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Coastal mariners are advised that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start dredging operations in Ocean City, Maryland, starting around April 28. According to a release from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the dredging project, which involves the dredge vessel Murden, is expected to last approximately two weeks. The operation will focus on… Read More
Coastlines around the world are changing, causing serious problems for the many communities living near the sea. In the second of two programmes on coastal erosion, CrowdScience explores the best ways to tackle this problem. As we heard in the first programme, listener Anne from sees trucks dumping sand on the beach near her Florida… Read More
Florida’s beaches are incredibly important for storm damage reduction and tourism, however they are under threat from coastal erosion. Dr Tiffany Roberts Briggs explains to Caroline Steel how Florida’s beaches are restored with mined sand. Source
Florida’s beaches are incredibly important for storm damage reduction and tourism, however they are under threat from coastal erosion. Dr Tiffany Roberts Briggs explains to Caroline Steel how Florida’s beaches are restored with mined sand. Listen Now (Photo: A truck prepares to dump sand on Miami Beach. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Coastlines around the world are changing, causing serious problems for the many communities living near the sea. In the second of two programmes on coastal erosion, CrowdScience explores the best ways to tackle this problem. As we heard in the first programme, listener Anne from sees trucks dumping sand on the beach near her Florida… Read More
It’s truly inspiring to see the craftsmanship of our skilled workforce showcased in projects like the R.B. Weeks and Magdalen, as they work diligently to restore Florida’s coastlines: For decades, Weeks Marine has played a vital role in protecting and strengthening America’s coastal zones. Our North Ponte Vedra Beach Renourishment Project is just one example… Read More
In a display of bipartisan cooperation, incumbent Democrat Pat Ryan and Republican Marc Molinaro joined forces this week to condemn what they call the ineffective cleanup of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from the upper Hudson River. A copy of a letter demanding further remediation sent by them to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Michael Regan has been shared with… Read More
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill to enforce environmental protection and restore the water quality. DeSantis held a news conference in West Palm Beach on Monday, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the environment and water quality and the massive improvements made in restoration during his tenure. He mentioned that nearly 70 environmental projects have either… Read More
The grant will help bolster stone barriers along Route 1A in North Hampton and Rye in Rockingham County to reduce flooding. New Hampshire is getting a $20 million federal grant to help reconstruct coastal seawalls eroded by storms and flooding and received a disaster aid declaration to recuperate costs from a storm in January, officials said Monday…. Read More
The state of Maine will receive about $10.5 million in federal infrastructure funds to preserve saltwater marshes and repair aging culverts. The announcement came on Earth Day, and in the aftermath of three severe winter storms that Mainers are still recovering from. The Maine projects are among 30 coastal restoration awards announced Monday by the… Read More
Nine horses trotted on the silky smooth sand of Island Beach State Park, their tails swayed in the mid-April sun. Nearby, a portly seal lounged in the surf, exhausted but undisturbed. Further south in Sea Isle City, massive machinery, oxidized by use in the salty air and driven by sun-shielded crew members, pumped a slurry… Read More
Why it matters: The storm damage reduction projects in Encinitas and Solana Beach protect the bluffs from further coastal erosion and make beaches safer for recreational activities.North County beaches are sandier and wider, as a local dredging project nears completion in Encinitas. Why it matters: The storm damage reduction projects in Encinitas and Solana Beach protect the bluffs from further coastal erosion and make beaches safer for recreational activities. The latest: The… Read More
Sanibel has brought 400,000 pounds of sand to the beach, and it isn’t for sandcastles. It’s for the next hurricane season. Source
As we get closer to another summer season, people at the Jersey shore have their sights set on the sand. Specifically, the disappearing sand that is causing beaches to get smaller and smaller. In parts of northern Atlantic City, waves are chipping away at the coastline and the dunes are dramatically diminished. “Over this past… Read More
The biggest project proposed for a share of a capital projects sales tax got a little smaller last week. Georgetown County doesn’t need $21 million to dredge channels in Murrells Inlet. “That number now is $1 million,” Ray Funnye, the county director of Public Services, said. He told the Capital Project Sales Tax Commission that… Read More