Communities across Southern California are in cleanup mode after a rare combination of severe weather and ocean conditions unleashed flooding and damaging surf across the region. The latest round of coastal chaos began Thursday, as Tropical Storm Rachel sent large swells barreling toward the Southern California coastline. By Friday, powerful surf combined with unusually high… Read More
By Mario Ramirez Emergency repairs are set to begin on the Long Beach Peninsula to reinforce a damaged boardwalk and seawall in the wake of post-Tropical Storm Rachel. As city crews work to protect vulnerable beachfront properties from further coastal flooding, officials are launching a multi-million dollar beach replenishment project to rebuild the eroded shoreline…. Read More
City moves to protect Westward Beach Road as council calls for sand replenishment and consideration of impacts on surf breaks Flooding at Zuma Beach and erosion that undermined Westward Beach Road over the weekend brought renewed attention to Malibu’s shrinking shoreline, prompting emergency repairs and calls for longer-term beach restoration. At the Monday, Oct. 12,… Read More
In the late 1970s, Florida engineers had a simple problem: Tampa Bay had to be deepened, and the dredging needed a location. The answer was a 400-acre island in Hillsborough Bay. Initially, the island was created as a placement site for dredged material, but over time it became an important nesting habitat for coastal birds,… Read More
By Delaney Smith PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – Dunes at Panama City Beach helped protect the shoreline from extensive damage during Hurricane Isaias, according to tourism officials. Griff Griffitts, CEO of the Panama City Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau, said some beach access points were damaged, but the area remains open. “We have a few… Read More
Following the successful rehabilitation of the South and East Berths, Brennan is now working on the North Berth of Pier 1 for Quonset Development Corporation. As one of North America’s top 10 automobile import ports, the Port of Davisville plays an important role in moving vehicles and other cargo. To help keep that activity moving,… Read More
By Gareth Havelock The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has begun a US$9.6 million dredging project on the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal in Sussex County, Delaware. The work will cover the stretch from the Route 9 bridge to the canal entrance at Rehoboth Bay, removing about 89,000 cubic yards (68,000 cubic metres) of sediment,… Read More
By Ben Stocking A grassroots campaign to reduce flood risk in Nicasio has led to some significant victories, including the scrapping of a plan to dramatically expand the reservoir. But even as they celebrate some wins, residents are bracing for the looming super El Niño—and for more activism. Over the last month, Marin Municipal Water District… Read More
By Tyler Jager For those still recovering from the two-day, 36-article town meeting in May, this year’s fall town meeting should be a relatively light affair. Voters will convene at the Wellfleet Elementary School at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26 to consider 14 articles — and this time, none of them involves a budget… Read More
Imagine rebuilding a coastal shoreline by bringing back the river that helped form it. That idea underpinned the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, a project emphasized by the U.S. Department of the Interior in September 2022, when Louisiana restoration trustees released the final restoration plan. Rather than keeping the Mississippi River separated from the Barataria Basin, the… Read More
Fishermen and property owners in lower Plaquemines Parish are optimistic about a plan for how to rebuild lost wetlands at the Mississippi Delta, though state officials still need to line up more than $150 million to pay for the project. Members of the Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority sought input from locals and fisherman… Read More
Our crews are hard at work along the north side of the existing bridge, preparing for construction of the new eastern approach. Two crews, two important tasks: 🔷 Installing pipe piles for the main construction trestle. 🔷 Conducting Pile Driving Analysis on a 30-inch square concrete pile ahead of permanent pile installation. A lot of… Read More
At the USEPA Torch Lake-Linden Lake Remedial Action project in Lake Linden, Michigan, dredging is only the beginning of the process. Brennan crews are mechanically dredging impacted material and transferring it for dewatering and material separation. Water generated along the way is collected and routed through an onsite treatment system before discharge. From dredging on… Read More
The Marine Minerals Administration today announced the availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for the fourth offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of America under the Working Families Tax Cut Act. The proposed lease sale, known as Big Beautiful Gulf 4, or BBG4, advances President Trump’s promise to Unleash American Energy…. Read More
The Marine Minerals Administration today announced the availability of a Proposed Notice of Sale for Big Beautiful Cook Inlet 2, or BBC2, the second offshore oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet required by the Working Families Tax Cut Act of 2025. The proposed sale would make approximately 1.05 million acres available for… Read More