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EMERALD ISLE — Dredging of the new, deeper-water connector channel to link Bogue Inlet and the ocean to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway could end this weekend or, at the latest, early next week. Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection Office, which oversees dredging and beach nourishment in the county, said in an… Read More
Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have recently developed a methodology for quantifying landscape changes on barrier islands, using Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge and the Outer Banks as their primary focus. In doing so, the researchers found that past storms which devastated human infrastructure also created new opportunities for coastal wildlife to thrive,… Read More
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – More than 30 years of mercury pollution in the Penobscot River led to more than 20 years of legal battles deciding how to fix it. A resolution is finally here. Friday in federal court in Bangor, a fairness hearing began to hammer out the details of a proposed settlement the Maine… Read More
(Sept. 30, 2021) One week after the long-anticipated islandwide coastal resilience plan came out with recommendations for adapting to five to nine feet of rising seas and stronger storms, town officials are wondering how any of those recommendations are going to get off the ground. “Nantucket is going to have to change if we’re going… Read More
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Regionwide Trustee Implementation Group (TIG) overseeing funds resulting from the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill is providing funding for environmental projects across the five Gulf of Mexico states affected by the spill. Louisiana will receive $15.16 million for the engineering and design of two projects in St…. Read More
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) announced it will begin accepting proposals for projects in the Atchafalaya River Basin, today, in anticipation of its Atchafalaya Basin Program (ABP) Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2023. ABP say they were put in place to develop, implement, and manage a comprehensive state master… Read More
An international construction company appears to have abandoned working on a $1-billion wastewater treatment plant in North Vancouver. An international construction company building the $1-billion wastewater treatment plant in North Vancouver has all but “abandoned” the project, according to Metro Vancouver. The head of the regional federation of municipalities said it learned “without notice” that… Read More
As FEMA prepares to remove subsidies from its flood insurance, a new assessment says 8 million homeowners in landlocked states are at risk of serious flooding because of climate change PALM BEACH, Fla. — When Brian and Susan Gary settled down on this exclusive island spit a decade ago, climate scientists were already sounding an… Read More
Opinion by Tierra Curry September 28, 2021 at 12:38 p.m. EDT Tierra Curry is a senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity, where she directs the Saving Life on Earth campaign to end human-caused extinction. Every summer, my friends and I have a fun, absurd competition to see who can swim in the most rivers… Read More
From WaterLog by Dan Ginolfi $1.5 billion for projects in states with a major disaster declared due to Hurricane Ida and Section 902 limits are waived In the Continuing Resolution passed by the Senate and House yesterday, there is additional funding for the Corps as follows: Investigations: For the initiation and/or completion of flood and storm… Read More
The US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Office has announced 11 new five-year, cooperative ocean observing agreements. Those agreements support the continued growth, expansion, and modernization of the USA’s climate, coastal, ocean and Great Lakes observing capabilities. In the first year, NOAA will distribute US$41 million (~€33 million) to cover… Read More
By Jonathan Barnes, Marine Log Contributor Around the Great Lakes region, shipyards are busy. The need for vessels, maintenance and retrofits, and necessary infrastructure improvements, have led to a hike in activity for some shipbuilders. But disparities in activity between shipbuilders in the region are not the difference between very little business in the sector… Read More
NEWBURYPORT — With sand from the Merrimack River dredging project on hold, the city is moving forward with an estimated $450,000 backup plan to install wood pilings and coir bags as short-term protection along Reservation Terrace. Earlier this month, Mayor Donna Holaday secured $350,000 from the state for the project. On Monday, the City Council… Read More
With New York City committed to 100% clean electricity by 2040 and carbon neutrality by 2050, it sees offshore wind as vital to the required shift to renewable energy from many sources. It also wants to make sure that it gets its share off the new jobs and economic activity that the offshore wind industry… Read More
NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced the availability of $600 million to communities statewide through the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (WIIA), Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) Program, and Intermunicipal Grant (IMG) programs to fund projects to upgrade infrastructure and make communities more resilient to flooding and other impacts of climate-driven severe storms and… Read More