It's on us. Share your news here.
It's on us. Share your news here.
If even half of the funding and policy changes in the pursuit of resiliency, flood mitigation and land conservation make it through the budget process, it would be far and away the biggest effort in the state’s history to meet the challenge of a changing climate. This year, there is broad consensus across party lines… Read More
(Sep. 2, 2021) The Conservation Commission voted 5-1 Thursday afternoon to issue an enforcement order to the Sconset Beach Preservation Fund, requiring it to remove its hard-armored erosion-control project from the base of Sankaty Bluff. The vote came just over two months after its initial decision in late June to order removal of the geotextile… Read More
The Coast Guard captain-of-the-port, New Orleans, Capt. Will Watson, has opened the Lower Mississippi River to all vessel traffic in New Orleans and key ports throughout Southeast Louisiana, following Hurricane Ida. After the successful removal of several power lines obstructing the waterway due to a downed transmission tower near mile marker 106.5 and a survey… Read More
Coastal authority weighs repairs in advance of seeking federal money Preliminary assessments of Hurricane Ida‘s damage to Louisiana coastal projects range from “a complete wreck” to “pretty much intact.” The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has been taking stock of the damage in advance of seeking grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for repairs to… Read More
The island’s beach renourishment project kicked off this week with the placement of the first sand. The Captiva Erosion Prevention District reported that the beach fill operation was set to commence on Sept. 1, then followed up the next day with a report that the first dredged sand had hit the shoreline. “Over the past… Read More
While climate change did not create damaging weather and wildfires, it has demonstrably made them more extreme and punishing. There is a credible foreboding among many Floridians as we continue through the 2021 hurricane season. Since 1851, 120 hurricanes — more than 41% of the hurricanes that have hit the U.S. — made some sort… Read More
PORT ONTARIO — As part of its $15 million Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative Regional Dredging Project, the state removed approximately 3,600 cubic yards of sediment from the Salmon River navigation channel between Aug. 9 and 16. The dredging was undertaken using a long reach excavator on a barge, supported by dump scows and a… Read More
In the wake of the deadly fire on the dive boat Conception, safety compliance checks are being conducted underway on smaller, U.S. inspected passenger vessels operating off the California coast. The checks are part of an Eleventh Coast Guard District initiative to improve safety by ensuring continued regulatory compliance while vessels are conducting operations with… Read More
Does the world need another dire warning about its too-slow progress in tackling the climate emergency and a wake-up call to act before time runs out? In Agenda’s view the answer is yes, and global energy consultancy DNV this week obliged with its latest Energy Transition Outlook, which offers a sobering analysis of how nations… Read More
Today, IUMI – the International Union of Marine Insurance – presented its analysis of the latest marine insurance market trends during its annual conference which is being held online from Seoul, South Korea, according to IUMI’s release. In general, IUMI reported positive market development from most insurance lines except P&I, and from most geographic regions,… Read More
This month, SANDAG construction crews reached another major milestone in repairing the Del Mar bluffs, part of a multi-phased project to ensure the integrity and safety of the nearby Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) rail corridor, according to a SANDAG news release. Crews successfully graded the bluffs; constructed a keyway, or foundation, that strengthened… Read More
PROJECT DETAILS PROJECT CLIENT USACE – Philadelphia District DREDGE QUANTITY 1.8 million cubic yards VESSEL TYPE Cutter Suction Dredge DREDGES WORKED Illinois ABOUT THIS PROJECT This beach fill project involved the construction of a berm and dune in order to reduce storm damages in the New Jersey communities of Atlantic City and Ventnor. The hydraulic… Read More
Being on board Dane County’s “Dragon Dredge” is like riding on a slow moving, floating vacuum cleaner. It doesn’t go fast or far and it sucks up dirt. Sometimes a rock gets stuck in it. Dane County purchased the $650,000 Ellicott Dredge in March as part of a five phase, multiyear and multimillion dollar effort… Read More
VERO BEACH — Repairs of the storm-damaged Conn Beach boardwalk are nearing completion, slightly behind schedule. The project was to be finished by Monday, but there’s still about 160 feet of boardwalk yet to be built near Jaycee Park, said Public Works Director Matthew Mitts. Officials now expect work to be completed by the end of… Read More
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — Although City Council plans to get a “second opinion” on a recommendation from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, officials there may go ahead and issue a “request for proposals” to remove the Horseshoe Lake dam this week. After being paid a visit Monday night (Aug. 30) by NEORSD officials, including… Read More