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HARVEY — The Chocolay Board of Trustees on Monday passed a resolution of support for the state to purchase a floating dredger to help with potential flooding. The resolution states that the township has had continuing problems with the siltation out of the Chocolay River and the Lake Superior confluence. The township has worked with… Read More
According to the latest update from cargo claims consultancy W.K. Webster, the Evergreen Marine containership Ever Forward remains grounded in the Chesapeake Bay area. “It is apparent that efforts to refloat the vessel have so far been unsuccessful, and the salvage operation may therefore be a more protracted and difficult one,” warns the company. “It… Read More
Seeking to protect storm-vulnerable communities, the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority on Wednesday approved a plan to spend $1.35 billion on hurricane levees and coastal restoration projects in fiscal year 2023. The 21-member board unanimously agreed to forward its proposed spending plan to the state Legislature, which has the final say on the matter. If… Read More
EAST CHICAGO — The Common Council is considering an ordinance that would provide $200,000 for restoration at Jeorse Park Beach. Natalie Adams, the city’s marina director, told the council at its most recent meeting that the beach has been closed the past two years not only because of the coronavirus pandemic but also due to… Read More
SLAUGHTER BEACH, Del. – This morning, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control staff and volunteers headed to coastal beaches and parks for their 31st annual beach grass planting event. DNREC officials say this is in an effort to restore sand dunes. DNREC says sand dunes are the first line of defense during… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — When it comes to spending for climate change and the environment, San Francisco Bay’s ship may finally be coming in. Congresswoman Jackie Speier recently pushed through $24 million in funding for the EPA’s Bay restoration projects in the new federal budget. That’s roughly triple the normal amount, and long overdue according… Read More
Erosion is threatening coastal communities around the state, but until now it hasn’t been clear to what extent. A study published in November 2021 by the state’s Coastal Hazards Program forecasts how much land erosion could wipe away in 48 of Alaska’s coastal communities. It’s the most comprehensive erosion assessment ever done in the state,… Read More
BALTIMORE (AP) — There’s now a plan to refloat a cargo ship that’s been stranded in the Chesapeake Bay for days, the ship’s operator said Friday. Salvor Donjon Smit has conducted underwater inspections of the 1,095-foot (334-meter) Ever Forward and a rescue team can put the refloating plan in motion, but first authorities must approve… Read More
There was little good news at the Dare County Waterways Commission meeting on Monday, March 14, as frustrations continued to simmer about the lack of immediate dredging and imminent solutions. While a new survey of the South Ferry Channel will be ordered this week, at the current moment, it is unlikely that there is enough… Read More
Savannah Harbor Deepening Complete Over the past two years, Weeks Marine’s Dredging Division has worked with the USACE Savannah District on the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). The J.S. Chatry and the 506 utilized over 40,000 feet of submerged line along with two boosters to achieve a final grade elevation of -51 ft. This project… Read More
A conservation group has appealed the state’s decision to allow buried sandbags to remain in front of four oceanfront houses as part of a university study. The Coastal Conservation League filed notice this week that it will also challenge the decision in federal court as a violation of the Endangered Species Act. The board of… Read More
Millions in supplemental funds from the federal infrastructure bill signed into law last November will be spent unclogging shoaled hot spots in a handful of North Carolina’s shallow-draft inlets, giving a reprieve to the local beach towns and counties that, along with the state, have been footing much of the bill for dredging projects. The… Read More
New research led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst into the life and times of a New England salt marsh fundamentally changes our understanding of how salt marshes acquire the sediment that keeps them viable. This research, published recently in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, has wide-ranging implications for managing New England’s coastline… Read More
Looking to attract federal money, Louisiana will partner with two other states — Arkansas and Oklahoma — to form a regional hub in developing “clean hydrogen,” the Governor’s Office announced Thursday. The move comes after the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law dedicated $9.5 billion toward ramping up the use of hydrogen as fuel to cut carbon emissions… Read More
Housed in a sleek new building just over the levee near downtown Baton Rouge is a scale model of the lower Mississippi River Delta. Researchers use it to study how sediment moves through the river. State officials, environmental groups, and lawmakers use it to advocate for coastal restoration projects. As land along Louisiana’s coastline continues… Read More