This is extremely frustrating because it was not just about Louisiana but about every coastal community in the country,” Cassidy told reporters. Cassidy and Sen. John Kennedy, R-Madisonville,… Read More
One of the jewels of the Southwest Coast is J.T. Cheeseman Provincial Park. The beach is frequented year-round by locals, but after Hurricane Fiona it became clear that the beach didn’t emerge unscathed. The sand dunes were so high that they had all but completely buried heavy steel supports from an old railway, but since… Read More
The realignment of the Rollinson Channel within Hatteras Inlet has been approved, allowing for federally funded dredging to occur throughout the entire horseshoe route in Hatteras Inlet. An Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was signed on November 30, 2022 by Robert M Burnham, LTC, U.S. Army, acting district commander for the… Read More
The U.S. Senate last night passed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 by a vote of 83-11, clearing the way for it to go to the White House for signature into law. It provides $45 billion more for defense than called for in the Biden administration’s budget request. The… Read More
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills on Fort Myers Beach today, one providing disaster relief, the other intended to address the state’s property insurance crisis. The first was Senate Bill 4-A which provides $750 million for additional disaster relief to Floridians following Hurricanes Ian and Nicole. The second was SB 2-A, which proponents describe as “the… Read More
Every year the state of Louisiana loses land at an astonishing rate, but through new modeling, researchers are getting a better sense of the threats posed to the ecosystem and those who live in the bayou country. Researchers estimate Louisiana has lost enough wetlands since the 1950s to cover the entire state of Rhode Island. Experts say… Read More
A southwest Michigan port that had been closed to commercial vessels is now open. The emergency dredging project in the St. Joseph Harbor has cleared a path for vessel traffic to enter the harbor without assistance. Weather conditions allowed King Company of Holland to complete the project in the span of about a week. The… Read More
It’s 14 consecutive years and counting for the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore after receiving another top U.S. Coast Guard security assessment this week for its state-owned, public marine terminals. The Coast Guard’s annual inspection of facilities included a detailed review of all security protocols and procedures at the Port’s six public marine terminals:… Read More