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The chairman of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board says the planned $800 million Mid-Breton sediment diversion plan will benefit Mississippi rather than harm it. Chip Kline is the chairman of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board and the Director of Coastal Activities for Lousiana. He says the sediment diversion would… Read More
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -the sandy beaches of Panama City Beach are getting renourished with 2.1 million cubic yards of sand. But where does all of that sand come from? “There are two dredges on-site here at Panama City Beach,” Lacee Rudd, Visit Panama City Beach PR, said. “One is at the western end of… Read More
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Despite rumors circulating throughout the community, local officials say the future offshore stormwater outfall was not approved to drain wetlands across the city for the St. Joe Company to develop. Rather, it will only combine stormwater basins near Lullwater Lake and Calypso Resort and Tower to provide a reliable drainage system that will… Read More
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Beach access in the northern part of the county will close beginning Friday so dune-restoration projects can resume when turtle nesting season ends Monday. Beach-restoration projects were paused in April because of the start of the turtle nesting season. State law prohibits dune restoration or construction on beaches between April 30 and Nov…. Read More
MIAMI (CBSMiami/CNN) — When you think of The Sunshine State, beaches and palm trees come to mind. But what if those palm trees were slowly replaced with other trees? That could happen over time because of climate change, and communities in South Florida are trying to save the world from the climate crisis, one tree… Read More
October 26, 2021 – WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that he secured nearly $20 million in federal funding for eight California water infrastructure projects, ocean research, and ecological restoration programs across several Senate appropriations bills. The bills were released by the Senate Appropriations Committee last week and will now be… Read More
Restored plots of eelgrass in Elkhorn Slough expanded rapidly, providing improved habitat for fish and invertebrates and other benefits of a healthy ecosystem As the dominant seagrass species on the U.S. West Coast, eelgrass supports a wide range of ecosystem services and functions, making its preservation and restoration a top priority for the region. Eelgrass… Read More
Solar Oysters loaded 300,000 spat-on-shell oysters onto its platform in Baltimore’s harbor. It’s designed to help revive the native oyster population, and clean the Bay. Thanks to the Trash Wheel family, Baltimore’s harbor is famous for solar-powered inventions that help waterways. The latest addition will bring a new tool to help the health of the… Read More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Dominion Energy will partner with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for their offshore wind project, Gov. Ralph Northam said Monday, bringing more than 300 new jobs to the region. Siemens Gamesa will build a facility at Portsmouth’s Marine Terminal to produce wind turbine blades for the overall $8 billion project off the… Read More
Danielle Jensen spent two years working on Mars — not the planet, the offshore oil rig. Her job was to keep the crude flowing for Royal Dutch Shell. She operated the platform’s pumps and compressors, clocking two-week shifts with a mostly male crew. Workdays were long, and walking around in a flame-retardant suit all summer… Read More
The Biden administration has announced ambitious plans to scale up leasing for offshore wind energy projects along the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts. In an announcement released on Oct. 13, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior stated that it will “use the best available science as well as knowledge from ocean users and other… Read More
Fins surfaced in the tidal creek, drawing Matt Wright’s attention away from the boat in the growing dusk. The 48-year-old Illinois resident was on his first tour of a salt marsh when dolphins appeared around the vessel, gently swimming through the estuary as shadows advanced across the tideland. Brilliant green spartina grass stood in the… Read More
Though it’s hundreds of miles from the Gulf of Mexico, Texas Tech University has produced one of the leading teams in hurricane wind research. Lubbock is familiar with weather events that incur strong winds, like tornadoes and haboobs. It gets 100-plus-degree heat, ice storms, floods and everything in between. One weather phenomenon the Hub City… Read More
The South Jersey waterways used by commercial and recreational vessels, like those everywhere, depend on occasional dredging to keep them navigable. This was done routinely until the environmental awakening in the 20th century called into question simply dumping the material dredged onto land or making islands with it in the back bays and marshes. Soon… Read More
Dredging of the lake in Galeton will be likely be delayed until next August, borough council learned at its Oct. 13 meeting. Borough Secretary Andrea Caracciolo told council the borough received the permit to dredge the lake from the Army Corps of Engineers. She also said the Pa. Department of Environmental Protection sent a letter… Read More