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Dredging proponents are seeking $893 million in federal loans supporting water infrastructure. Proponents of a controversial dredging project for Utah Lake are seeking $893 million in federal financing, hoping to tap a program aimed at “accelerating investment in water infrastructure” and gaining a crucial validation in the process. On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency… Read More
Alabama, Florida and Mississippi are receiving more than $103 million in BP oil spill settlement money for new and continued coastal projects. “These projects, combined with existing investments, continue to advance our goal of protecting and restoring species and habitats impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill,” Jeff Trandahl, executive director and CEO of… Read More
BEAUFORT — Carteret County didn’t get any bids to open Thursday for a proposed project to dredge east Taylor’s Creek and use the sand to nourish the public beach and other areas on Radio Island. Gene Foxworth, county planning director, said Friday the county did get some “interest” from potential bidders, but no official bids…. Read More
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) announced Dec. 2 that it had started dredging activities on the Cameron Meadows Marsh Creation and Terracing Project. The restoration work will take place northwest of Holly Beach in Cameron Parish and see the addition of 308 acres of marsh by pumping in 1.9 million cu. yds…. Read More
LARGO — Pinellas County’s Public Works Director Kelli Levy updated the Tourist Development Council on the latest with beach nourishment Nov. 17. One of the questions asked and answered was, “What would happen if they did nothing,” in other words did no beach nourishment projects. Beach nourishment means adding sand to areas of the beach… Read More
SAN DIEGO, California — The world is currently experiencing a shortage of one of its most valuable geological resources – sand. After water, sand is the most internationally consumed resource because of its essentiality to glass manufacturing, urban construction and other material production. While the world has massive deserts full of sand, it is unusable… Read More
Officials with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources and the Charleston District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently conducted a walk-through inspection of the completed Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary restoration project with project contractor Norfolk Dredging Company. Norfolk began placing approximately 660,000 cubic yards of compatible material from the Charleston Harbor Deepening “Post… Read More
The North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, otherwise known as the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” is considered the world’s largest accumulation of ocean plastic. It’s so massive, in fact, that researchers found it has been colonized by species — hundreds of miles away from their natural home. The research, published in the journal Nature on Thursday, found… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the award of more than $103 million from its Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund ( GEBF ) to 11 new projects and two amendments in the states of Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. Developed in consultation with state and federal… Read More
Houston, Texas-based Kirby Inland Marine LP has agreed to pay $15.3 million in damages and assessment costs under the Oil Pollution Act to resolve federal and state claims for injuries to natural resources resulting from an oil spill from a Kirby barge, after a collision Kirby caused. The United States and Texas concurrently filed a… Read More
The developer of an Oregon liquefied natural gas export terminal told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the first time yesterday it would not move forward with the embattled project, putting to rest years of uncertainty for landowners. Citing challenges in obtaining necessary permits from state agencies as the reason for abandoning the Jordan Cove… Read More
CRANBURY, NJ—The dredging of Brainerd Lake began in October and construction continues on the multi-million dollar project. Brainerd Lake is an important community asset and popular spot for fishing, kayaking and sightseeing. But while the construction is underway to improve its health, residents are dealing with inconveniences like loud noise, truck traffic, odor, and muddy… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — Carteret County Beach Commission Chairperson Jim Normile said Monday county staff is close to interviewing candidates to replace County Shore Protection Office manager Greg Rudolph. Mr. Rudolph’s last day was Nov. 12. Mr. Normile said there are a good number of applications for the position and the county “is doing due diligence”… Read More
The new report cites a lack of infrastructure, support, access, affordable housing and legal protections, as well as increasing risks from climate change. Boe Marsh, head of Community Shellfish in Bremen, sees the value that the working waterfront brings to his small coastal town on a daily basis. As working waterfront access diminishes along Maine’s… Read More
(Dec. 2, 2021) The pricetag for combatting sea-level rise on Nantucket over the next 15 years? $900 million, members of the Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee told the Select Board Wednesday night during a presentation of the town’s recently-completed coastal resiliency plan. “The key message from this presentation is that the next phase of work now… Read More