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In September, the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association awarded the Lower Columbia Solutions Group the 2020 Robert L. Wiegel Coastal Project of the Year. This award goes to coastal projects that have stood the test of time and shown a positive environmental, social, or recreational benefit. With leadership from Ecology’s Coastal Management Program, the… Read More
A new report from the GAO (U.S. Government Accounting Office) looks at why, after spending over $100 million to develop, test, and produce hydraulic electric drive (HED) systems for its Flight IIA Arleigh Burke destroyers, the U.S. Navy has changed its plans. . According to the GAO, “The HED system draws surplus power from the… Read More
The Business Network for Offshore Wind has hailed the election of Joe Biden to be the 46th president of the United States as promising to usher in a renewed focus on renewable energy strategies, including the offshore wind energy industry. “Under the Biden Administration,” says the Business Network, “it is expected that offshore wind will… Read More
The sand needed to rebuild beaches along South Carolina and other parts of the Southeast will become scarcer over the next 50 years and there may be shortages, an analysis done for the Army Corps of Engineers says. Some areas today haven’t found enough to fill their need. The report, by Florida-based firm Taylor Engineering… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. – The fifth meeting of the Gould Island Restoration Advisory Board is scheduled for Nov. 12, 2020 in Jamestown, Rhode Island. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. as a virtual meeting using the Zoom app and hosted by Jamestown officials. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New… Read More
By Forum Staff Mayor Bill de Blasio and, Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday to announce the start of construction on the Rockaways-Atlantic Shorefront Project, the $336 million initiative to strengthen the shoreline along six miles of the Rockaway Peninsula. The corps-led project consists of a reinforced dune system… Read More
The nonprofit organization ReClam the Bay is not just about growing and returning oysters and clams to the Barnegat, Manahawkin and Tuckerton bays, said ReClam volunteer Marty Volz. “The most important thing we do is to educate the public about the bay,” he told Tuckerton Mayor Sue Marshall and the borough council during the Nov…. Read More
Summer’s over, the crowds are off the Jersey Shore beaches, and the routine replenishment of sand goes on throughout the state. Hurricane season is posing occasional widespread threats and nor’easters loom as the particular danger to beach maintenance. Projects by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers primarily protect against these risks, while keeping the wide,… Read More
MOREHEAD CITY, NC (WWAY) – Three Cape Fear area towns are getting money from the state to improve beach access and parks. The state Division of Coastal Management has awarded more than $1 million to eleven local governments and the N.C. Coastal Reserve to improve public access to coastal beaches and waters for the 2020-21… Read More
MOREHEAD CITY — A Carteret County-based environmental nonprofit and a state agency have received nearly $2 million for marine debris and derelict vessel removal. According to an announcement Oct. 22 from the N.C. Coastal Federation, a nonprofit dedicated to conserving and restoring the state’s coastal environment, the N.C. Division of Coastal Management, in partnership with… Read More
DETROIT — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold an online public hearing 1-4 p.m., December 7, 2020, to gather public comments on a permit request for a proposed Enbridge Line 5 pipeline tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. The online hearing and written comment period provide a second opportunity for the public to… Read More
The waters around Cotuit Bay are running clearer now that the third phase of dredging the west end of Dead Neck on Sampsons Island was completed a week ahead of schedule last Saturday. “We’ve got a lot of water here, especially at low tide; this is crazy good!” said Ken Cirillo, chief administrator of the… Read More
Falmouth resident Lisa Cavanaugh went before the waterways committee on Wednesday, November 4, to ask that it take action to stop ongoing encroachment of Washburn Island into the entrance of Eel Pond, Menauhant. “Washburn is continuing to push westbound, toward the Menauhant shoreline,” Ms. Cavanaugh said. “The channel is getting more dangerous with the currents… Read More
FILE – In this Sept. 9, 2019, file photo, a Moran tugboat nears the stern of the capsizing vessel Golden Ray near St. Simons Sound off the coast of Georgia. The salvage team is seeking a federal permit to surround the shipwreck with a giant mesh barrier to contain any debris when they cut the… Read More
Measure was criticized as a “blank check” Key Biscayne residents voted to pass a referendum that would allow the village to issue $100 million in general obligation bonds to deal with the effects of climate change. More than 56 percent of the roughly 6,100 voters in Key Biscayne approved the referendum in Tuesday’s general election…. Read More