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The Florida Department of Transportation’s much-anticipated plan to protect State Road A1A in Flagler Beach is almost anti-climatic, shifting much of the responsibility back to other governments. The plan, disclosed today at a public meeting in Flagler Beach, will mostly rely on existing plans by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to rebuild 2.6 miles… Read More
A year-long project managed by the NCDOT is underway near one Eastern Carolina shoreline to help protect a causeway that is vulnerable to erosion. The N.C. 24 Causeway in Swansboro is an important hurricane evacuation route and connector between coastal communities and military installations. But due to problems with erosion, a $2 million construction project… Read More
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with WABE and Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. On the southern end of the Georgia coast, old scars left in the marshes by the logging industry are starting to heal, thanks to new federal funds. Officials announced the… Read More
Researchers at Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab have commenced trialling the use of biodegradable structures to enhance the growth and survival of coastal wetland species, planted as part of restoration work in Port Phillip Bay and Western Port Bay. The structures, made from potato starch, provide seedlings with protection from high-energy environments without limiting their… Read More
The town council voted Monday night to apply for up to $150,000 in state grant money to help pay for maintenance dredging of several key boating waterways. The action came as part of the consent agenda – a list of non-controversial items that can be approved with a single vote – during the council’s monthly… Read More
Ventura Harbor beaches have been severely eroded by recent storms, but they have been in the process of being restored. Dredging work started in January, and more than 400,000 cubic tons of sand has been used to fix the erosion caused by Southern California’s wet winter. The federal government has provided millions of dollars the… Read More
On the second page of the town referendum ballot, just after the municipal elections, is Article 3 of the town warrant, asking voters to appropriate $1,055,500 for a harbor dredging project. The budget committee recommends a “no” vote and the Select Board recommends a “yes” vote. If the article passes, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE)… Read More
For two to three weeks each year, the Army Corps of Engineers pulls tons of sludge from the Black River. Normally, that material — sediment and debris washed into the waterway — would be poured into a collection facility in the harbor. But by next year, it will find its way farther downriver in a… Read More
They’re calling it the “coastal cliff” — and Louisiana could almost literally fall off the edge. It refers to that day in 2032 when Louisiana’s available funds for building hurricane protection and coastal restoration projects drops from the present average of more than $1 billion a year to just $200 million or less. That’s because financing related to… Read More
The federal Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IWG-OCM) has released the fourth annual report on progress made in mapping U.S. ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes waters. Knowledge of the depth, shape, and composition of the seafloor has far-reaching benefits, including safer navigation, hazard mitigation for coastal resilience, preservation of marine habitats and… Read More
Michael Lodge, a British lawyer and the head of the UN-affiliated body responsible for governing mining in the high seas, has been criticised by diplomats who claim he has been pushing them to accelerate the start of deep-sea mining. A German diplomat said Lodge – the secretary-general of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) – has… Read More
On the Eastern Carolina coastline, a project creating defenses against erosion is happening Thursday. The Swansboro Living Shorelines Project and the North Carolina Coastal Federation are encouraging them to help improve resiliency for the state’s highway infrastructure. The shorelines are placed in shallow water and are made of a number of materials like oyster shells…. Read More
Local, state and federal officials called it a crucial effort to restore the Everglades, and it is now under way. The final part of the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands project began construction March 21 when Miami-Dade officials and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) broke ground on a pump station approved last September… Read More
IN THE SUMMER OF 1926, HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE MIDWEST SWELLED THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO RECORD LEVELS, precipitating a catastrophe that would unfold in slow motion: The following spring, some levees along the river – they stretched 1,100 miles, from Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico – started to fail, which ultimately culminated in the largest… Read More
Maine has thousands of miles of coastline and many small communities that rely heavily on fishing and tourism. “Maine is a state that is deeply rooted in coastal culture. And it’s part of our traditions, part of our heritage, a huge part of our economy,” says Gayle Bowness of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. But… Read More