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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul were among dignitaries picking up shovels in East Hampton, N.Y., Friday, to commemorate the groundbreaking of the South Fork offshore wind energy project. The second commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project approved for federal waters in the U.S., the South Fork project… Read More
Home to one of the most accessible reef projects on the Gulf Coast, the City of Biloxi in Mississippi recently featured the new 90-acre Deer Island Subtidal Reef in its online newsletter. New Reef Established North of Deer Island “The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality completed construction of the 90-acre Deer Island subtidal reef in… Read More
Two years ago after Indian River County dumped almost $4.8 million worth of sand on beaches from south Indian River Shores to Riomar Golf Course, I lamented the state of the dunes. Sure, they were restored and built up. So much so that ignorant beachgoers traipsed in them like Dorothy and Toto in the poppy… Read More
Opponents of a proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach have released a 3-D simulation of how water inching inland as sea levels rise in the future could flood the area to help make their argument against the project. Poseidon Water’s proposal for the plant is working its way through various agencies getting approvals necessary to… Read More
Transitioning global shipping from a carbon-dependent industry into one that operates without greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a massive task. Container and roro carriers are already investing in the development of zero GHG technologies and are committed to enabling the industry’s transition to zero, but clear global regulations are needed. The World Shipping Council (WSC)… Read More
New Alignment Bolsters DOE’s Ability to Advance More Clean Energy Breakthroughs, Accelerate Clean Infrastructure Nationwide, Support Market-Ready Solutions to Fight the Climate Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced an organizational realignment to ensure that the Department has the structure needed to effectively implement the clean energy investments in President Biden’s Bipartisan… Read More
Last week, the Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM) held its second of two intergovernmental stakeholder meetings to discuss offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico. The February 2, 2022, meeting follows BOEM’s receipt of a second round of scoping comments for a proposed environmental assessment (EA) of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) for… Read More
The American Waterways Operators (AWO) has submitted comments to the Bureau of Offshore Energy Management (BOEM) regarding the scoping for the Humboldt Bay California wind energy area Environmental Assessment. The letter reinforces points made to BOEM with previous comment letters that wind energy development, which is something AWO supports, should not come at the expense… Read More
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Coastal economies and properties are already at risk due to rising sea levels — with 60 miles of coastline along the Grand Strand that are already seeing impacts. Sea levels have risen by more than a foot in the last century. In recent years those impacts along the Grand Strand… Read More
A proposed sea wall designed to protect the Charleston peninsula from rising seas and storm surges is heading toward the next step of development, but local advocacy groups want alternatives weighed before a commitment is made. The Charleston Water Coalition (CWC), a recently formed group of local leaders, environmental and preservation advocates, engineers, business owners… Read More
The nearly $1 million that Oregon legislators approved so ocean researchers can help Oregon better understand and monitor ocean changes is starting to make its way to researchers. Last year, the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 3114, which allocated the funds to the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to address ocean acidification and hypoxia and the… Read More
ASHTABULA — The Nature Conservancy in Ohio (TNC) and the city of Ashtabula recently wrapped up a three-year project to restore beach and dune habitat at Walnut Beach Park. With funding made possible through the Ohio Environmental Protect Agency, parts of the 28-acre park now boast a more natural setting, similar to what once dominated… Read More
In a state renowned for idyllic vacations, Florida Bay — spanning more than 1,000 square miles between the tip of the Florida peninsula and the Florida Keys — is the cream of the crop. With islands stretching between turquoise water brimming with manatees, dolphins, and coral reefs, tourists flock here in droves, and they are… Read More
67,000 cubic metres of aggregate will be dumped on beach to protect hospital, other infrastructure An $11.6-million plan to slow the erosion of a vulnerable section of coastline in Quebec’s Magdalen Islands will involve dumping thousands of tonnes of gravel on a beach that is being rapidly eaten away by the tumultuous waters of the Gulf of St…. Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. (Jan. 31, 2022) – The Water Institute was proud to support the development of the state’s first ever Louisiana Climate Action Plan which received unanimous approval from the Climate Initiatives Task Force this morning. According to the Governor’s release this afternoon, “Louisiana’s Plan contains a balanced set of recommendations to limit the… Read More