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Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene destroyed Ballast Point Pier, Tampa is beginning the engineering work to replace the 940-foot South Tampa landmark with a new pier built for hurricane surge and the corrosive conditions of Tampa Bay. The city is seeking an engineering firm to assess what remains of the pier at 5300 Interbay… Read More
Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) is awarding $4.2 million to the Skagit River System Cooperative (Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe and Swinomish Indian Tribal Community) for restoring fish passage to support Similk Estuary Chinook salmon. “This is great news for fish!” said Rep. Larsen. “This funding will… Read More
By Brendan Cassidy The Harbor and Waterfront Advisory Committee voted to recommend that the Select Board pursue dredging of the harbor off of Fishermen’s Beach in the near future. Funding for the project is yet to be determined, but committee members said the harbor needs to be dredged before next boating season. Dredging is the… Read More
By Nathan Strout NOAA Fisheries has awarded USD 103 million (EUR 89 million) to support fisheries habitat restoration projects throughout the United States. The funding will be distributed across 16 projects selected by NOAA Fisheries. The agency said it selected projects that restore habitat – or access to habitat – necessary for the nation’s fisheries…. Read More
THE TAKEAWAY Carlsbad declared a local emergency as officials work to stabilize coastal bluffs threatened by ongoing erosion. Officials hope to protect the coastline ahead of potentially strong El Niño conditions this winter. Officials plan to place boulders along the existing rock revetment, extending approximately 192 feet to the north. A San Diego County beach… Read More
Our Pacific Rock & Dredging team is hard at work on the Willapa Harbor Maintenance Dredging project in Willapa Bay, Washington. Operating around the clock, crews are mechanically dredging multiple entrance channels throughout the bay, with up to 180,000 cubic yards of material scheduled for removal. It’s the kind of work that keeps waterways accessible,… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today designated 16 maritime training institutions as 2026 Centers of Excellence (CoE) to bolster workforce training nationwide. This brings MARAD’s CoE network to 48 institutions across 87 training facilities in 28 states and territories that provide competitive workforce and training programs for future mariners…. Read More
By Emily Cornell Demonstration validated commercial-scale PFAS destruction performance and established a pathway for broader federal and commercial deployment. Arcadis, a global leader in intelligence-driven sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets, today announced the successful completion of its role in a U.S. Department of Defense PFAS destruction demonstration program funded… Read More
Japan is reportedly reassessing its participation in the future U.S. Navy frigate program, according to information reported on September 11, 2026. This caution contrasts with the commercial activity surrounding the Mogami class, selected by Australia and offered to India and New Zealand on a tight schedule. While Tokyo appeared positioned to become a leading supplier… Read More
By Sonia Ramírez It is always good to find innovative projects, but when they are about recycling and environmental restoration, even more. Inside a New Orleans local market, wine and beer bottles enter into a pulverizing machine and then what? The result is pale sand. The first reports of Glass Half Full documented more than… Read More
By Rich Kirby KILLINGWORTH, CT — The Killingworth Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission unanimously approved maintenance dredging of a fishing pool on the Hammonasset River on Sept. 8, allowing either of two proposed methods to remove accumulated silt. The commission also unanimously approved a residential addition on Schnoor Road and established conditions under which a… Read More
By Jennifer Crockett CHALMETTE, La. — A St. Bernard district judge denied attempts by port authorities to dismiss St. Bernard Parish Government’s lawsuit challenging the planned Louisiana International Terminal before trial, parish officials announced Saturday. Parish President Louis Pomes said Judge Darren M. Roy of the 34th Judicial District Court overruled peremptory exceptions of no… Read More
Marine plastic pollution threatens ecosystems, economies, and human health, yet economic literature overlooks the transport of plastic debris across marine ecosystem compartments and its natural breakdown. Here we show, using a system dynamics model, the global physical and economic efforts required to remove buoyant marine plastic debris by 2050. The model simulates the degradation, transport,… Read More
By S.T. Cardinal Longboat Pass is being dredged for the second time in three years. In late 2024 and early 2025, the pass between Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key was dredged, and the sand excavated from the bottom of the channel was used to build up the beach along Gulfside Road. This time, the… Read More
BAYOU LA BATRE — Mobile County director of environmental services Tina Sanchez gave an update on some of the County Commission’s projects, including the Dauphin Island Causeway Restoration, the Cedar Point Boat Ramp and the Salt Aire Shoreline Restoration. Dauphin Island Causeway Restoration project As one of the largest and most significant investments in Alabama… Read More