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Apr. 27—For Waikiki surfers and beachgoers who have felt constrained by sand being dredged from a barge offshore, piped onshore and heaped in a big gray pyramid covering much of Kuhio Beach, the end is in sight. Early Monday morning, workers began scooping truckloads of sand from the pile and hauling it along the shoreline… Read More
Earth Day Projects Part of Ongoing Horseshoe Crab Habitat Work NOTE: The Cape May County Herald is offering full coverage of the COVID-19 / coronavirus emergency to all, with no payment required. We are committed to ensuring our readers can make critical decisions for themselves and their families during this ongoing situation. To continue supporting… Read More
Increasingly shallow rivers in Argentina and Paraguay are making it harder to move soybeans and grains to market. The South American drought that’s helping push corn and soybean prices to multiyear highs isn’t just threatening crops, but also the ability to haul them on waterways that are drying up. On the increasingly shallow rivers that… Read More
A federal plan to shore up some of Collier County’s coastline against large tropical storms was met with opposition Tuesday during a public meeting. The Board of Collier Commissioners unanimously agreed to sign two non-binding letters of support for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s proposed $2.1 billion plan to provide coastal resiliency for parts… Read More
KALAMAZOO, MI — Thanks for dealing with the tip of the iceberg. Now, please do the rest. That’s the gist of a letter to Eagle Creek Renewable Energy from Sen. Sean McCann and Rep. Julie Rogers, both Democrats from Kalamazoo who wrote the company this month to press for additional dredging in the Kalamazoo River,… Read More
Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration press release: The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore completed dredging operations this week to create a second, 50-foot deep container berth at its Seagirt Marine Terminal. The project, accomplished as part of the public-private partnership between the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) and… Read More
A stall in anticipated federal funding has up to 45 of 181 flood-mitigation projects in Harris County at a funding deficit, including several projects in the Lake Houston area. At the March 9 Harris County Commissioners Court meeting, the Harris County Budget Management Department said projects from the $2.5 billion flood bond program in 2018… Read More
When developers at HYM Investment Group started planning a major urban redevelopment at the former Suffolk Downs racetrack near Boston Harbor, they knew they had to plan around water. The site is surrounded and even intersected by flood potentials—Sales Creek runs through the middle of the former racetrack, Chelsea Creek runs alongside it, there’s an… Read More
The project aims to restore and sustain eroding wetlands in and around Barataria Bay, an area that stretches roughly from southeastern Lafourche Parish to southwestern Plaquemines. NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and the St. Bernard Parish Council have come out against the proposed $2 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. The officials called it a threat to commercial and recreational fishing, bottlenose… Read More
In a fact sheet released following last week’s Leaders’ Summit on Climate, the White House reaffirmed that “in support of global efforts to achieve net-zero GHG emissions no later than 2050, the United States is committing to work with countries in the International Maritime Organization to adopt a goal of achieving zero emissions from international… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — The Emerald Isle beach nourishment project is in the home stretch and could be complete by Monday, several days before the contractual deadline. “We have seen some incredible productivity the past few days and weeks and we could very well be completed on Monday, well before the April 30th regulatory deadline,” Greg… Read More
Rhode Island-based offshore wind crew transfer vessel owner and operator Atlantic Wind Transfers plans to be to be at the forefront in providing crew transfer services up and down the East Coast as the U.S. offshore wind industry expands. As part of its growth plan, the company will use DNV’s seamless Fit for Purpose program… Read More
Galeton Borough Council will make minimal repairs to the Berger Lake dam so the majority of a grant can be used to dredge the lake. At its meeting April 14, council reviewed the dam study by Schnabel Engineering, which detailed repairs needed to the dam before the lake can be dredged. The first option included… Read More
The state will also help a sea level rise study on Longboat Key The House and Senate continue to haggle over environmental protection matters but agreed on more than $2 million for reef restoration. Both chambers have also agreed to an assortment of other environmental expenditures, including a Longboat Key sea level rise program and… Read More
ALBERT LEA, Minnesota – It’s a project aimed to address water quality issues affecting Fountain Lake and its three bays: Bancroft, Dane’s and Edgewater. Phase two of the multi-phase dredging project has officially kicked off, with dredgers cleaning out sediment and heavy phosphoric silt from the lake bed and pumped to an off-site confined disposal… Read More