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Maryland’s Public Service Commission has approved Danish wind-power company Ørsted’s proposed use of 12-megawatt turbines off the Ocean City, Md., coast for its planned Skipjack wind farm. The use of GE Haliade-X 12-megawatt wind turbines in the project was the subject of a public hearing in January in Ocean City. Ørsted had requested the change… Read More
Equipment, including bulldozers, sand separators and long runs of pipes, line the beach near 26th Street North, facing south in Bradenton Beach. The construction is part of a $17 million renourishment project that brings sand from offshore to replenish beaches and prevent further erosion. Beach renourishment is expected to run through October and will end… Read More
VICTORIA—B.C.’s central coast, including the Great Bear Rainforest, are the focus of a partnership aimed at ridding shorelines or marine debris. The Clean Coast, Clean Waters Initiative Fund (CCCW) helps small ship tour operators, Indigenous Nations, local communities and others participate in a $3.5-million cleanup of the shores of the central coast. “This funding will… Read More
State Fish and Wildlife plans massive restoration at underwater park Residents have until Wednesday to comment on a proposal for restoring Franks Tract, a 3,000-acre flooded island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, to marshlands. A public draft of the proposal identifies three optional concepts for restoring the tract. Leaving the tract in its current state… Read More
Pacific Northwest Waterways Association (PNWA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, and the U.S. Coast Guard had a “First Stone” Event at J.E. McAmis’ Mouth of the Columbia River South Jetty Project yesterday. Senator Wyden, Congresswoman Herrera-Beutler, Congresswoman Bonamici, CAPT Smith – USCG Sector Columbia River Commander, and COL Mike Helton – USACE… Read More
As the COVID-19 recession trudges on, governments looking for economic recovery are embracing clean energy’s potential to create near-term jobs and long-term growth – especially when pairing economic recovery goals with climate goals. New York State, among the hardest hit by COVID-19, has doubled down on its climate commitments, announcing America’s largest-ever combined renewable energy… Read More
Planning, engineering & design to take three years A long-anticipated project to beef up beaches in Solana Beach and Encinitas with sand delivered at five- and 10-year intervals for 50 years just got a little closer. Solana Beach approved an agreement last week with Encinitas and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the pre-construction… Read More
U.S. LNG export project developer Venture Global LNG said its Calcasieu LNG project sustained minimal impacts from Hurricane Laura. The company noted that the hurricane made landfall in Louisiana early in the morning of Thursday, August 27, and passed directly over the project site. A walk-through inspection of most areas of the site following the… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 29 finalized several changes to the regulations for disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCRs), or coal ash, from electric utilities. The changes include giving utilities more time to design clean-up and closure plans for their coal ash storage sites. The changes stem from an opinion issued Aug…. Read More
People don’t generally think about how important sand and mud are in the context of our coastal communities and recreation areas, but in essence, sediments are what shape our coast. Sediment transport is a tricky subject. Even Einstein said it is too difficult a subject to study, but sediment transport in actuality is a force… Read More
A sand bar can been seen from a helicopter window as Dave Martin, Houston city councilman, District E, left, speaks to Gov. Greg Abbott during an aerial tour over the San Jacinto River, downstream from Lake Conroe, on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Houston. The Kingwood area suffered serious flooding during Hurricane Harvey due in… Read More
ATLANTIC BEACH — Yet another beach nourishment project is scheduled for Bogue Banks this winter. In addition to phase three of the post-Hurricane Florence nourishment project in central Emerald Isle and portions of eastern and extreme western Emerald Isle, the U.S. Army of Corps of Engineers is expected to place 1.143 million cubic yards in… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released its Draft Supplement II (Draft SEIS II) to the 1976 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), Mississippi River and Tributaries (MR&T) Project, Mississippi River Mainline Levees (MRL), today, Aug. 28. Through evaluation of information and data obtained from levee inspections, seepage analyses, research, studies and… Read More
The dirt is finally moving as part of the Lake Redwood reclamation project. In preparation of the actual lake dredging activities, Phase 1 of the project is going to construct the Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) which will hold and dewater the dredged materials. Five bids were received June 25, 2020 with Mathiowetz Construction Company of… Read More
BOSTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) along with Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) announced the awarding of $1.8 million in new funding to local organizations working for clean water and healthy coastal ecosystems in Southeast New England. The funding is provided by EPA under the 2020 Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Watershed Grants,… Read More