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PAHOA – A $9 million effort to reopen a Pahoa boat ramp destroyed by lava flow in 2018 has failed. The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) said that the recently dredged Pohoiki Boat Ramp entrance channel is filled with volcanic debris due to heavy tidal conditions over the past week. Dredging operations first… Read More
Recent storm damage leaves Delaware coastline vulnerable without federal assistance WILMINGTON — Today, Governor Matt Meyer sent a letter to President Donald Trump, urging immediate federal action to restore Delaware’s beaches and critical coastal protection systems following significant coastal damage from recent nor’easters. Read the full letter HERE. “Our beaches are part of Delaware’s critical infrastructure that protects homes,… Read More
The Initiative for Resilient Great Lakes Coasts, a partnership between the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Coastal Management, has announced a new round of projects designed to help shoreline communities strengthen coastal resilience, restore habitats, and protect public spaces across the Great Lakes basin…. Read More
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) told its board that dozens of coastal restoration and hurricane-protection projects are moving forward, with 32 projects under construction, 69 in engineering design and several expected to go to bid in the coming weeks. CPRA staff provided the update during the board’s meeting in Thibodaux. The presentation covered… Read More
BOWERS BEACH, DE- It’s been over a week since a powerful nor’easter battered Bowers Beach, and restoration efforts remain underway to rebuild and strengthen the dunes. The town’s long-planned beach nourishment project is working to restore sections of shoreline that were hardest hit by the storm. Mark Stepanik, a longtime neighbor of Bowers Beach, says… Read More
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Fed-up Pinellas County time share owners say there’s been little progress made to repair their beach resort on Belleair Beach, since last year’s hurricanes. Not long after 8 On Your Side told their story, owners of another timeshare property, under the same management, contacted us, saying it’s happening to them, too…. Read More
The Weeks-Cashman Joint Venture has been selected to lead the Pier 31 Replacement and Extension Project at Naval Submarine Base New London in Connecticut. This vital infrastructure upgrade will extend the pier by 90 feet, enabling its ability to support Los Angeles-class and Virginia-class submarines, along with future vessels. The expansion is a key step… Read More
NORTH WILDWOOD — Multiple shipwrecks dot the shoals along the ocean side of Hereford Inlet between North Wildwood and Stone Harbor. DEP assessment shows ‘notable’ erosion from weekend storm A nor’easter on Sunday and Monday damaged beaches throughout New Jersey, a state assessment found, including eroding or destroying some dunes. Mayors to meet with Van… Read More
Erosion is defined as the gradual destruction or diminution of something. It’s a word we know all too well in coastal Louisiana, where damage from storms and climate change is slowly claiming the land beneath our feet. But there is another kind of erosion that we fear is occurring. It’s the erosion of a consensus… Read More
The International Maritime Organization delays vote on reducing pollution in shipping after Trump threatens sanctions. Members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have voted to postpone approving a plan to curb shipping emissions, after United States President Donald Trump threatened to impose sanctions on countries that supported the measure. The vote on Friday set back… Read More
City staff briefed the Committee of the Whole on Oct. 15 on the status of Cape Coral’s citywide dredging permits and next steps after a multiyear permitting effort. Staff also asked council to support outreach to federal and state officials to accelerate Corps and DEP permit review. Jordan Zamory, stormwater division engineer, explained the city’s… Read More
Norfolk is demolishing a large Ocean View beach ramp just months after construction due to storm damage and significant erosion, according to city officials. Most of the $430,000 structure — which was built partly as an accessway for emergency vehicles — is being torn down following extreme beach erosion from several offshore hurricanes and nor’easters,… Read More
Year in, year out, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors seeks ways to address silt and sand that every ten to 12 months returns to blanket the waterside opening of Mill Creek public boat landing in Wake. Middlesex County Planning and Zoning Director David Kretz reported to supervisors on Oct. 6 that the permit process… Read More
Extreme shoaling along the north jetty of Boca Raton Inlet has been mostly removed by a city-owned dredge boat this week, following a series of storms at the end of September which were immediately followed by a “king tide” earlier this month. The buildup of sand caused a stir on social media, where drone photos… Read More
Key Points The project will see the town replenish the dunes along the coastline stretching just south of the Lake Worth Pier to La Bonne Vie Condominium. A Palm Beach project to replenish the sand dunes south of Lake Worth Pier is expected to begin in November, after the Town Council unanimously approved the project’s… Read More