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The $78 million restoration of Baton Rouge‘s University Lakes is well underway, with major dredging operations complete on three lakes and work continuing on the largest and most complex sections, according to an official with the LSU Real Estate and Facilities Foundation. Rob Stuart, speaking on behalf of the foundation, said in an interview that dredging has been completed at… Read More
Emergency work to repair a busy drawbridge that connects two Jersey Shore towns in Monmouth County is expected to be completed in August, the New Jersey Department of Transportation announced Friday. The Route 71 drawbridge over the Shark River between Belmar and Avon by the Sea has been closed since June 13. The bridge’s south leaf experienced a mechanical… Read More
By Nick Reagan FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCSC) – Folly Beach is looking better than ever; at least, that’s the CliffsNotes version of the most recent post-renourishment monitoring report. Nicole Elko and her coastal consulting business released the report on Wednesday, detailing the conditions of the beachfront after a year since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers brought… Read More
GULF COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – There are over 1,000 homes on Cape San Blas. However, erosion over the years has caused two homes to be condemned, and put 30 more at imminent risk. The erosion is not just hurting homeowners. “We’re losing a lot of turtle eggs, losing dunes. We’re losing habitat for all the… Read More
The Indian River Lagoon (IRL), one of Florida’s most biologically diverse estuaries, continues to face a serious environmental threat: muck. This fine-grained, organic-rich sediment looks like black mayonnaise, and its impact is destructive. Accumulated over decades due to stormwater runoff, wastewater discharges, septic leachate, and fertilizer use, muck now covers thousands of acres of lagoon… Read More
PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Flood levels rose in Petersburg on the evening of Monday, July 14, prompting the city to declare a state of emergency. Mayor Parham then said that more funding to update the city’s drainage system over the past few decades could’ve prevented it. In a perfect world, rainwater coming from the City of Petersburg would drain into… Read More
PETERSBURG, Va. — Petersburg Mayor Sam Parham announced Thursday that the city is nearly 80 years behind the ball when it comes to a massive dredging project of the Appomattox River, which is partly to blame for the flooding the city experienced Monday and Tuesday. “The last time the Appomattox was dredged was in 1949, do… Read More
This morning, Governor Ron DeSantis and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced in a joint press conference that they have reached an agreement to expedite the completion of the EAA Reservoir project by 2029. We applaud today’s announcement, which shaves off five years of the projected timeline. For years, The Everglades Foundation has championed… Read More
OCEAN CITY, Md. — A crew with the Army Corps of Engineers arrived in Ocean City on Wednesday afternoon, ready to take another whack at the inlet’s shoaling problem. Worcester County pushes for emergency dredging each year ahead of the White Marlin Open, and last year the county was successful. Those efforts again proved fruitful this year, albeit with a… Read More
The storm surge from four hurricanes posed a problem to the Fort Myers Beach shoreline. The summer weather has slowed down the progress to build the beach back up even more.
Baton Rouge, LA – The State of Louisiana, through its Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), has reached an agreement with the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group to officially terminate the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project. The decision follows CPRA’s determination, as the Lead Implementing Trustee for the construction of the sediment diversion, that the project is… Read More
A $20 million project to renourish the Fernandina Beach shoreline from Fort Clinch to Sadler Road has finished months ahead of schedule. Crews from the out-of-state company hired to pump sand onto the shore have been working 24 hours a day since the beach renourishment project started in May. Crews officially finished the pumping element of… Read More
On Tuesday outside city hall, Petersburg officials said yet another night of intense, dangerous rainfall led to major flooding for the third time in a week in the city. While providing updates on the safety concerns and the additional storms rolling in, city leaders explained how the Appomattox River is playing a role in the… Read More
The embattled Quidnessett Country Club is facing more scrutiny after failing to submit the required restoration plan of its shoreline to state coastal regulators by the July 10 deadline. The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council is scheduled to revisit the matter at its upcoming July 22 meeting, according to a July 14 letter from agency staff… Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. – If you have an idea for ways to protect Louisiana’s coastline, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) wants to hear about it. The CPRA is opening the floor to any ideas from residents, governmental agencies, and organizations as they work on developing the state’s 2029 coastal master plan. That… Read More