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The view looking north near 17th Street in Bradenton Beach Sept. 23 shows the beach widened by about 250 feet. The dredge pipe pushes sand pumped by a dredge about a quarter-mile offshore of the north end of Anna Maria Island to the beaches. A couple of beachgoers and a bevy of birds flank equipment… Read More
Washington D.C. – The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), which is merging into the American Clean Power Association (ACP) in January 2021, today released the following statement regarding recent developments from the U.S. Department of the Interior involving federal reviews of the Vineyard Wind project and the many other offshore wind projects in progress up… Read More
180,000 cubic meters of dredged material are currently being reused as filling material in the construction of the Port of Gothenburg’s next major investment. When the masses have been stabilized and solidified and further surface work have been completed, 140,000 square meters of new, long-awaited terminal space, will be available in the Port of Gothenburg…. Read More
In September, the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project delivered first power to the grid. In September, the first offshore wind farm in US federal waters delivered first power to the grid. The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project is the first approved by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the second… Read More
Friends of Firesteel has been working with a consultant to devise a plan for dredging project. After receiving a $10,000 boost from the Mitchell City Council, Friends of Firesteel is gearing up to kick start a fundraising campaign to support dredging Lake Mitchell. The local nonprofit organization — which was created more than a year… Read More
The sun was out, but the slanted light of fall did little to warm the small crowd gathered at the Carroll Street Bridge in Gowanus the morning of Nov. 16. But despite winds that whipped bare hands and quickly chilled the hot cider they held in paper cups, members of Gowanus Dredgers, an organization that… Read More
OSWEGO — Mayor Billy Barlow announced plans for the shoreline protection project along Shore Road on Oswego’s east side. Shore Road is a residential, waterfront neighborhood susceptible to flooding, particularly since the implementation of the International Joint Commission’s Plan2014, implemented in 2017, resulting in higher water levels along Lake Ontario. The higher lake levels resulted… Read More
After thousands of New Yorkers signed a petition urging Gov. Cuomo to sign a bill aimed at keeping the waters of Jamaica Bay free of contamination, he vetoed it at the end of November — the second time he’s pulled the plug on the proposal. The bill, introduced to the Legislature by state Sen. Addabbo… Read More
Above: Wind turbines helped a farmer to retire. Two companies announced they submitted bids to develop wind turbines off the Jersey Shore in the latest step in New Jersey’s goal to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Offshore wind generation companies Ørsted and Atlantic Shores announced Thursday that they submitted bids to the state Board of Public Utilities… Read More
Revenue from a possible town-wide property tax increase in North Topsail Beach next year will not likely be funneled solely to pay for a joint, 50-year federal beach project. North Topsail Beach aldermen reached a consensus last week to create two municipal service districts within town as a way to bring in funds to cover… Read More
OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — With everything that has happened in 2020, Hurricane Isaias may feel like just another blip on the radar. However for the people of Oak Island, its effects are still very apparent. More than four months after the storm reeked havoc on the town and its beaches some significant progress is being… Read More
Billions of dollars could be spent on navigation channels, levees, coastal restoration The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that could send billions of dollars to Louisiana for water infrastructure projects such as deepening navigation channels, raising new levees and restoring more of the coast and wetlands. The bill also could get Louisiana off… Read More
LUDINGTON, Mich. – As the wind whipped across the top of the Big Sable Point lighthouse, one of the most famous and beloved on the Great Lakes, Jim Gallie pointed to the disappearing beach: “It’s been progressively getting worse.” Every few seconds, a wave slammed into the breakwall protecting the base of the lighthouse, sending… Read More
SOUTH MILFORD — Years and years of sediment buildup within the channels of Blackman Lake have made them almost impassable for its residents, leaving a lot of them high and dry. A dredging project at the lake spearheaded by the Blackman Lake Improvement Association will end those problems come next spring and summer. Over the… Read More
240 signed easements still needed PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A project to renourish nine miles of Pinellas County’s beachfront coastline is at risk of being skipped unless 240 more property owners sign a required easement. If the project is skipped by the Army Corp of Engineers, it could mean the Sand Key area in Pinellas… Read More