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The majority of the Queens Borough Board voted in favor — with the exception of one community board chair — to adopt the city’s Zoning for Coastal Flood Resiliency (ZCFR) text amendment, which would make permanent some building standards that would increase resilience to climate change in coastal areas. The board, which includes the chairs… Read More
A group of environmentally minded designers is hoping to make cleaning up beach litter a little easier. Several East End beaches now have cleanup stations stocked with baskets like those you’d expect to see at the supermarket. The idea is simple: As you head out onto the beach, grab a basket so you can easily… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — After years of planning, dredging of Old Ferry Channel in Bogue Sound between Cape Carteret and Emerald Isle, as well as in Deer Creek in Cape Carteret, is underway. Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection Office, which oversees dredging and beach nourishment projects, said Friday work started Thursday in… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Gulf of Maine offshore wind power initiative Maine Governor Janet Mills rolled out late last year has raised concern in the lobster fishing community, with Maine Lobstermen’s Association Executive Director Patrice McCarron telling The American that “the area identified by the state of Maine for a potential offshore wind farm is prime… Read More
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — South Carolina’s Chief Administrative Law Judge has upheld DeBordieu Colony Community Association’s permit for beach nourishment. The plan includes placement of up to 650,000 cubic yards of sand and three groins on DeBordieu Beach at the southern end of the development. The groins will be built perpendicular to the beach… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — Town commissioners voted 5-0 Tuesday night to concur with the Carteret County Beach Commission’s recommendation to not opt into a federal beach nourishment program for Bogue Banks. The vote came during the Emerald Isle Board of Commissioners’ monthly meeting, conducted on GoToMeeting. Commissioner Jim Normile, who is vice chairperson of the beach panel,… Read More
As the cost of offshore wind power has been driven down by Europe and China, companies in the US are planning enough capacity to power millions of homes. Americans owe Europe a thank you. Two decades ago, Germany’s new renewable energy feed-in tariff stimulated the market for rooftop solar power. A decade ago, Denmark, Germany and… Read More
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard will bring a less militaristic face to the persistent global presence of U.S. naval power outlined in the new Tri-Service Maritime Strategy, the Coast Guard’s commandant says. The strategy, unveiled in mid-December, seeks an integrated, all-domain naval power consisting of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard,… Read More
A contractor dredging the Schuylkill along Philadelphia’s iconic Boathouse Row has stopped work, claiming it needs more money to continue working after it found too much large debris such as telephone poles at the bottom. The delay has raised the ire of the Schuylkill Navy and local rowing community, which says racing lanes and other… Read More
20 navigation channels selected as part of 3-phase dredging program included in $300 million resiliency and economic development initiative Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday today dredging has begun at Little Sodus Bay, a navigation channel in Cayuga County, used by boaters to access Lake Ontario from Little Sodus Bay. The accumulation of silt, sand and… Read More
The largest U.S. offshore wind contract to date is a centerpiece of Gov. Cuomo’s new call for expanded clean energy investment. The state of New York has awarded 2.5 gigawatts of offshore wind projects to developers Equinor and BP, the largest yet in the state’s massive offshore wind build-out and one of the single largest… Read More
DOVER – City officials are working on the development of an intermunicipal agreement with nearby cities and towns to share the costs of implementing the recently issued Great Bay Total Nitrogen General Permit. The permit is designed to reduce pollution in Great Bay, one of the largest estuaries in the Northeast. Dover City Manager Michael… Read More
Certain letters on the keyboard of the Beacon-issued MacBook I’ve been using these past few years are starting to fade from overuse. They’re mostly the ones used to spell out the words “dredge” and “dredging.” The G and I are still visible, but the D, R, E and N have seen better days. I know… Read More
ATLANTIC BEACH — The Atlantic Beach Town Council is backing the Carteret County Beach Commission in its decision to maintain the existing master plan to nourish and maintain the beaches of Bogue Banks. The council met Monday for its regular meeting at the town boardroom at 1010 West Fort Macon Road and online via Zoom…. Read More
EAST SANDWICH — In mid-December a powerful storm coupled with unusually high tides damaged a number of properties along Salt Marsh Road, including their foundations. One house was condemned. The homes on Springhill Beach are part of an ongoing story of beach erosion in the area. “There is no new normal,” said David DeConto, director of natural resources… Read More