After temperatures dropped earlier this week in Alabama, the low temperature in Mobile Thursday was 45 degrees. But Roberta Swann, director of the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, Chris Blankenship, commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and other officials still gathered at Cedar Point Pier in Mobile County. Source
New 15-year plan includes a proposal to deepen the Delaware River from 45 to 50 feet More than a decade after a controversial plan to deepen the Delaware River’s shipping channel began, the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority is proposing to dredge an additional 5 feet. The Pennsylvania state agency known as PhilaPort, which manages facilities along the… Read More
The City of South Padre Island is working in partnership with the United States Army Corps of Engineers [USACE], the Texas General Land Office and Cameron County to renourish the beaches on South Padre Island. The USACE has awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company to perform the regular maintenance dredging of… Read More
COCOA BEACH, Fla. — After officials spent more than a week assessing damage from Milton, parts of the Canaveral National Seashore are about to reopen. The hurricane’s strong winds damaged areas of the popular recreation and beach spot. Mounds of sand eroded and washed up on the beach road, forcing the National Park Service to shut… Read More
Rochester, New York – At its Annual Meeting, held last week on the shores of Lake Ontario in Rochester, New York, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) passed resolutions calling for reauthorization of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and stronger protections against the introduction of invasive species. “The Great Lakes Commission urges both federal governments to better protect the… Read More
CHARLESTOWN, R.I. — Emergency repair work on the western wall of the Charlestown Breachway began on Friday after it was previously damaged by winter storms. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) said the work will prevent further hazards to boaters, reduce the amount of sand going into Ninigret Pond and protect coastal properties from… Read More
Besides the climate law, Biden-Harris are seeking to spend billions in projects approved under the infrastructure law and the CHIPS Act. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is shelling out billions of dollars for clean energy and approving major offshore wind projects as officials race to secure major climate initiatives before President Joe Biden’s term comes to an end. Biden… Read More
Brevard County coast faces beach erosion from storm, officials assess damage Source
As climate change accelerates, its impacts on coastal cities like Santa Cruz are becoming more immediate and severe. Erosion and flooding are no longer distant threats — they are happening now. Our coastline is increasingly vulnerable. We’ve seen firsthand the destructive power of erosion, flooding and rising sea levels. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce… Read More
Dare County Manager Bobby Outten announced that the county’s dredging permits have been officially reinstated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), on Friday, October 18, allowing the Miss Katie’s dredging operations to resume immediately. The Miss Katie is currently scheduled to resume dredging operations on Saturday, October 19, 2024. The permits were initially suspended on September 18 due to… Read More
LA PORTE COUNTY, Ind. — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced public access to Hudson Lake in La Porte County will be disrupted from mid-October through the end of the year due to a dredging project. DNR officials say the work is aimed at improving boating access. The work is funded by the DNR’s… Read More
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) – For the third year in a row, the Mississippi River levels are low. That means the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will need to continue dredging the river to keep traffic moving. A spokesman for the U-S Army Corps of Engineers said dredging along the Mississippi began last summer, with… Read More
LAKE CHARLES, La. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority held a Groundbreaking Ceremony to celebrate the start of the Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project. This project will deliver a non-structural approach to providing a 1-percent level of hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, primarily through a combination of… Read More
San Clemente has finished a sand replenishment project at North Beach, a months-long effort to help widen a stretch of eroded coastline. The project, which kicked off in late July, delivered 37,000 cubic yards of sand from the Santa Ana River, with truckloads hauling the material in and spreading it out on the north end of… Read More
Barnstable County Dredge, NTM #1 Cotuit Channel, October 11, 2024 Mobilizing continued this week for the Cotuit dredging project with the towing of 3,500′ of pipe from Harwich (in addition to +7,000′ of pipe already in place). More than 10,000′ of pipe will be used for this project. The long length of pipe is required as… Read More