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PORTLAND — Seven out of 10 Oregonians are concerned about how the state’s groundwater and surface water are being managed. Most Oregonians say the answer to resolving water problems is increasing state subsidies for high-efficiency irrigation equipment. Those are two findings in a recent survey conducted by the Oregon Values and Beliefs Center, a Portland-based… Read More
For more than a decade, some of New York City’s most flood-prone areas from across the city witnessed spectacular development and demographic growth. That’s according to researchers at The New School, which tracked new construction and population changes in six flood-prone neighborhoods between 2007 and 2018. This explosion of growth has left many thousands of… Read More
Work got underway today on a $7.2 million dredging project to make it easier for vessels to navigate the Manasquan River, and one of the areas targeted is near Clarks Landing in Point Pleasant Borough. “It’s 2 feet right in front of my boat here, so hearing this marina is going to be dredged is music… Read More
(Chesapeake Beach, MD)– The Town of Chesapeake Beach announces that work is starting on the repair to the retaining wall that borders the sidewalk of 17th Street and B streetleading to the Boardwalk. After repairs to the retaining wall are complete, the Town plans to initiate a beautification project at the location in coordination with the… Read More
This story originally appeared in The Nation and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story As sea levels rise, the landfills along the US coasts have become a ticking environmental time bomb. So why does the federal government have no plan to avoid… Read More
Coastal restoration experts say the lieutenant governor is spreading misinformation Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser has again raised objections to a $1.4 billion coastal restoration project that Louisiana’s state government has said for years is key to combating the state’s land loss. “I just can’t understand why more people are not outraged,” Nungesser, a Republican, said… Read More
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance, the old expression goes. That’s also the price of clean water. At least that’s the way it must seem to the people who have been fighting for decades to reduce the amount of water discharged from Lake Okeechobee into the St. Lucie River and the Indian River Lagoon. They’ve been carrying the… Read More
If you ask Mitch Silverstein how he became the San Diego manager of the Surfrider Foundation, he’ll tell you he’s “just a scrappy environmental activist” who was lucky to be hired. But it’s clear from his expertise and enthusiasm it wasn’t just luck. After graduating from Sonoma State University with a lot of debt and… Read More
Taking a fresh look at traditional, unsustainable coastal defence methods. A pioneering project discovers some inspiring concepts, including using biogenic reefs for ecosystem-based flood defence. Today’s challenges of erosion, flooding and storm surges are primary concerns for coastal communities around the world. Traditional coastal engineering solutions, such as concrete seawalls or rock breakwaters however, will… Read More
Interest is growing in mining the ocean for valuable metals. A new study helps gauge the extent of the impact. In certain parts of the deep ocean, scattered across the seafloor, lie baseball-sized rocks layered with minerals accumulated over millions of years. A region of the central Pacific, called the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone, is… Read More
Coastal landfills risk leaking long-banned toxic chemicals into the ocean. Five years ago, a killer whale called Lulu washed up on the shores of Scotland. She was thought to be over 20 years old, though autopsies revealed she had never had any offspring. Tissues recovered from Lulu suggested she was one of the most PCB-contaminated animals… Read More
U.S. authorities have yet to lay their hands on the alleged owner and operator of a tanker at the center of a sanctions busting scheme, but they have the ship. On Friday, a New York federal court today entered a judgment of forfeiture regarding the M/T Courageous, a 2,734-ton oil-products tanker said to have been… Read More
With the climate emergency creating dangerous weather across the nation, from historic droughts in the Southwest to a withering heat dome across the Midwest to an earlier heat dome in the Pacific Northwest, Congress is working on much-needed investments in climate resilience. Both the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework and President Biden’s American Jobs Plan call for… Read More
Nearly 13 years since it was first proposed, the coastal barrier between Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula is one milestone closer to reality with the creation of the Gulf Coast Protection District. During the 87th Texas Legislature that ended May 31, legislators passed Senate Bill 1160, filed by Sen. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, and its House… Read More
PEPPER PIKE, Ohio — A big “thank you” to The Plain Dealer for challenging the community to create fresh, bold ideas for Cleveland’s future. We commend those involved in the “Vision for the Valley” plan and the Cleveland City Planning Commission for their role. As a nonprofit volunteer organization with a mission of making Cleveland… Read More