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The popular sand beach in Otumba Park will have a lot more beach-blanket room this summer. The Sturgeon Bay Common Council approved an upgrade that will expand the beach, located on the West Waterfront at 225 W. Juniper St., to more than double its current depth. Improvements were made in 2012 to prevent beach closures… Read More
In what Liz Burdock, president and CEO of the Business Network for Offshore Wind calls “the day the U.S. offshore wind industry has been anxiously awaiting for years,” the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed the environmental analysis of the proposed Vineyard Wind I offshore wind project. “Today’s announcement… Read More
Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3), Kurt Schrader (D-OR-5), and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), are pushing the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to provide the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with annual funding for maritime infrastructure maintenance crucial to public safety and the vitality of… Read More
BAY HEAD, N.J. (AP) — With a string of February storms having taken big chunks out of many Jersey Shore beaches — and the federal government refusing to authorize emergency repairs — New Jersey is considering doubling the amount of money it allocates to shore protection projects each year to $50 million. The bill actually… Read More
NORTH WILDWOOD – For the eighth consecutive year, sand is being harvested from the wide beaches of Wildwood and transported by large haulers to North Wildwood, in a desperate attempt to save the city’s north end beaches. Without an approved hydraulic dredge project and no federal or state funding for beach replenishment, Mayor Patrick Rosenello has long expressed frustration with the financial burden the city has been faced with due to large shore… Read More
On Wednesday, March 3, the Falmouth Waterways Committee discussed options for dredge spoils within Waquoit Bay. In order to dredge the Waquoit Bay and its entrance channel, the town needs to find a place to place the dredge spoils. A preliminary survey conducted by the Woods Hole Group shows that while there is no hazardous materials… Read More
Brookville, IN — Portions of the dam recreational area at Brookville Lake, Brookville, Indiana, are temporarily closed to public access while contractors are performing some improvements. To ensure public safety during upcoming construction activities, some public access points will be temporarily closed effective March 3. These intermittent closures will affect vehicular and pedestrian traffic on… Read More
Shoreline on the northern end of Palm Beach County gets a facelift JUPITER, Fla. — A $14.3 million beach renourishment project along the northern shoreline of Palm Beach County is wrapping up just in time for sea turtle nesting season. The project will provide storm protection, critical nesting habitat and recreational spaces for many years… Read More
The efforts to dredge Lake DeSoto have hit a few snags. Heavy snowfall, cold temperatures and equipment issues have caused the lakes department’s efforts to get behind schedule. Because of this the drawdown of DeSoto will be extended so as to reach all coves targeted for mechanical dredging. Lakes ecology and fisheries manager Brad Meredith… Read More
Work has begun on the habitat restoration Prince Rupert’s Seal Cove Salt Marsh, with proponents anticipating a transformation of a neglected area of the city into a vibrant recreational destination. Human activity and industrial activity over the years near marsh, bordered by Seal Cove Road and Bellis Road, has led to the clearing of natural… Read More
Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion could create 28 square miles of marsh in rapidly eroding Barataria Basin One of the most expensive, ambitious and controversial proposals in Louisiana’s 50-year, $50 billion bid to save the southern third of the state from disappearing like a modern-day Atlantis passed a major milestone Thursday night with the release of a… Read More
The U.S. shipyard industry integrates our economy with a vast global system that moves a majority of the world’s trade, from energy and consumer goods, to agriculture products and raw materials. The industry is critical to our nation’s economy, infrastructure, and national security, and—partially due to the Navy’s “pivot to the west,” which continues to… Read More
WASHINGTON DC, March 2, 2021 — The American Clean Power Association (ACP) today issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Gina Raimondo as U.S. Commerce Secretary. “American Clean Power congratulates Secretary Raimondo as she begins her position leading the U.S. Department of Commerce. In her previous role as Governor, Secretary Raimondo recognized the economic… Read More
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH)–Starting March 8, a portion of the Oklahoma River Trail will be closed so crews can dredge sediment from the Oklahoma River. The City of Oklahoma City said that the trail will be closed between May Avenue to I-44 on the south riverbank and will remain closed until May 12. To view a… Read More
East Hampton Village temporarily stopped the dredging of Town Pond on Saturday to allow for the safe removal of turtles. The first phase of the dredging, conducted by Bistrian Materials, began last month. Billy Hajek, the village planner, told the village board on Feb. 19 that more than three feet of “muck” had been removed,… Read More