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When Joe Biden became president in January of 2020, the Alliance for the Great Lakes made a list of five priorities they felt were needed for environmental investment programs in the Great Lakes. They are: *Prioritize Environmental Justice: Low-income communities and communities of color are disproportionately impacted by pollution. *Increase Drinking Water & Wastewater Infrastructure… Read More
It’s an unusual sight. Far from any docks, or even easily accessible land for that matter, a boat is being pulled out of the Intracoastal Waterway. The process isn’t graceful. The boat, tagged with fading spray paint, has chains wrapped around its midsection and tied to a backhoe parked on a floating barge. At one… Read More
Although the new Glass City Metropark has generated a lot of excitement over in East Toledo, it has a downside that Metroparks Toledo must address. Its soil. No, it’s not horribly polluted, toxic, or anything like that. The soil that remained after bulldozers cleared the site is considered clean and safe. But because of the… Read More
Pictured above is Beannie, the mascot of Greystone Nature Preserve. She is overlooking a pile of litter collected on Sept 20, 2021 from an isolated cove on the Lake Erie shore. Although the beach length is only about 200 feet and is seldom visited by humans, it still contains a lot of litter. All sorts… Read More
By Bill Duhart | For NJ.com (Editor’s Note: This is the second in an occasional series by Bill Duhart on the future of wind power and what it means for South Jersey and the region.) The temperature had just drifted above 80 degrees on a sunny Friday in mid-October. A path bordered by a corral… Read More
Channels restored to a state of good repair (Trenton) – New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced the completion of dredging in four State navigation channels in Atlantic County. The $3.7 million dollar Lakes Bay Channel Complex project outside of Atlantic City restored safe navigation to Lakes Bay, the Lakes Bay Spur, Tunis… Read More
CHATHAM – Three decades ago, boats heading out of Pamet Harbor in Truro formed a line to get to and from the open bay; the waterway was only navigable at certain tides. Then a Barnstable County program was launched and the first job of the public dredge, Cod Fish, 25 years ago, was in Truro…. Read More
Some say that ‘this is our Maunakea for the west side’ Residents from Lahaina recently issued a warning to the state that they will do everything possible to stop a controversial beach restoration project from moving forward at Ka’anapali Beach. “This is our Maunakea for the west side,” said Kekai Keahi. “We are committed. Don’t… Read More
NAPLES, Fla.– An $8.2 million beach renourishment project began this week on Naples Beach. The County said Vanderbilt Beach is next in December, followed by a portion of Pelican Bay Beach early next year. The goal is to ease erosion by raising and widening the three public beaches. The project will require a total of… Read More
Multi-million dollar renourishment project no stopping beach erosion concerns amid high tide in St. Johns County ST. JOHN’S COUNTY, Fla. – The higher-than-normal tide, along with heavy rain from a passing nor’easter has ocean-side residents concerned about beach erosion, particularly in St. Johns County. As the king tide sinks back down, it’s bringing a chunk… Read More
A decision on how South Florida’s most fought-over freshwater resource will be managed has been delayed and some fear the pause could put the embattled Lake Worth Lagoon in jeopardy. That danger was highlighted at a September meeting where U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Palm City, said that Palm Beach County’s request for more water supply means the Lake Worth Lagoon… Read More
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Efforts have been ongoing to conserve and restore one of South Florida’s greatest natural resources, that of course being Biscayne Bay. What better way to do that this weekend than to come out, enjoy this slightly cooler weather, and help clean up our natural ecosystem. Saturday morning at the Deering estate,… Read More
“The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will receive $11.6 billion for construction projects, including $2.55 billion for storm damage reduction projects, flood risk management projects, and shore protection projects, and $2.5 billion for inland waterway projects. The bill also gives the Army Corps $4 billion for operation and maintenance projects spread from FY22-24, with $626… Read More
We’ve been BUSY at our Spirit Lake project!! Just this year, we will dredge between 90,000 and 108,000 cubic yards of sediment, place 30,000 tons of capping materials using our Broadcast Capping System (BCS), AND complete shoreline restoration work. On top of that, our Environmental team is working closely with our partner, Infrastructure Alternatives, Inc.,… Read More
“If the projections are right, then we’re already committed to a heartbreaking amount of loss, like a truly devastating amount of loss.” How do you see the future? That is the vexing question that Michael O. Snyder, a scientist turned photographer, seeks to answer in his recent project, The Coming Coast. Snyder spent the pandemic… Read More