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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
The Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) will review two proposals for wind-energy projects off the coast of New Jersey, the Interior Department announced Tuesday. Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind LLC submitted the proposals, both of which would be located about 9 miles offshore. The first is projected to have a capacity of 1,510 megawatts. A 30-day… Read More
ATLANTIC CITY — A request for dredging Gardner’s Basin two years ago has grown into a proposal for an innovative coastal research and resiliency center that would position Stockton University and the city as leaders in the study of climate change. It would also serve as an incubator for jobs and education in the growing… Read More
A group of 10 advocacy groups has formed the Offshore Wind for North Carolina coalition, or OSW4NC, to lobby for funding, legislation and anything else that will get wind turbines turning off the North Carolina coast. The move comes as North Carolina, the U.S. and the rest of the world race to get global warming… Read More
ORLEANS — During its warrant review for the Oct, 25 Special Town Meeting, the Orleans Select Board took steps to move forward with the town’s Nauset Beach retreat plan, along with several other big-ticket projects. The town has obtained a $1 million grant from the state to help finance the Nauset Beach retreat plan, which is estimated… Read More
Waves of disaster have earned Louisiana a reputation as the place to watch for how climate change will impact coastal areas. Hurricane Ida was merely a punctuation mark in a series of devastating tropical cyclones, tragic inland floods, epic oil spills and deadly epidemics. Despite these all-too-frequent catastrophes, many residents of Louisiana’s vulnerable coastal areas… Read More
The projects cost the town $36 million to move about 1 million cubic yards of sand. by: Mark Bergin Staff Writer As the town nears completion of its six-segment beach renourishment project early next year, things are looking different along the beaches of Longboat Key. On the north end, bright white new sand gleams where… Read More
FENWICK ISLAND – Delays in permitting and uncertainty regarding a public-private partnership between the town and a local developer have cast a shadow over a dredging project in Fenwick Island. Last Friday, the Fenwick Island Town Council voted unanimously to spend $51,000 for soil and archeological studies of the Little Assawoman Bay. While the town… Read More