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Local authorities responding to the latest flooding crisis in northern England are to get £50 million of immediate funding, the Government has announced. Communities Secretary Greg Clark said the money – on top of the £50 million already pledged for those affected by Storm Desmond – would help support households and businesses. He also confirmed… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked Dublin Port to submit further information on its application to dump almost 10 million tonnes of spoil off Howth Head. Over 700 submissions have been made to the EPA for the dumping at sea licence application, which has attracted opposition from divers, environmentalists, the fishing industry and residents… Read More
Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has given a go ahead to the expansion of the Abbot Point coal terminal in north Queensland near the Great Barrier Reef after the Department of Environment approved the move on Monday with a number of strict conditions. The work still requires approval from the Queensland state government, which is… Read More
The Brightlingsea Harbour Commission has unveiled plans to dredge out channels within the harbour after mud has built up on lanes used by commercial and private vessels. It has also agreed to carry out dredging of the Waterside Marina on behalf of the receivers who own the development. The thousands of tonnes of mud and… Read More
A large number of protesters staged a clifftop demonstration today against controversial plans to resume dredging at one of Cornwall’s most picturesque bays. They’ve only got until early next month to lodge their objections. Campaigners turned out in force in gale force winds to protect their beach. They’re protesting against plans to dump dredged silt… Read More
Failing to dredge rivers around the Island caused millions of pounds worth of damage during the recent flooding. That’s the claim from South Douglas MHK Bill Malarkey who’s angry it hadn’t been done. In Tynwald last week he was told a review is being carried out to find out what “lessons can be learnt” in… Read More
Hagonoy, Bulacan— “If the mouth of the Labangan Channel and other Bulacan rivers will be dredged, the perennial flooding in Calumpit, Hagonoy and Pulilan will be solved.” This was the assessment given last Saturday by Captain Dax Barinos, of the Philippine Army’s 18th Special Action Force stationed in this coastal town. Barinos said, the mouth… Read More
The costs to upgrade Saquatucket Harbor in Harwich is up in the air. The project is estimated at $7.2 million, but dredging alone could cost up to $1.6 million, depending on how much material is dredged. Plans call for about 12,500 cubic yards to be dredged from the harbor during the upgrade, with the goal… Read More
This spring, a new breed of super freighters will begin steaming through a widened Panama Canal, each hauling one-and-a-half times more freight than the ships that can move through the canal now. But those new ships don’t come to the Port of Charleston because they can only pull up to and leave the busy Wando… Read More
Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, the chief of engineers for the Army Corps, deemed the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration project ready to be presented to Congress, but it must first go to Assistant Secretary of the Army Jo-Ellen Darcy for an administrative review. If the plan meets Darcy’s standards, the proposal would potentially be submitted… Read More
Dare County commissioners have joined state Sen. Bill Cook, R-Beaufort, in calling for changes to a decades-old document that limits what parts of Hatteras Inlet can be dredged by the Army Corps of Engineers. Commissioners, during their meeting on Dec. 7, adopted a resolution supporting a letter sent by Cook to Col. Kevin P. Landers,… Read More
Rep. Janice Hahn is calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fund $10 million for repairs to the San Pedro breakwater to safeguard the harbor and portside community against potential harm from upcoming El Niño storms. Hahn, who represents the 44th Congressional District based in the Harbor Area, announced a plea for immediate… Read More
A whistleblower who lost his state contract after reporting his concerns that a state-funded dredging project violated environmental laws is set to receive $750,000 after a Baton Rouge jury ruled in his favor. Dan Collins was under contract to the state Department of Natural Resources as a land research consultant when he reported his concerns… Read More
Lake Erie is a big winner in Congress’s proposed year-end appropriations bill, with millions of dollars earmarked for dredging Cleveland Harbor, reducing harmful algal blooms, restoring habitat and improving water quality as part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio Democrat, touted the congressional initiatives today, emphasizing that the bill contains… Read More
The state Department of Environmental Protection is expected to issue a permit today that is necessary for the shipping channel in the St. Johns River to be deepened. It moves the long-awaited project one step closer to fruition — but it also sets the stage for the St. Johns Riverkeeper to formally challenge the work…. Read More