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The Mississippi River, the second longest U.S. waterway, was temporarily shut to vessel traffic on Tuesday from mile 0 to mile 2 due to dredging operations, the New Orleans Board of Trade (NOBOT) said. The closure, expected to be lifted on Tuesday afternoon, it scheduled to be repeated on Sunday to finish the removal of… Read More
LANSING – Lansing Village Creek boat channel dredging will begin Sept. 15 and is expected to continue through Oct. 15. The boat ramp will remain open, but space will be limited. The navigation channel from the boat ramp to the main channel Mississippi River will be dredged hydraulically. Hydraulic dredge materials will be pumped into… Read More
As Miami-Dade County advances critical efforts to build a more resilient community and prepare for the impacts of sea level rise, the county plans to move forward with a locally preferred option for the Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study (the “Back Bay” study). Through the community feedback process over recent months,… Read More
A coalition of 152 companies and trade associations representing US importers, exporters, transportation providers and other supply chain stakeholders have submitted a letter of support to Congress endorsing the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021. The bipartisan legislation was introduced last month by Congressmen John Garamendi and Dusty Johnson. The legislation would update the Shipping… Read More
A three-year study is underway in Holden Beach that could set the tone for how future beach projects may be funded. The town has signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to launch a coastal storm risk management feasibility study, one that will determine whether it’s in the federal government’s interest to… Read More
ANCHORAGE, Sept 9 (Reuters) – The Biden administration said on Thursday it will relaunch a process that could permanently protect a vital Alaskan watershed from development of the contentious Pebble Mine project that has been pursued for more than a decade. The Department of Justice asked in an Alaska federal district court filing that the… Read More
San Francisco (KGO)-The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the US Army Corps of Engineers celebrated the Ocean Beach Nourishment Project on Thursday, a project aimed at confronting climate change issues. “San Francisco is experiencing sea-level rise, including on the sea side of the city, and chronic erosion in the region threatens critical wastewater infrastructure… Read More
Construction begins this month on a nearly 300-foot-long seawall to protect the coastal bluffs below the heavily travelled railroad tracks in Del Mar. The seawall just south of Fourth Street is the final stage of $11 million in emergency repairs needed to safeguard the tracks after a wide portion of the bluff collapsed in late… Read More
Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, announced that he secured $5 million to help reverse the effects of climate change and sea-level rise along Highway 37. “Global warming has triggered a dangerous rise in tidal waters across the San Francisco Bay and that’s now threatening a vital commuter route,” Sen. Dodd said. “This funding helps us address… Read More
Despite its relatively small size, the Caribbean island nation of Barbados boasts an expansive exclusive economic zone—the waters over which the country has jurisdiction—equivalent to roughly 424 times its territory. The economy of the Caribbean’s most easterly nation, independent since 1966, has become increasingly diverse: Its marine resources create jobs from tourism to fisheries and… Read More
The St. Johns River Water Management District’s work to improve water quality continues, with a pilot project now underway at Lake Jesup. As part of our core missions focus, we launched the pilot project in early August to harvest and remove algae, suspended solids and associated nutrients from Lake Jesup’s waters to help the District… Read More
Naples City Council unanimously voted Thursday to send a letter to Collier commissioners in “strong opposition” of a multi-billion-dollar federal project meant to protect the county’s shores from storm risks. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is putting together a 50-year plan that would alter the county’s coast to harden its beaches, back bays and… Read More
About four months ago, I drove over to Orlando and saw something I’d never seen before, something guaranteed to produce a reaction of “Ooooo! Ahhhh!” It was sort of like seeing the fireworks at Disney World for the first time, only not nearly as loud. While Disney may be the quintessential Mickey Mouse operation, that… Read More
The City of Marco Island recently applied for a grant for a project called Tigertail Lagoon/Sand Dollar Island Ecosystem Restoration for consideration under the Florida DEP Protecting Florida Together Program. According to the City’s application, the project is supposed to address “vulnerability to storm damages and establish a sustainable natural based resilient barrier system to preserve… Read More
Insured losses from Hurricane Ida are now creeping into the $30 billion range after catastrophe modelers added damage to properties in the Northeast, putting the catastrophe on par with Hurricane Irma and Harvey in 2017 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012. CoreLogic on Wednesday reported that it projects $5 billion to $8 billion in insured flood… Read More