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History is repeating itself on Montauk’s ocean shoreline, where erosion has once again prompted officials in East Hampton Town’s Land Management Department to recommend a landward rerouting of bluff trails in Shadmoor State Park and the adjacent Rheinstein Nature Preserve. As the rain and wind of a late-winter northeaster threatened more erosion on Tuesday, the… Read More
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget would cut funding for coastal resilience projects almost in half, eliminating more than half a billion dollars of state funds this year that would help protect the coast against rising seas and climate change. The cuts are part of Newsom’s proposed $6 billion in reductions to California’s climate change programs in response… Read More
The bill is meant to help minimize damage to coral reefs and marine life during dredging projects. While federal fishery managers express their displeasure for dredge-and-fill as a counter to beach erosion, regular dredging of ports and shipping lanes is seen by most as an essential part of keeping the supply chain moving. The Senate Committee on Environment… Read More
The Biden-Harris administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The budget reflects the Administration’s commitment to ongoing efforts vital to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) mission, which include advancing renewable energy, creating good-paying jobs with a free and fair chance to join a union, bolstering energy security, supporting economic… Read More
Wetlands—now known for their biodiversity, flood protection, and water purification—were once thought to be unproductive lands brimming with disease. They’ve long been drained to pave the way for cities, croplands, and pasture, but researchers haven’t had a good estimate of how much of the world’s wet and wild places have disappeared since preindustrial times. Now,… Read More
A University of Texas at Arlington civil engineering researcher is filling in an information gap for the state by determining how much sediment is lost by Texas rivers to the ocean. Yu Zhang, associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, received a $180,000 General Land Office grant to assess the amount of sediment transported… Read More
A new, larger dredger is expected to be pulling into the mouth of the Merrimack River at any time, with plans to finish the work its relatively diminutive predecessor could not. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been working on a $9 million, federal project to dredge 226,000 cubic yards of sand from the… Read More
Governor Roy Cooper visited Tyrrell County on Thursday to celebrate a $110 million MEGA grant from the Federal Highway Administration to replace the Lindsay C. Warren Bridge, commonly known as the Alligator River Bridge. Governor Cooper was joined by Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, NCDOT Transportation Secretary Eric Boyette, Tyrrell County manager David Clegg and… Read More
DNREC is delaying a high-priority dredging project in Sussex County after a contractor failed to keep pace with the project’s schedule. DNREC initially scheduled the dredging at White Creek to be completed by March 31, just before the Division of Fish and Wildlife’s restrictions on dredging take effect to protect a critical period of wildlife… Read More
On March 7, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced a more than $120 million investment to rebuild and restore portions of the National Wildlife Refuge System that have been affected by adverse weather events, which includes a $27.25 million investment for the Albemarle-Pamlico Sound region. The investment stems from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and… Read More
Volunteers got out early Friday morning to work on the river project. Source
Two local governments voiced unanimous support this week for a federal bill that would exempt two local towns from beach renourishment restrictions. Sponsored by North Carolina’s 7th congressional district’s Rep. David Rouzer, House Resolution 524 would allow Carolina Beach and Wrightsville Beach to return to using their adjacent inlets for sand projects. The New Hanover… Read More
Construction of the 2023 Fort Pierce Shore Protection Project is underway, and officials said the project will not impact the sea turtle nesting season. The county’s Sr. Coastal Engineer, Joshua Revord, said the project is being done for storm protection in advance of the next hurricane season and is in cooperation with the U.S. Army… Read More
The City of Hamilton says it’s eager to get cleanup work started following a four-year spillage of 24 billion litres of sewage into Chedoke Creek, but warned Friday it cannot guarantee completion within an “unexpected” revised timeline the province recently set. Thursday, city council voted to appeal an amended provincial order for the Chedoke Creek Remediation project, which is expected to cost $6… Read More
U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del., all) announced today that the $25 million from the US Army Corps of Engineers will go to renourishment projects for Delaware bay beaches. The benefiting beaches include Lewes Beach, Kitts Hummock, Bowers Beach, Slaughter Beach, and Pickering Beach. The restoration projects were authorized through… Read More