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The Orange County coastline has become the latest casualty of the nation’s unhealthy dependence on oil. In one of the biggest California spills in decades, a pipeline connected to an offshoot oil platform off the coast of Huntington Beach released at least 126,000 gallons of crude over the weekend. By Sunday morning, the smell of… Read More
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has awarded US$10 537 000 in grant funding to support safety and health training, and other programmes. MSHA awarded grants to 46 states, the Navajo Nation and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Grantees will use the funds to provide miners with federally… Read More
Just before noon on August 29, Hurricane Ida crashed ashore at Port Fourchon, La. Its 150 mph winds made it the fifth-strongest storm to hit the U.S. on record—and after causing devastation across Louisiana and Mississippi, it went on across the country to cause lethal flooding in the Northeast. At the time of this writing,… Read More
In many communities, water spills onto streets at high tide. The problem is getting more common as sea levels rise. In many coastal towns, water spills onto streets and sidewalks during high tide – even on sunny days. This flooding is often called “nuisance” flooding, but it’s more serious than that name implies. “While it… Read More
The federal government finally has decided to clean up several lakes streams connected with the Sherwin-Williams/Lucas Paintworks Superfund Site in Camden County. The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that the next phase of the extensive Superfund site cleanup would be dredging of three contaminated lakes and one creek that span three communities — Gibbsboro, Voorhees and Lindenwold. “Hallelujah!” … Read More
When the Ashtabula River and Harbor were identified as a Great Lakes pollution hotspot, or Area of Concern, in 1985, few people thought the day would ever come when it was cleaned up and no longer a detriment to the community and Lake Erie. Over the past more than 100 years, many rivers and harbors… Read More
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Department of Transportation Commissioner Hank Gutman, and Staten Island Borough President Jimmy Oddo yesterday officially commissioned the Staff Sergeant Michael H. Ollis, the first new vessel added to the Staten Island Ferry fleet since 2005. The $85 million, state-of-the-art ferry is named for Michael H. Ollis, a New… Read More
After a year-long collaborative planning effort to address flooding and polluted runoff caused by heavy rains, Atlantic Beach’s Watershed Restoration and Stormwater Resilience Plan has been approved by the state. The town’s impervious surfaces have increased over the years and contributed to the lands inability to absorb rainwater. The plan focuses on identifying and targeting… Read More
Former Scott County Judge-Executive George Lusby looked out over the crowd assembled for the formal ground breaking of the $22.6 million South Sewer Line extension Friday. “I hope people really understand the importance of this project,” he said. The importance of the project was emphasized repeatedly by Georgetown Mayor Tom Prather, Gov. Andy Beshear and… Read More
JUPITER — Erosion has closed a third beach crossover along State Road A1A, according to a social-media post by the Town of Jupiter and barricades installed at the access point. The town deemed beach access point No. 45 dangerous on Friday after sand from underneath the stairs disappeared, leaving a 2-foot drop-off onto the beach. The crossover is… Read More
Proposition 68 will also enhance river parkways, protect coastal forests and wetlands, and fund outdoor access, lower-cost coastal accommodations, and climate adaptation. Proposition 68, the California Parks, Environment, and Water Bond, which was approved by voters in the November 2018 state elections, is currently funding around $1 million to environmental projects in Stinson Beach, Richardson… Read More
The nation’s most expensive Superfund cleanup to remove cancer-causing pollution from the Passaic River will be expanded to include 9 more miles in Bergen, Passaic and Essex counties under a plan approved Monday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. But the $1.84 billion project to clean all 17 miles of the lower Passaic is still several… Read More
The bay is one of the most popular tourists towns along Oregon’s coast. But for fishermen, the bay means their livelihood. DEPOE BAY, Ore. — Depoe Bay is known as the whale watching capital of the Oregon Coast and a project is underway by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect it. They want… Read More
DredgeWire exclusive By Caroline MacLeod Imagine a job where your office window looks out on a pod of dolphins surfing the bow wave of a giant container ship. Pretty surreal, right? For 3 months over summer, I had the pleasure of working with an amazing team at Manson Construction Co. on the Galveston & Houston… Read More
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis died a hero of the Afghan War in 2013 shielding a fellow soldier from an explosion. On Monday, his family led a continued tribute to this hometown hero in St. George with the commissioning of a Staten Island Ferry named in his honor. Bob Ollis, Michael’s father,… Read More