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There are concerns, though, about the time it will take to build the network of sea walls, surge gates and other infrastructure If Hurricane Laura shifts west and lands squarely on the Texas coast, it will be the fifth deadly hurricane to strike the Lone Star State since 2000. That’s far too soon for Texas… Read More
PORT CLINTON – Local officials are moving forward with efforts to shore up Port Clinton’s city beach after high water levels in recent years led to significant erosion and other issues. A new ordinance working its way through Port Clinton City Council now would allow city administrators to use as much as $60,000 for the… Read More
New York — Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and 54th Chief of Engineers, today signed the Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, Highlands, New Jersey, Coastal Storm Risk Management Chief’s Report. This project spans a geographic distance of approximately 8,000 linear feet along the bay shoreline… Read More
BUFFALO, NY– The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District completed repairs to the Lorain breakwater located in Lake Erie in the Port of Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio, on August 5, 2020. Approximately 50 linear feet of the breakwater was repaired, which was void with a stone base and vertical sheet pile on top. Additionally,… Read More
Concord, N.H. (AP) — A regional coalition that supports the development of offshore wind power is set to launch later this month. New England for Offshore Wind, which includes environmental advocacy organizations, educational institutions, justice and health organizations, and business alliances, will hold a press conference Wednesday to announce the launch. The group will argue… Read More
SURF CITY, N.C. (WITN) – A coastal town is beginning a federal project to better repair the damage from tropical storms and hurricanes. Surf City, Topsail Island and the Army Corps of Engineers are working together on dune restoration. The town is putting $25 million into the project to move 12-million cubic yards of sand… Read More
CAPE CARTERET — The N.C. Coastal Federation is trying to find funding to fix a major problem at the engineered wetlands stormwater management system it constructed in Cape Carteret. But Dr. Lexia Weaver, coastal scientist with the environmental group, said Friday the outlook for an immediate solution is not encouraging. The federation, based in the… Read More
Once the cleanup is completed, the city will own a trail and protected land on the long-closed West Duluth plant site. DULUTH – A $75 million effort to remove contaminated sediment from waters near a former U.S. Steel mill was approved Monday night, the latest step in a decadeslong endeavor to clean up the St…. Read More
Duluth will invest nearly $4.7 million to shore up the Lakewalk and extend it through Kitchi Gammi Park. Duluth city councilors unanimously voted Monday night to repair and fortify the Lakewalk in hopes that the improved path will be better suited to withstand the sorts of punishing storms that have occurred with greater frequency in… Read More
MUSKEGON, MI – Efforts to clean up Muskegon Lake that once was essentially used as a dump continues this summer with a $3.1 million initiative to remove “chunks of junk” from the lake bottom. The project also will involve wetlands and shoreline restoration and relocation of a recreational path away from the restored shore, said… Read More
Director of Community Development Dennis Stachewicz kept an eye on the Lake Superior shoreline throughout his 18 years working for the City of Marquette. He watched as the lake rose 3 feet in seven years and as warmer water temperatures led to increased and more severe storms that began to erode away the coastline and… Read More
The four candidates agree on a lot of things — term limits, homelessness and regional purchasing agreements, but they are split on the county’s 2015 purchase of equipment for a dredging program The four democrats vying for two seats on the Plymouth County Commission agree on a lot of things. They all agree regional purchasing… Read More
ORLEANS — Orleans will have to navigate the perilous passage to permitting for the Nauset Estuary dredging project without the financial support of Eastham. At the Aug. 20 meeting of the Nauset Estuary Stakeholders Group, Eastham Town Administrator Jacqui Beebe said her select board was “not willing to fund the continuation of the permitting process… Read More
The town is making upgrades to its Nagog Pond Water Treatment Plant. CONCORD, MA — Concord is moving along with its upgrades to the Nagog Pond Water Treatment Plant. The town will begin deep water work this fall to replace the intake pipe in Nagog Pond that supplies water to the treatment plant off Skyline… Read More
The hurricane threat has delayed the beginning of dredging work to deal with shoaling in Berwick Bay. The Port of Morgan City board learned Aug. 10 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that the dredging vessel Ingenuity was scheduled to begin work in Berwick Bay at the end of this month. Much of the… Read More