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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
It’s Midday on the Environment. Today, a conversation about the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States, extending 200 miles from its northern headwaters in the Susquehanna River to its outlet in the Atlantic Ocean. It’s fed by more than 150 major rivers and streams and it encompasses parts… Read More
Surf City leaders are ready to move forward with a beach nourishment project through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, but their North Topsail Beach neighbors are backing away because of financial concerns. The Onslow County community will not sign a Project Partnership Agreement for the Surf City/North Topsail Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management plan, citing a massive cost increase… Read More
Maine Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law legislation prohibiting new offshore wind projects in state waters. According to her office, the prohibition preserves state waters—where up to 75% of Maine’s commercial lobster harvesting occurs—for fishing and recreation and cements into law Maine’s priority of locating offshore wind projects in federal waters in the Gulf… Read More
ORLEANS – Before July is out the town plans to begin the permitting process to dredge a channel from Town Cove to the entrance of Nauset Inlet, a project under discussion for years to address the silted-in estuary and enable safer ocean access for recreational boaters and commercial fishermen. Parts of the dredge area lie… Read More