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TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — It’s a big blow for businesses and residents in Tarpon Springs who live and work on the Anclote River. $3.5 million dollars originally meant to be used for dredging the Anclote River is now being redirected to the Panhandle for Hurricane Michael relief efforts, according to the public information staff at… Read More
Attorney General Josh Kaul announced on March 15, a federal judge has approved a settlement to ensure all future costs related to the decades-long contamination of the Fox River will be paid by the responsible parties. “Generations of Wisconsinites have been affected by the contamination of the Fox River,” said Attorney General Kaul. “This settlement… Read More
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency are nearing a resolution with the city of Toledo over Ottawa River pollution caused decades ago by city-owned landfills operating along the river. The federal and state agencies have been seeking compensation for the damage to the natural resource, and a consent decree… Read More
Houston — Six United States Army Corps of Engineers and industry-controlled cutterhead and hopper type dredgers were working throughout Southwest Pass on Friday in an effort to restore the Mississippi channel to a 45-foot draft, according to Sean Duffy, executive director for the Big River Coalition. Duffy confirmed that two additional industry hopper dredges will… Read More
In Plymouth, town officials decide not to dispose of toxic dredge sediment in the Cedarville landfill site. Selectman Chair Ken Tavares announced the decision at the Cedarville Steering Committee meeting last week. The town considered depositing contaminated sludge from the Plymouth Harbor dredging project in the Cedarville landfill, but due to strong opposition from Cedarville… Read More
DEMOTTE — During last year’s record floods, a “levee” broke along the Kankakee River, causing ditches that normally flow into the river to back up and flood homes and fields. Jasper County Surveyor Vince Urbano said he hopes that won’t happen again this year, but the possibility is there. He and the county drainage board… Read More
When President Donald Trump included $138 million for Charleston Harbor deepening in his fiscal 2020 budget, he noted that the appropriation would be enough to bring the project to completion. But there’s still that little matter of the feds paying back the money South Carolina fronted to keep the dredges digging. The $138 million —… Read More
WASHINGTON – A year ago President Donald Trump proposed halting work on the Monongahela River locks and dams project, but now he wants to fully fund it. The White House budget released this week would provide $111 million to finish the Lower Mon project, the only construction the president proposes to fund through the Inland… Read More
The companies that own Hibernia are considering more subsea drilling to further extend the life of the iconic oil field in Newfoundland’s offshore. But right now there are far more questions than answers, with the oil companies and provincial government offering up few details. “It is premature to answer many of your questions below given… Read More
Bergen Beach drivers should brace themselves for years of traffic delays in the neighborhood, after the city kicked off a multi-million-dollar project to shore up local roads that will take no less than four years to complete, according to a civic guru. “Residents should expect to be burdened by the construction,” said Salvatore Calise, president… Read More
MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge has approved a settlement calling for three paper companies that polluted the Fox River and Green Bay with chemicals decades ago to cover hundreds of millions of dollars in remaining cleanup costs. The deal U.S. District Judge William Griesbach approved Thursday essentially ends a lawsuit over cleanup costs that… Read More
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a bold new plan Thursday to protect Lower Manhattan from destructive weather events like Superstorm Sandy. The plan would entirely revamp the coastline, protecting riverbanks and shorelines. LINK: Read the full resiliency study (.pdf) | More From The NYC Economic Development Corporation It’s visionary, it’s creative… Read More
State and local leaders are grateful – but underwhelmed – with President Donald Trump’s 2020 budget request for Everglades restoration. Trump’s request, made Wednesday, was for nearly $63.3 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for South Florida Everglades Restoration projects and $5.5 million for operations and maintenance. The funding is well shy of… Read More
It was six months ago today that Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina. The Category 1 storm made landfall the morning of Sept.14, near Wrightsville Beach. It created historic flooding with more than 30 inches of rain. Elizabethtown, North Carolina recorded 35.93 inches, setting a new tropical cyclone record for the state. Chopper 11 surveyed the… Read More
BOGUE BANKS — The island’s long-planned beach nourishment project started as expected last week, and by mid-day Friday, crews from Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. are expected to have completed close to 5,000 linear feet of new beach construction. The Illinois-based company didn’t waste time once it got started, according to Carteret County Shore… Read More