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In the aftermath of a bitterly contested election, House and Senate negotiators are finalizing the details of the Water Resources Development Act with an eye towards passage in the lame duck. If they incorporate the best of each chamber’s proposals, the final would do much to mitigate the risks of a warming world while addressing… Read More
High winds and strong tides clog Darnley channel with sand, forcing captains to risk running aground. Some say the only solution is building a new $42-million harbour—but Ottawa isn’t ponying up. The wharf at Malpeque Cove, a sheltered harbour on Prince Edward Island’s north shore, is as picturesque as they come. The water is lined… Read More
By Costas Paris, WSJ Cargo ships and cruise liners are being scrapped in growing numbers as operators hit by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic look to turn their unemployed vessels into cash in the recycling market. Car-carrying vessels and iron-ore haulers lead the burgeoning fleet heading for demolition. Cruise ships, still idled by the… Read More
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has broken ground on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project. Virginia crews will use a highly-specialized tunnel boring machine to dig through soil and construct tunnel segments simultaneously. The advanced technology is used in the construction of highly complex projects such as Manhattan’s Second Avenue Subway. The US… Read More
Preparing for construction of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter, Pascagoula, Miss. shipbuilder Halter Marine is acquiring new technologies that include robotic welding machines and a Lincoln Electric PythonX plasma cutter. Unveiled at a recent ceremony, the PythonX will replace the traditional hand-cut method of cutting steel. Now, those parts will be cut via… Read More
A group representing environmental lawyers has filed notice of intent to sue the federal government, including the Corps of Engineers, over its decision not to dismantle locks and dams on the Columbia River. Earthjustice, which calls itself “the premier nonprofit public interest environmental law organization,” sent the 60-day notice of intent to sue to eight… Read More
POUGHKEEPSIE – Almost one year after Central Hudson began a dredging project without the required New York State Department of Environmental Conservation plans in place, the project has returned to the Hudson River off Poughkeepsie. The dredging project extends from Waryas Park to the northern end of the former Dutton Lumber Yard, now an apartment… Read More
New York — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (USACE) New York District has prepared an Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (IFR/EA) that evaluates a range of nonstructural and structural measures with the potential to improve navigation efficiencies within the New York and New Jersey Harbor. Currently, existing federal channels are constrained given the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is working to remove sand from the Sandy Hook channel before it threatens to clog the area used for shipping. Earlier this month, contractors for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers were at Monmouth Beach pumping massive piles of sand onto the shore from a spot off Sea Bright,… Read More
BEAUFORT — A local environmental group and a state agency have been awarded state grants for restoration projects in Carteret County. The office of N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein announced Oct. 26 nearly $3 million in Environmental Enhancement Grants awarded to 22 grantees around North Carolina. Among the recipients are the N.C. Coastal Federation –… Read More
WILMINGTON, N.C. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, will hold a Facebook live-stream public information meeting on November 17, 2020 at 6 p.m. to discuss the Carolina Beach, NC Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Project Feasibility Study. This study will analyze alternatives for an additional 50 years and continue Federal participation in cost… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is seeking comments on modifications proposed by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to the state Natural Resources Conservation Program In-Lieu Fee (ILF) program for the addition of 13 individual projects. Maine DEP is the sponsor of the ILF program which serves as… Read More
A dredging project will be going on in the Ocean City inlet throughout November, and it’s a win-win for boat navigation and erosion prevention in the area. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Dredge Currituck began work at the inlet last week. The vessel is dredging shoaling hotspots in the inlet channel for about… Read More
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has announced a renewable energy initiative for the Gulf of Mexico, which revolves around offshore wind. On 9 November, Edwards presented his vision at an inaugural meeting of the Climate Initiatives Task Force established earlier this year, for which offshore wind energy will be one of the strategies pursued to… Read More
BATON ROUGE – Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a renewable energy initiative for the Gulf of Mexico, with plans to harness Louisiana’s strengths in offshore energy production for the development of wind power, the nation’s No. 1 source of renewable energy. Gov. Edwards presented his vision at today’s inaugural meeting of the Climate Initiatives… Read More