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A local leader noted several key issues for the district at a business-focused community meeting this week, and highlighted replenishing the sand on local beaches and undergrounding utilities along Laguna Canyon Road as top priorities. The Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee held their regular meeting via Zoom on Thursday (Jan. 9) with… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposes borrowing from sand-rich Wildwood and Wildwood Crest to give to sand-poor North Wildwood. But Wildwood and the Crest say they need their very wide beaches. The beaches of Wildwood are so wide that in summer, the city runs a taxi service, John Deere Gator, over the sand to… Read More
OAK ISLAND, N.C. – The Town of Oak Island hasn’t completed a full, end-to-end renourishment project of their beach since 2001, but it’s going to be at least another year before they can end that. Last week, town council decided bids from dredging companies were too high, exceeding the small town’s budget. While the U.S…. Read More
Highlights Beach nourishment contributes to the transfer of microplastic particles. After beach nourishment the total number of MPs increased 171 %. Beach nourishment increases the risk of contamination of the local biota. The beach nourishment protocol should be revised to address plastic pollution. Abstract Several methods can be used to mitigate coastal erosion, and one of… Read More
The application at hand Thursday was at the heart of the June 2024 ballot measure that was approved by Mitchell voters by 30 votes. PIERRE — Following through on the approval from Mitchell voters in 2024, the city of Mitchell received nearly $17 million in loan money from the South Dakota Board of Water and… Read More
Parts of Texas’ shores were unrecognizable after the Category 1 hurricane wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast in July, destroying dunes and immediately causing the shore to become largely inaccessible, drone survey images show. For the first time in the city’s history, Jamaica Beach officials this week began discussions about a project to restore beach… Read More
Opponents of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion sense victory on the horizon NEW ORLEANS – Before many people had even heard of Louisiana’s largest coast restoration project, George Ricks set out to kill it. “It was like hunting bear with a BB gun,” said Ricks, a charter boat captain in St. Bernard Parish, who founded The… Read More
PORTLAND — A program working to restore Maine’s wetlands is getting a more than $1 million boost to help their cause. The Maine DEP announced Monday that it will give $1.2 million to the Maine Natural Resource Conservation Project, or MNRCP, for three projects. “The money comes through the permitting process for the state of… Read More
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. –Residents on Sullivan’s Island will notice some changes to Breach Inlet as the Army Corps of Engineers is nearing the final stages of their dune renourishment project. The project has been in the works since 2023. Working with the Army Corps of Engineers, the town has been dredging sand from nearby areas… Read More
Panama has rejected president-elect’s threats, but Hong Kong and mainland Chinese companies have much at stake President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to retake the Panama Canal to safeguard US national security has raised questions about the possible impact on Hong Kong and mainland Chinese companies operating there. CK Hutchison Holdings, founded by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing,… Read More
Washington’s federal lawmakers are celebrating a significant list of new Columbia River projects made possible by the 2024 Water Resource Development Act, which became law earlier this month. The national legislation authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to improve a wide variety of U.S. waterways through research and construction. The Corps operates most of the… Read More
involves the dredging and bypassing approximately 1.5 million cubic yards of sand BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — The Canaveral Port Authority and Brevard County have partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the sixth iteration of a federally-mandated initiative to preserve Space Coast beaches and ensure continued safe navigation of Canaveral Harbor. This… Read More
Driving along the Longboat Pass Bridge, the dredge equipment in the Longboat Pass channel is hard to miss. The equipment indicates the town’s Gulfside Road beach nourishment project is underway. Interim Public Works Director Charlie Mopps said he hopes the Gulfside Road beach nourishment project will wrap up by the end of January and, if… Read More
Brevard County plans millions in spending in 2025 from a local sales tax voters approved in 2016 to clean up the Indian River Lagoon. A man casts under the A. Max Brewer Bridge that spans the Indian River Lagoon in Titusville, with the Vehicle Assembly Building in the background. More than 40 volunteers… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Port operations were on the radar as maritime stakeholders held an encompassing conversation ranging from harbor dredging and anchorage development to sustainability and alternative fuels infrastructure. The free-flowing discussion on Tuesday came at the 104th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, where thousands of academics, researchers, government officials, and private sector… Read More