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Hurricane Hanna caused major damage to the dune system along the coast and all the storms thereafter have made that damage even worse. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — With Hurricane Zeta now projected to become the fifth named storm to make landfall on the Louisiana coast, thankfully, all we have seen are high tides and a… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers has released the second draft of proposed coastal barrier that would fundamentally alter the southeast Texas coastline, with massive sea gates across the Houston Ship Channel and 43 miles of dunes and renourished beaches spanning Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston. The newest version of the coastal barrier once known as the… Read More
Once its contract was signed, Brance Diversified, Inc. – known as BDI – let no grass grow under its feet when it came to taking over the job of dredging Millers Creek. The Millers Creek Special Tax District Board voted to hire BDI at its meeting Sept. 21, and dredging equipment was visible in the… Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — On Friday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it released a draft Integrated General Reevaluation Report and Environmental Assessment for the City of Folly Beach and its barrier island. Officials say the study, which is federally funded, is reevaluating the 50 year plan to see if it is warranted to… Read More
Construction on six-miles of storm surge flood protection along the Queens waterfront began on Thursday. The work is starting eight years after Hurricane Sandy battered waterfront communities in the Rockaways and across New York City. “It’s a really, really exciting milestone to now see this work move forward, especially for a community that was so… Read More
WINDSOR, Bertie County — Attorney General Josh Stein announced $1,099,449 in grants will go to some Eastern North Carolina counties to help improve and protect the environment. The money is available through the Environmental Enhancement Grant (EEG) program. According to information provided by the Attorney General, awards include: Bertie County Bertie County will receive $125,000… Read More
Expanding the times available for dredging the Wilmington and Morehead City harbors could save taxpayers $13-million during the next two decades, according to a draft environmental assessment filed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps, which is responsible for keeping shipping lanes open, has submitted a formal request with state regulators to allow… Read More
A grant from the Environmental Enhancement Program will be used to protect a shoreline on Bogue Sound in western Carteret County. The North Carolina Coastal Federation will receive $185,653 from the program administered by the state Attorney General to build 850 feet of living shoreline. The project to restore more than a half-acre of salt… Read More
The Lake Saint Louis Community Association is preparing for their upcoming dredge. Hydraulic dredging is scheduled in Dauphine Cove no less than every seven years, per LSLCA By-Laws. Magruder Construction has been awarded the dredging bid for Dauphine Cove and Regatta Bay. Magruder is currently on-site at Jefferson Point fusing the pipeline together that is… Read More
In this Sept. 13, 2017, file photo, a lobster fishing boat heads out to sea at sunrise off shore from Portland, Maine. New 2018 data indicates that the Gulf of Maine, one of the fastest warming bodies of water in the world, is in the midst of an all-time hot stretch. Kathleen Meil of Camden… Read More
The developer of the 800-MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project near Massachusetts has sealed an interconnection agreement with transmission company ISO New England. The agreement enables Vineyard Wind LLC, a 50/50 partnership between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Avangrid Renewables LLC, to connect the proposed wind park into the New England power grid. The… Read More
Ducks take a breather on wood floating near the Goshen Dam June 24, 2019. Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety members on June 24, 2019, authorized the funding of a $37,000 study aimed at exploring the potential use of the Goshen Dam Pond for flood control. A project that would have dredged the pond… Read More
Project expected to move 1.3 million cubic yards of sand A beach restoration project is making progress along part of St. Johns County’s coastline. The project will widen about 2.6 miles of the coast and add dunes from just north of Nease Beachfront Park to around the Ocean Villas in the Serenata Beach community, according… Read More
Two bulldozers push fresh sand Oct. 22 toward dunes in the 1300 block of Gulf Drive South in Bradenton Beach for what will be the final leg of a $17 million beach renourishment project providing new sand to eroded beaches. The project began July 8 near 77th Street in Holmes Beach and is planned to… Read More
The beaches and coastal environment are the primary draw for visitors to Lee County. The county’s Beach & Shoreline Program makes it possible for all of us to enjoy the amenities supported by visitors when they pay a tourist development tax on their hotel bill. Since 1990 this program has provided more than $134 million… Read More