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NextDecade Corporation has announced that it has completed an evaluation of the Galveston Bay LNG site and determined that the site in Texas City is not suitable for development of an LNG facility and related infrastructure and utilities. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District, has advised that a portion of the Galveston… Read More
The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are marking a milestone of environmental stewardship this month on the landmark restoration of Poplar Island near Talbot County. Simultaneously, the agencies are advancing plans for their next partnership using dredged materials to preserve and protect Maryland’s… Read More
The timing and magnitude of wind turbine installations in the United States are often driven by tax incentives. The U.S. production tax credit (PTC), a per-kilowatthour (kWh) credit for electricity generated by eligible renewable sources, was first enacted in 1992 and has been extended and modified in the years since. At the end of December… Read More
By Richard Balzano Congress recently made a major, if little noticed, new investment in American infrastructure. As part of the year-end budget deal, lawmakers released $10 billion that had been locked away in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to be used for its intended purpose: dredging U.S. harbors to keep our ports open and support… Read More
An astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS) shot this photograph of a portion of Padre Island, a long barrier island along the southern Texas coast. Once an unbroken stretch of land, the island was separated into North and South Padre with the cutting of Mansfield Channel—first through private efforts in 1957, and then by… Read More
Newport, Rhode Island has been chosen as the future homeport for a new NOAA oceanographic research vessel being built for the agency. Discoverer will be a state-of-the-art ship that operates around the nation and the world to study and explore the ocean. “Discoverer will be one of the world’s most advanced research vessels,” said Rear Adm. Nancy Hann,… Read More
A barge carrying toxic waste dredged out of Brooklyn’s fetid Gowanus Canal has sunk — potentially delivering the muck right back into the water again, the Environmental Protection Agency revealed Tuesday. The barge — part of the EPA’s “Superfund” effort to clean the notoriously filthy waterway — went down in nearby Gowanus Bay Monday, and… Read More
NEWBURY — U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton joined state and local officials in putting out a call to protect the Plum Island shoreline Monday afternoon. Marc Sarkady, the president of the Plum Island Foundation, said last week the federal fiscal 2021 budget includes $19 million for dredging sand from the Merrimack and Piscataqua rivers, with some… Read More
This would be the first offshore wind farm in New York State. A proposal to build a 15-turbine wind farm in federal waters 30 miles east of Montauk Point came closer to fruition when the East Hampton Town Board approved two agreements with South Fork Wind, LLC. A press release issued by theTown says that… Read More
STONE HARBOR – In response to a letter from the Stone Harbor Property Owners Association (SHPOA), Stone Harbor Borough Administrator Robert Smith gave an update on dredging to Stone Harbor Borough Council Jan. 19. The bottom line of Smith’s comments was that “maintenance dredging is not needed this year, next year, or maybe not even the year after… Read More
NAGS HEAD — The cost of “beach nourishment” projects along North Carolina’s Outer Banks will total $99 million. Beach nourishment usually involves adding sand or sediment to beaches to combat erosion and increase beach width. The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, Va., reported Thursday that the money is the most being spent on the Dare County coast… Read More
The last two weeks have put on display the things we take for granted. The permitting moratorium, the revocation of the Keystone Pipeline, then the outright leasing ban show that the Biden Administration does not fully grasp the critical, complex role oil and natural gas play in every moment of our day-to-day lives. Let’s start… Read More
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced legislation to protect jobs and drilling opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico and the conservation efforts they fund. Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) are original cosponsors of the Conservation… Read More
—The measure sets minimum construction standards for seawalls and other tidal flood barriers in Miami Beach — Miami Beach City Commission unanimously adopted an ordinance today that codifies previously established minimum elevations for new seawalls and provides new penalties for property owners who fail to maintain privately owned seawalls that cause flooding on adjacent… Read More
DeSantis released the environmental spending priorities Thursday as part of a $96.6 billion overall budget proposal. Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to spend $25 million next year and more in coming years to set up a program that would help address coastal flooding and other climate-change impacts across the state. Money for the proposed Resilient Florida… Read More