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U.S. offshore wind development is picking up pace, with the Biden administration doing everything open to it to remove kinks from the regulatory pipeline. With multiple Atlantic Coast projects moving along, the White House last month made an announcement that could see the offshore California wind lease sale by mid-2022. As we’ll discuss later, that… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – Sea levels in California are projected to rise up to 55 inches by the end of the century, so climate advocates are calling on Congress to fund coastal restoration projects to mitigate potential flooding. More than 100 groups signed a letter calling on lawmakers to include $10 billion for such projects nationwide… Read More
Current U.S. law requires all revenues generated from offshore wind leases and production beyond state waters be deposited in the U.S. Treasury. Now a bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation that would see a share of that money go to coastal states. Introduced by U.S. senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) and Sheldon Whitehouse… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on the September 19, 2019, incident in which 11 barges broke free from a San Jacinto River barge fleeting area near the Interstate 10 (I-10) bridge in Channelview, Texas. Six barges struck pier columns supporting the bridge. No pollution or injuries were reported. Total damages,… Read More
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — On the heels of last week’s public meeting announcing plans to remove the failing dam at Horseshoe Lake, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District officials have released an additional video to further explain their decision. The proposed $28.3 million project will also include an overhaul of the Lower Lake dam downstream in… Read More
Beach areas will be temporary closed during the restoration work; see what beaches will be impacted and on what days the work will commence. MONTAUK, NY — Storm-socked beaches in Montauk will be the focus of restoration efforts in the coming days, town officials said Tuesday. Following the loss of sand from the ocean beach… Read More
ATLANTIC — The N.C. Coastal Federation has finished planting 70,198 grasses landward of the new living shoreline at Atlantic Harbor, concluding a joint project with Carteret County that also included dredging the channel to the harbor. Dr. Lexia Weaver, coastal scientist and manager of the federation’s central regional office in Ocean, said the work Down East… Read More
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — We have an update on a story we brought you yesterday. The mystery of the strange barge near Wrightsville Beach access four has finally been solved. Residents theorized the boat, which showed up last weekend, was an oil rig. The Army Corp of Engineers believed it could be a research… Read More
MOREHEAD CITY, Carteret County — For the second year in a row, the NOAA is predicting an above-average active hurricane season. The Crystal Coast just finished the nearly three-year $85 million beach restoration project from hurricane Florence in 2018, but now has its focus on the shore impacts for the year ahead. Although Claudette didn’t… Read More
WACOUTA, Minn. (KTTC) — Drought conditions across the region are leading to lower water levels on the Mississippi, which is leading to navigation problems for barges. The barges could run aground when encountering unexpected sandbars. Low water levels are especially problematic near Wacouta, where the river goes from being very narrow to very wide. Only… Read More
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Twelve years ago Louisiana finally accepted the truth about the mortal damage it had done to its vital bottom third and embarked on a 50-year, $50 billion master plan for coastal survival. That plan has evolved into one of the world’s most advanced science-based climate adaptation efforts, with a list of science and engineering firsts… Read More
In April 2020, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund et al., 140 S. Ct. 1462 (2000), vacating the Ninth Circuit’s decision. The appeals court had affirmed a district court’s finding of Clean Water Act (“CWA”) liability for the County’s alleged failure to obtain a discharge permit for… Read More
SARASOTA – Now a wide ribbon of Gulf-front sand, the recently renourished Lido Beach has earned national recognition as one of the country’s best restored beaches. Awarded by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA), the recognition acknowledges beach restoration projects that successfully increase a shoreline’s resiliency against storm damage and flooding while preserving its… Read More
New operating plans for managing Lake Okeechobee would raise the lake at least 1.5 feet once the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completes $1.8 billion in repairs to the aging Herbert Hoover Dike. The plans, previewed Thursday, all allow the 730-square-mile lake to jump over 17 feet or higher, drawing concerns about worsening the lake’s… Read More