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If you took a trip to Dauphin Island’s East End beach recently, you may have run into a sign about a dune restoration project. Mayor Jeff Collier says efforts are underway to the make the beach bigger, adding about 350 feet. “We’re very proud to partner with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation,” said Collier…. Read More
Communities on both Florida coasts are bracing for impact as they monitor the billions of gallons of water being discharged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from Lake Okeechobee since mid-February. The discharges flow east to the St. Lucie River and west to the Caloosahatchee River, to alleviate the higher-than-normal water levels caused by… Read More
The Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to address coastal erosion alongside Highway 98 on Okaloosa Island through a collaborative living shoreline project. The project aims to protect the vulnerable stretch of shoreline, support military readiness, and restore coastal habitats. U.S. Highway 98, a critical east-west corridor in northwest Florida, is… Read More
As a low-lying coastal city, Boston is at heightened risk for coastal flooding. To examine the challenges and opportunities of coastal resilience efforts, the Banner is digging into three sites along the metro-Boston shoreline where flooding could pose high risks and solutions are being crafted to create new models for the future. Part 3 of… Read More
The sand trucks stopped rolling along Brevard County’s mid section for a few days as heavy surf lapped up to the newly built dunes — lapped too close for comfort for many condo owners. But these are routine stops, said Mike McGarry, the county’s beach renourishment coordinator. Here’s what’s happening: This week, the contractor had… Read More
The city of San Clemente is being asked to contribute $2.6 million toward the cost of resuming a project to add sand to the beach around the pier area that was halted after a dredger hired by the US Army Corps of Engineers pumped out more rocky material than expected. City and congressional leaders are asking the… Read More
(The Center Square) – A ballot measure could decide whether federal royalties on alternative energy production such as offshore wind would be sent to Louisiana’s coastal restoration fund. House Bill 300, sponsored by Rep. Joseph Orgeron, R-Cut Off, would place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to redirect federal revenues from “generated from Outer Continental Shelf… Read More
The Department of the Interior today announced the distribution of more than $353.6 million in fiscal year 2023 energy revenues to the four offshore Gulf of Mexico oil and gas producing states – Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, and their coastal political subdivisions (CPS), such as counties and parishes. The Gulf of Mexico Energy Security… Read More
Rowdy teenagers after dark and rising rental prices may jeopardize the Jersey Shore’s image, but there’s a more dangerous threat looming that could leave lasting impacts on shore towns for decades to come. Erosion — the natural process of wind and waves whipping against the shore line, sweeping away the sand with each pummel —… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the Notice of Availability of the Area Identification (Area ID) for proposed Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Oil and Gas Lease Sales 262, 263, and 264. The Area ID will publish in the Federal Register on April 1, 2024, and is available for viewing and downloading on BOEM’s… Read More
McDermott today announced mechanical completion of a pioneering industrial-scale biosurfactant plant for Evonik. Less than two years from contract award, Evonik has achieved initial production of Rhamnolipids, a bacterial surfactant with the potential to fundamentally transform cleaning products and significantly reduce their environmental impact. The project positions Evonik, a specialty chemicals company, as a pioneer of… Read More
The growth of sediment in the Oklahoma River where it flows through Oklahoma City is the target of a major dredging operation. City workers have started the process of removing dirt and sediment build-up to keep the river in peak operation, according to a report by the city’s Public Works Department. “Our river boats have… Read More
Nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling withdrawing protections for about half the streams and wetlands in Colorado, Western Slope Democrats have introduced a bill that would fill the regulatory vacuum created by the decision. House Bill 1379 would create a state-run permit system to regulate when developers can dig up… Read More
When a winter storm blew through Cape Cod in February, rising tides sliced and diced Sandwich’s Town Neck Beach – destroying much of the protective sand dunes that were dredged from the Cape Cod Canal. Without “big beach and perpetual nourishment,” erosion will continue to carve out north-facing beaches, affecting residential and infrastructure properties, said Sandwich Assistant Town Manager Heather Harper. “As… Read More
A nearly $2 million project to restore the road to Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park is complete, which allowed reopening of the Santa Barbara county park. More than a year after being closed by storm damage, the key access road to a Central Coast beach has been repaired, and reopened. The big January, 2023 closed the… Read More