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Haley Witten said she spends about half her weekends in Oak Island. Witten moved to Leland five years ago, partly to frequent Oak Island and other nearby beach towns. “It’s the best of all worlds really,” she said. “Its easy to just head to the beach whenever I have the time.” Soon, Oak Island visitors… Read More
Chicagoans were shocked last week to see a rust-colored substance from an Indiana water treatment plant ooze into Lake Michigan. But more dangerous and less publicized is the contamination that pours into Illinois waterways when farm chemicals — sometimes called nutrients — are washed off the land by heavy rains. Why it matters: Water polluted with… Read More
Day 1 of Seawork Connect’s virtual conference welcomed Neale Ryan, senior Programme Manager at Clean Maritime. It offers £10 million in funding for feasibility studies in maritime decarbonisation that lay the foundations for future activity. Another £10M has been allocated to more concrete projects, designs and developments to help the overarching aim to achieve net… Read More
Virginians are already seeing the impacts of climate change, from sea level rise along our coastlines to increased rainfall statewide. Without action, Virginians can expect $4.1 billion in annual losses to residential, commercial and public structures by 2080, with 171,000 acres of tidal marsh at risk of disappearing. To better understand this risk, EDF worked… Read More
The Orange County coastline has become the latest casualty of the nation’s unhealthy dependence on oil. In one of the biggest California spills in decades, a pipeline connected to an offshoot oil platform off the coast of Huntington Beach released at least 126,000 gallons of crude over the weekend. By Sunday morning, the smell of… Read More
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has awarded US$10 537 000 in grant funding to support safety and health training, and other programmes. MSHA awarded grants to 46 states, the Navajo Nation and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Grantees will use the funds to provide miners with federally… Read More
Just before noon on August 29, Hurricane Ida crashed ashore at Port Fourchon, La. Its 150 mph winds made it the fifth-strongest storm to hit the U.S. on record—and after causing devastation across Louisiana and Mississippi, it went on across the country to cause lethal flooding in the Northeast. At the time of this writing,… Read More
In many communities, water spills onto streets at high tide. The problem is getting more common as sea levels rise. In many coastal towns, water spills onto streets and sidewalks during high tide – even on sunny days. This flooding is often called “nuisance” flooding, but it’s more serious than that name implies. “While it… Read More
The federal government finally has decided to clean up several lakes streams connected with the Sherwin-Williams/Lucas Paintworks Superfund Site in Camden County. The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that the next phase of the extensive Superfund site cleanup would be dredging of three contaminated lakes and one creek that span three communities — Gibbsboro, Voorhees and Lindenwold. “Hallelujah!” … Read More
When the Ashtabula River and Harbor were identified as a Great Lakes pollution hotspot, or Area of Concern, in 1985, few people thought the day would ever come when it was cleaned up and no longer a detriment to the community and Lake Erie. Over the past more than 100 years, many rivers and harbors… Read More
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Department of Transportation Commissioner Hank Gutman, and Staten Island Borough President Jimmy Oddo yesterday officially commissioned the Staff Sergeant Michael H. Ollis, the first new vessel added to the Staten Island Ferry fleet since 2005. The $85 million, state-of-the-art ferry is named for Michael H. Ollis, a New… Read More
After a year-long collaborative planning effort to address flooding and polluted runoff caused by heavy rains, Atlantic Beach’s Watershed Restoration and Stormwater Resilience Plan has been approved by the state. The town’s impervious surfaces have increased over the years and contributed to the lands inability to absorb rainwater. The plan focuses on identifying and targeting… Read More
Former Scott County Judge-Executive George Lusby looked out over the crowd assembled for the formal ground breaking of the $22.6 million South Sewer Line extension Friday. “I hope people really understand the importance of this project,” he said. The importance of the project was emphasized repeatedly by Georgetown Mayor Tom Prather, Gov. Andy Beshear and… Read More
JUPITER — Erosion has closed a third beach crossover along State Road A1A, according to a social-media post by the Town of Jupiter and barricades installed at the access point. The town deemed beach access point No. 45 dangerous on Friday after sand from underneath the stairs disappeared, leaving a 2-foot drop-off onto the beach. The crossover is… Read More
Proposition 68 will also enhance river parkways, protect coastal forests and wetlands, and fund outdoor access, lower-cost coastal accommodations, and climate adaptation. Proposition 68, the California Parks, Environment, and Water Bond, which was approved by voters in the November 2018 state elections, is currently funding around $1 million to environmental projects in Stinson Beach, Richardson… Read More