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By Tammy Wells WELLS, Maine — The long‑awaited dredging and dune restoration project off Atlantic Avenue — running 24/7 for nearly a week — was expected to wrap up around Feb. 20 before the York County dredge shifts to Saco in the final days of February. Once preparations there are complete, around March 2, the county dredge… Read More
By Abigail Saxe BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A dredging project on Lake Champlain is turning up more than sediment; workers are pulling historical artifacts from the lakebed, including timber logs believed to be remnants of Burlington’s first wharf. Kate Kenny, a historian with UVM’s Consulting Archaeology Program, is analyzing the timber logs recovered from the… Read More
By Hannah Yahne ROSWELL, Ga. — The City Council accepted an application from the Chickering Lake subdivision for Roswell’s dredging assistance program. Any financial help from the city, though, will be determined later. Council member Christine Hall, who lives in the subdivision, recused herself from the vote. Roswell’s dredging assistance program offers a reimbursement of… Read More
City of Santa Monica, The Bay Foundation Join Forces to Protect, Beautify Coast SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Feb. 26, 2026) — The city of Santa Monica and The Bay Foundation (TBF) today launched an expansion of their dune restoration project, the Santa Monica Beach Dunes, that will see nearly 30 additional acres of beach along local… Read More
A buildup of sediment around the confluence of the Christina and Delaware rivers is blocking fully loaded fruit ships from docking at the Port of Wilmington – a facility long known as the top banana port in North America. In conversations with port workers as well as with state and federal officials, Spotlight Delaware has… Read More
China dominates the world’s sea lanes. In addition to its powerful navy, China possesses the world’s largest commercial shipping fleet — 5,500 vessels strong, with hundreds more added per year. By contrast, America’s fleet currently numbers under 100 with, at most, five ships added per year. Today, only a fraction of the tankers and cargo ships… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced proposed revisions to its regulations governing hard mineral resources on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf aiming to advance exploration and development of critical minerals essential to national security, economic competitiveness and technological progress. These proposed updates align with Executive Orders 14285 and 14154, which prioritize unleashing America’s… Read More
MERAUX, La. — Across the calm waters behind a pumping station near Lake Borgne, hundreds of saplings stand out in the mist, wrapped in white plastic cylinders. To get there and to other sites like it, organizers have ferried dozens of volunteers week after week in airboats. They have a trailer equipped with supplies. Rubber… Read More
The White House proposed a new set of cargo taxes on goods that will be entering the U.S. to help fund an increase in domestic commercial shipbuilding. The proposal, which included a report from Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, would impose fees on all foreign-built commercial vessels… Read More
Encinitas and Solana Beach have earned national recognition for recent beach restoration efforts after the neighboring cities were named winners of the 2025 Best Restored Beach Award by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association. In a social media announcement Thursday, Feb. 19, Encinitas city officials said the award highlights restoration work along nearly 1.5 miles of… Read More
By Sabrina Martin The grant awarded to Friends of Acadia will help address damage already caused by climate change at Great Meadow, and will help prepare Acadia National Park for a host of future climate-driven impacts: among them, intense rainfall, harsh droughts, rising sea levels and fewer native plants. “This restoration work is an effort to support… Read More
By Juliet Colville MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun the first phase of the beach renourishment project in Myrtle Beach. Sand is being placed between 52nd Avenue North and 64th Avenue North to repair erosion caused by Hurricanes Ian and Debby. The Myrtle Beach City Government said crews are… Read More
By Timothy Malcolm The hottest makeover trend in the U.S. is happening on the beaches of the Gulf Coast, where crews are dumping and smoothing new sand into place, improving the health of these areas ahead of what should be a busy spring and summer. This week, the Santa Rosa Island Authority provided an update on an extensive and multimillion-dollar… Read More
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced a Proposed Notice of Sale for the third offshore oil and gas lease sale under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The proposed lease sale, known as Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 3, or BBG3, is scheduled to take place on Aug. 12, 2026. This sale… Read More
By Steve Puterski OCEANSIDE — The city’s ambitious sand replenishment program has moved into a new phase with physical modeling in a directional wave basin. Known as RE:BEACH, the pilot program’s goal is to strengthen coastal resilience, while protecting and enhancing public access, surfing resources, and replenishing and retaining beach sand along the city’s southern… Read More