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A crew guided a York County barge equipped with a giant sea vacuum across the waters of Wells Harbor last week. One contractor nudged the so-called dredge in a tiny tugboat. Another manned the equipment, which sucked up sand from the seabed. Still more workers maneuvered a more than 2,000-foot tube to Wells Beach. There,… Read More
By Eric Conklin Federal officials say three dredging projects in South Jersey are running behind schedule because severe winter weather has interrupted efforts to pump sediment onto the region’s fragile marshlands. Two projects in New Jersey’s Intracoastal Waterway and one in the Maurice River will be completed in early to mid-March, according to Stephen Rochette,… Read More
VIROQUA, Wis. – Vernon County officials are taking the first steps toward a multimillion dollar capital campaign to dredge Sidie Hollow Lake and construct a new public swimming beach. The Conservation and Education Committee voted recently to seek proposals from professional fundraising firms to conduct a feasibility study for the project. County Conservationist David Hettenbach told… Read More
Several senators used the hearing to press the Corps for project‑level detail and timelines for high‑profile coastal and regional projects. Senator Alex Padilla described San Francisco’s coastal flood risk and asked how the Corps can complete a chief’s report and keep the project on track; Lt. Gen. Graham said the total project cost range the… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced its intent to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement for proposed oil and gas lease sales in the Northern, Central and Southern California Planning Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf, the initial step under the National Environmental Policy Act which initiates the process to analyze a… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to explain how it would mitigate environmental harms, including PFAS contamination. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can’t dredge 28 miles of the Wilmington Harbor as planned, after North Carolina environmental regulators determined the billion-dollar proposal would be inconsistent with the state’s coastal management policies. Tancred Miller, director of… Read More
WASHINGTON – Today, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam R. Telle announced a major initiative, “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork,” for the Army’s Civil Works program. “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork” will provide greater focus on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) core Civil Works missions, while minimizing non-core programs, direct funding to priority… Read More
Baton Rouge, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) recently completed restoration of the Terrebonne Houma Navigation Canal (HNC) Bird Island, a major nesting area for a variety of colonial waterbird species, such as the Brown Pelican, Louisiana’s state bird. “The Terrebonne HNC restoration project will create a stronger barrier island and… Read More
Today’s maritime sector is navigating more than oceans, it is navigating an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape. As smart ships become the new standard, data traffic for real-time performance monitoring, predictive maintenance and remote operations has surged exponentially. Yet this hyper-connectivity is a double-edged sword: the same technologies driving efficiency and innovation are simultaneously expanding the industry’s… Read More
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