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Soon after I started working at the park board in 2015, the organization embarked on an ambitious project to create a brand new beach west of 61st Street, now known as Babe’s Beach. I remember being in awe of the process that brought sand from the ship channel to the beach front. I found myself… Read More
Not everyone is blown away by New Jersey’s rapidly growing offshore wind energy industry OCEAN CITY, N.J. — New Jersey is moving aggressively to become the leader in the fast-growing offshore wind energy industry on the East Coast, but not everyone is blown away by those ambitious plans. While the state’s Democratic political leadership is… Read More
The Dare County Waterways Commission focused on both the short-term and long-term future of dredging Hatteras Inlet at their virtual meeting on Monday evening, July 12. In the short term, a request has been submitted to do another round of dredging in the South Ferry Channel in late July, as the channel has been causing… Read More
BARAGA — Two small children played in the day’s gentle surf on a seemingly unending beach on the Keweenaw Bay shoreline, running back and forth along dark-colored sands warmed by the summer sun and coarse to the touch. Up close, those tiny particles of sand tell a dark, toxic history. Beneath the children’s feet at… Read More
SEARSPORT — U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Maine Department of Transportation (Maine DOT) Commissioner Bruce A. Van Note visited Searsport to review two high-priority projects Friday: the planned reconstruction of Route 1 and the maintenance dredging of the Port of Searsport. As a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Collins submitted congressionally directed spending… Read More
Nungesser says diversions will hurt fisheries, wants dredge-and-pump through pipeline projects instead Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser’s criticisms of the state’s plans to build sediment diversions on the Mississippi River to rebuild land and nourish existing wetlands are wrongheaded and absurd, Chip Kline, coastal adviser to Gov. John Bel Edwards and chairman of the Coastal Protection… Read More
The Lake Barkley Grounding Unified Command reports that on Friday it successfully ungrounded the riverboat American Jazz that had been stuck on a sandbar near Barkley Bridge on Lake Barkley, Ky., since July 8. The passengers had been safely transferred from the vessel the previous Friday. The unified command reports that, at 3:22 p.m., salvage… Read More
Farmers rely on river to export corn and soybeans CEDAR RAPIDS — With bipartisan support for a proposed $1.2 trillion investment in America’s aging infrastructure, members of Iowa’s congressional delegation are optimistic upgrades to the Mississippi River locks and dams that farmers rely on to move grain to export markets will be included in the… Read More
Delaware’s inland bays, canals and waterways are about to become easier to navigate after the General Assembly last month authorized a record $16 million for dredging projects. The hope is that boaters will be able to enjoy more consistently navigable channels and avoid running aground in the Indian River, Rehoboth and Little Assawoman bays. Funding… Read More
18 abandoned vessels will be pulled out from Bamfield, Barkley Sound and Nootka Sound waters The federal government has plans to dole out $1.5-million for the removal of 32 abandoned boats along Canada’s coastline, including more than a dozen in British Columbia. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced the bolstering of support Friday (July 16) which… Read More
WESTERLY — An eelgrass restoration project that is expected to result in removal of 70,800 cubic yards of sand from the bottom of Winnapaug Pond is facing a funding gap the Town Council will take up Monday. For the second year in a row, bids for the project have exceeded a cost estimate being used… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced it is now accepting applications for the Offshore Energy Safety track of the 2021 Early-Career Research Fellowship (ECRF). The fellowship period is Jan. 1, 2022 – Dec. 31, 2023. Applications will be accepted until Aug. 25, 2021,… Read More
The American Rescue Plan Act that President Joe Biden signed into law on March 11 may offer infrastructure funding solutions to major pollution problems that have plagued Richmond, Alexandria, and Lynchburg, Va. for more than a century. Together, the three cities are asking Gov. Ralph Northam to allocate $1.4 billion to support these complex rebuilds, $883… Read More
The Biden Administration is making great strides in advancing offshore wind in the U.S. Long-stalled permits are moving forward, and the Administration has announced ambitious goals for offshore wind, which will create incredible opportunities for U.S. workers, manufacturers, shipbuilders, service providers and energy consumers. With efficient permitting, the industry could quickly achieve scale and fuel… Read More
Irondequoit, N.Y. — Dredging operations are taking place at the Irondequoit Bay Outlet starting Tuesday. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit says the operations will take up a large amount of space and could reduce visibility. Deputies are asking boaters to be careful when traveling through the outlet. The dredging work is expected to… Read More