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NEW BEDFORD – The US Environmental Protection Agency reported that the past several years have seen significant progress in addressing the polychlorinated biphenyl contamination in New Bedford Harbor. Recently, EPA’s cleanup work in the harbor achieved major milestones in the effort that will now result in the EPA transferring control of a 5-acre industrial port… Read More
Living in Geologic Time: How long will the cape keep its fist raised against the waves? Flexing into the Atlantic like a boxer’s raised fist, Cape Cod is one of the most distinctive landforms on Earth. The skinny, crooked peninsula was created by glaciers during the last ice age and sculpted into its present-day form… Read More
First came the new name. Then there was the new sign. Now comes lots of new sand. Patrick Space Force Base is getting its share of a $48 million beach renourishment project, which will spread the equivalent of more than 22,000 of truck loads worth of sand onto the base from shoals five miles off of Cape Canaveral. “Beach… Read More
Marco Island City Council unanimously passed a motion Monday in support of a dredging and restoration plan for Tigertail lagoon to improve tidal flow and protect its ecosystem. The motion also instructed city staff to work with Collier County, owner of the Tigertail Beach Park, to move the project forward. Councilor Erik Brechnitz said the county could use tourist tax dollars, a… Read More
Originally published on January 5, 2021 10:36 am With calls growing for lawmakers to pay more attention to climate change, the state Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection and the chief resiliency officer position are slated to be reviewed Monday by the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee. The resiliency officer position is among the… Read More
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By Katherine O’Dea Dec. 31 marked the final taking of sand from the last coastal sand mine in the U.S.– the Cemex Lapis Luster facility – operating on the shores of our Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Marina. The closure was negotiated in July of 2017 as the result of a multi-year advocacy campaign… Read More
Pebble mine fight continues as Alaska Governor joins the fray on behalf of the mining company. (Anchorage) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced Friday that the Alaska Department of Law will file an administrative appeal with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Pacific Ocean Division, over the Alaska District’s decision to deny the… Read More
SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — When the president signed an omnibus spending bill on Dec. 27, it unlocked $1.4 trillion in government appropriations and $900 billion in Covid-19 aid. In addition to averting a partial government shutdown, the passage of the bill will fund a number of projects spearheaded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which… Read More
BLUE HILL, Maine (AP) — Authorities in Maine are collecting public comments about the potential impact to the fishing industry of a proposed federal dredging project in the Blue Hill area. The Army Corp of Engineers and town of Blue Hill want to create a federal navigation channel in Blue Hill Harbor. It would be… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers this week began a $10.4 million project to dredge the Port of Hueneme’s main channel, deepening it from 35 feet to 40 feet to allow cargo ships to deliver larger, heavier loads. At the channel’s current 35-foot depth, cargo ships in general would not be able to carry their maximum… Read More
The State Of The Industry In The Post-COVID-19 Era. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Patterson The year 2020 will be remembered – and not exactly in a good way – for COVID-19, a crazy presidential election and economic turmoil not seen in decades. The aggregates and construction industries, fortunately, were not decimated by the… Read More
Coastal States Organization (CSO) and American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) have issued a call for policies, funding, and science to address the unprecedented challenges facing our nation’s coasts. In an era of rising sea, changing Great Lake levels, increasing storm intensity, coastal erosion and flooding, and lack of available coastal sediment, Congress and… Read More
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department released guidance that offers an extension of a safe harbor for developers of renewable energy projects located either offshore or on federal land. In Notice 2021-5, issued last week, the IRS and the Treasury said they will extend the safe harbor period for up to 10 calendar… Read More
The American Waterways Operators has applauded the recent passage of H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, noting that “for AWO and the domestic maritime industry as a whole, H.R. 6395 is one of the most significant laws to be enacted by Congress in many years.”… Read More