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The First Nations and municipal leaders asking for a collaborative approach to develop a secondary channel dredging program for the lower Fraser River Local mayors and First Nations’ chiefs are once again urging the prime minister to take action on local channel dredging in the lower Fraser River. In a recent letter jointly signed by… Read More
There was a time when travelers in leisure boats might have flipped a coin before deciding whether to risk running aground in Georgia’s stretch of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) or bypassing the state via the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, responsible for maintaining a channel depth of at least 12 feet… Read More
While American ports are a cornerstone of the U.S. economy, outdated infrastructure and the COVID-19 pandemic have strained their capacity and jeopardized global supply chains. According to the 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure Report issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), in 2018, America’s ports supported more than 30 million jobs and approximately… Read More
November 5, 2021 The Honorable Janet L. Yellen Secretary of the Treasury Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220 Dear Madam Secretary: We write to express concern with the potential investment proposed by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) to acquire 100% ownership of Ports America. Ports America is… Read More
Wisconsin sees a surge in barriers to slow lakefront erosion. But such structures are temporary and may harm downstream beaches. For the past few months the Peninsula Pulse has been working in support of the team at Wisconsin Watch on a series of articles examining how a climate “tug of war” is driving extreme shifts in Lake… Read More
One way or another, life just off the coast of California is about to change. Alla weinstein did not invent the floating wind turbine. This is something she wanted to make clear early in our Zoom call, as if she were worried I’d give her too much credit. “I don’t need to invent. There are… Read More
When Joe Biden became president in January of 2020, the Alliance for the Great Lakes made a list of five priorities they felt were needed for environmental investment programs in the Great Lakes. They are: *Prioritize Environmental Justice: Low-income communities and communities of color are disproportionately impacted by pollution. *Increase Drinking Water & Wastewater Infrastructure… Read More
It’s an unusual sight. Far from any docks, or even easily accessible land for that matter, a boat is being pulled out of the Intracoastal Waterway. The process isn’t graceful. The boat, tagged with fading spray paint, has chains wrapped around its midsection and tied to a backhoe parked on a floating barge. At one… Read More
Although the new Glass City Metropark has generated a lot of excitement over in East Toledo, it has a downside that Metroparks Toledo must address. Its soil. No, it’s not horribly polluted, toxic, or anything like that. The soil that remained after bulldozers cleared the site is considered clean and safe. But because of the… Read More
Pictured above is Beannie, the mascot of Greystone Nature Preserve. She is overlooking a pile of litter collected on Sept 20, 2021 from an isolated cove on the Lake Erie shore. Although the beach length is only about 200 feet and is seldom visited by humans, it still contains a lot of litter. All sorts… Read More
By Bill Duhart | For NJ.com (Editor’s Note: This is the second in an occasional series by Bill Duhart on the future of wind power and what it means for South Jersey and the region.) The temperature had just drifted above 80 degrees on a sunny Friday in mid-October. A path bordered by a corral… Read More
Channels restored to a state of good repair (Trenton) – New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced the completion of dredging in four State navigation channels in Atlantic County. The $3.7 million dollar Lakes Bay Channel Complex project outside of Atlantic City restored safe navigation to Lakes Bay, the Lakes Bay Spur, Tunis… Read More
CHATHAM – Three decades ago, boats heading out of Pamet Harbor in Truro formed a line to get to and from the open bay; the waterway was only navigable at certain tides. Then a Barnstable County program was launched and the first job of the public dredge, Cod Fish, 25 years ago, was in Truro…. Read More
Some say that ‘this is our Maunakea for the west side’ Residents from Lahaina recently issued a warning to the state that they will do everything possible to stop a controversial beach restoration project from moving forward at Ka’anapali Beach. “This is our Maunakea for the west side,” said Kekai Keahi. “We are committed. Don’t… Read More
NAPLES, Fla.– An $8.2 million beach renourishment project began this week on Naples Beach. The County said Vanderbilt Beach is next in December, followed by a portion of Pelican Bay Beach early next year. The goal is to ease erosion by raising and widening the three public beaches. The project will require a total of… Read More