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Baldwin Beach Park in Paia is closed through Aug. 27 as crews remove part of a pavilion structure heavily damaged in recent high tides, Maui County officials said. Photos show the large concrete pavilion collapsed on one side. County officials did not say how much the repair work would cost. They said the structure was… Read More
The Sandwich Board of Selectmen learned Thursday, August 20, that obtaining sand for eroded Town Neck Beach continues to be a slippery slope. A final draft of the US Army Corps of Engineers study into why Town Neck Beach has lost so much sand was expected to be finished and available this month, but it… Read More
Residents have asked the Falmouth Waterways Committee to make Waquoit Bay, Perch Pond, Megansett Harbor and Rands Canal priorities for dredging projects. Several residents submitted written comments or called into the committee at its meeting on Wednesday, August 19, to comment. Molly Kammerer of North Falmouth advocated for Falmouth Inner Harbor. “Sure, we’ve got the… Read More
The annual dredging maintenance project has kicked off down by the Aerial Lift Bridge. The project benefits the shipping industry in the port and also helps restore storm-damaged portions of Park Point. Each year more than 100,000 cubic yards of material is dredged, but this year, 50,000 of those will be placed on the north… Read More
The Topsail Island town of Surf City is looking to finally attain its coveted status as a ‘Corps-engineered beach’ at an estimated cost of nearly $25 million. Surf City is expected to pay around $24.9 million for its portion of a 52,150-foot berm and dune system to be built by the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
Flagler County officials had a successful meeting with the Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday, Aug. 19, that resulted in a pledge to complete the dunes project even if it means eliminating a half-block section just north of the South 28th Street boundary. “The Army Corps of Engineers is definitely going to work with us… Read More
Louisiana will strive to reach a “net zero” level of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to play its part in a worldwide effort to limit the effects of global warming that threaten the state’s coast and its residents and businesses, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Wednesday before signing two executive orders that will guide the… Read More
High tides surging from a narrow creek destroyed the car Kathy Blake once parked in her gravel driveway here. Over the past two decades, the water has ruined half a dozen of them. Since October, when one of those floods filled the first floor of Blake’s home with 6 inches of water, she’s been living… Read More
A dredging vessel at a Texas port hit a natural gas pipeline Friday, sparking an explosion that sent six people to the hospital and left four others missing, authorities said. The explosion happened at about 8 a.m. in the Port of Corpus Christi when the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd struck a submerged pipeline, Coast… Read More
Increased tidal flooding, beach erosion and aging sea barriers are among the climate change concerns threatening a famous coastal destination in Massachusetts, according to a report released Thursday by a leading conservation group in the state. The “State of the Coast” report by The Trustees focuses on the threat of rising sea levels and powerful… Read More
It’s been more than two weeks since a cargo ship in New Orleans spilled millions – possibly billions – of tiny plastic pellets into the Mississippi River, but state and federal agencies have issued no penalties and are not yet sure who’s responsible for the mess or which agency, if any, should clean it up…. Read More
Flagler Beach is at risk of losing a $26 million dune project because a few property owners won’t agree to it. In hopes of paying off the holdouts, a few locals are trying to raise thousands of dollars. Lifelong Flagler Beach residents Carla Cline and Craig Atack have seen the changing sands firsthand. The biggest… Read More
The Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), hereby informs the public of the initiation of the process to update the John W. Flannagan Lake and North Fork of Pound River Lake Master Plans into one Regional Master Plan and Integrated Environmental Assessment. USACE defines a master plan as the strategic land use management… Read More
Yesterday, Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed the Rio Guayanilla Flood Risk Management Study Chief’s Report. This key step in the USACE study process approves the findings of the Chicago District and starts the process of Congressional consideration to authorize the project for future construction…. Read More