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JENNINGS RANDOLPH LAKE, W.Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has installed a year-round early warning system at Jennings Randolph Lake intended to notify downstream public users of impending rapid increases in water levels, and to evacuate the river immediately to higher ground for their safety. “Public safety is the Army Corps’… Read More
There should be no offshore oil drilling along the coasts of Virginia and North Carolina. Not ever. Period. The potential for harm far outweighs the benefits, which are questionable at best. That matter should be settled for good, so everyone concerned can move ahead. Coastal communities should know that while they must prepare for pressures… Read More
PINE KNOLL SHORES — Bogue Banks’ economically crucial beaches are in good shape, thanks to millions of dollars spent on ongoing beach nourishment efforts, according to a report presented Monday to the Carteret County Beach Commission. Nicole VanderBeke with the county’s beach engineering firm, Moffatt & Nichol, presented the annual State of the Beach report… Read More
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District announced an upcoming periodic inspection at Tuttle Creek Lake, to include dewatering of the stilling basin below the dam. Preparations for the inspection begin October 9, 2020 with the closure of lake releases and subsequent lowering of River Pond for approximately three weeks…. Read More
Dredging began at Indiana Harbor yesterday and will continue through the fall of 2020, a continuation of the dredging that stopped in 2019 for the winter season. The contractors, a joint venture with Kokosing Construction Company, Ohio, and O’Brien and Gere, Illinois, will dredge approximately 150,000 to 200,000 cubic yards in 2020. The navigation project… Read More
“With respect to the August 21, 2020 incident, although certain news articles and other sources of information have reported that the Dredge Waymon L. Boyd struck a pipeline resulting in an explosion, Orion would like to emphasize that the actual cause of the pipeline explosion is yet to be determined and an investigation remains ongoing,… Read More
An erosion control project led by two universities and a climate adaptation group has won a “Restored Shore” award from a coastal protection organization. The project — called the Stratford Point Living Shoreline — is “an outstanding example of how to work with multiple partners and nature to solve some of our most difficult human-caused… Read More
The city’s historic bridge will close through mid October for a river dredging project that is expected to bring more tourism to the city. PETALUMA, CA — Petaluma’s historic D Street Bridge closed to all traffic at noon Sunday and will remain shut until Oct. 13. The bridge is closed for an ongoing a river… Read More
The Sabine Pass and Cameron LNG natural gas liquefaction and export terminals located in Louisiana were both affected by Hurricane Laura, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in late August. Although both liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities survived the storm with minimal damage, damage to the electrical and marine infrastructure around the Cameron… Read More
ASHTABULA — The Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is planning a ceremony to mark the signing of a project partnership agreement with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The ceremony will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Ashtabula Port Authority public docks, 498-400 Morton Drive, across the street from Briquettes Smokehouse in the Ashtabula Harbor…. Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers’ Wilmington District is requesting the state drop its environmental window for hopper dredging within the federally maintained channels at North Carolina’s ports. Eliminating the hopper dredging window would allow the Corps more flexibility to maintain the deep-draft channels and save millions of dollars, according to an environmental assessment, or EA,… Read More
The Department of Natural Resources and city of Portage started phase two of the canal restoration project this week. DNR contractors are preparing the site at the end of Mullett Street to continue dredging and remediation of the two-and-a-half mile canal next spring, said Portage Public Works Director Aaron Jahncke. Preparation for next year’s work… Read More
Dominion wind farm projected to create 1.1K+ jobs, generate $209M The offshore wind industry could create up to 5,200 jobs in Virginia (with a majority in Hampton Roads) and an estimated $740 million in total economic activity during the next several years, according to an economic impact analysis conducted by Henrico County-based Mangum Economics and… Read More
“Every year you don’t have offshore wind off New England’s shores, the gas industry is selling more gas to keep homes warm,” says the Rhode Island senator. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island, has accused the Trump administration of “slow-walking” offshore wind approvals with an eye toward helping natural-gas suppliers. The U.S. offshore wind… Read More
Spotty Tracking, Confusing Language and Limited Public Outreach Hamper Water Contamination Monitoring WASHINGTON – Toxic algae and bacteria forced the closure of at least 116 U.S. beaches and triggered health warnings at 162 more this spring and summer, according to an investigation by the Environmental Working Group. From May 5 to September 10, health officials… Read More