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The world is gradually getting back on track with the introduction of immunization and the acceptance of new rules. Dredging Market Overview Maximize Market Research has unveiled a highly informative report on the “Dredging Market” Dredging is an excavation operation that is generally done at least partially underwater in shallow water locations to collect bottom sediments and… Read More
The first phase of development of a new passive-recreation Mercer County park is underway. Dredging of the 50-acre lake at what is known as Miry Run’s Dam Site 21 began Nov. 1. Located in Hamilton, Robbinsville and West Windsor, the 279-acre property was acquired by Mercer County in the late 1970s in order to build… Read More
An inside look at the schemes and deals behind an effort to turn Utah Lake into an artificial island city using public funds, and how the company tried to retaliate against those who got in its way. Source
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been hard at work in recent years looking for an eco-friendly and efficient way to get rid of the sand and silt that clogs the shipping channels and harbors of Humboldt Bay. For the last 30 years, that place has been HOODS… Read More
NEW YORK – Marking 11 years since the week Superstorm Sandy — which killed 44 New Yorkers and caused $19 billion in damages and lost economic opportunity to the city — made landfall in the five boroughs, New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the completion of a $110 million project to protect the Mid-Island section of… Read More
Olympus Insurance Company, a Florida homeowners specialist underwriter, has adopted new rules for property underwritten on the coast of the state, as it looks to align its inwards business more closely with the reinsurance models used. We’ve learned that Olympus sent an update to its agents at the end of last week to explain the… Read More
Increased funding assistance announced by President Joe Biden for Hurricane Ian recovery efforts will save the Town of Fort Myers Beach approximately $2.2 million. Federal Emergency Management Assistance (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell announced Oct. 25 that President Biden made additional disaster assistance available to the state of Florida to supplement recovery efforts in the areas… Read More
In 1916, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed the construction of Grays Harbor’s North Jetty, a three mile-long berm of boulders jutting into the Pacific, hugging and holding the entire southern shoreline of Ocean Shores. The body of water now known as Oyhut Bay did not exist. Today, a large remnant of that jetty,… Read More
The city of Virginia Beach, Va., has faced numerous climate challenges from hurricanes to sunny day flooding, and most recently the April 30, 2023 tornado impacting residents in the Great Neck neighborhood located in the northern part of the city. Anticipating a sea level rise between one and three feet in the not-so-distant future, Virginia… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — The heating element removed from Monique Plaisance’s water heater in September was disintegrating, streaked with rust and covered in a dry crust. She blamed the corrosion on the water piped in from the area’s longtime drinking water source: the Mississippi River. It was a similar story not far away at the Black Velvet Oyster Bar… Read More
Massachusetts needs to shift from an era of statewide planning for climate policy to the key details of implementing it, according to a new report from the state’s top climate official, which includes sweeping recommendations to accelerate the state’s progress toward its emissions reduction goals. Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer recommends some more drastic measures, such… Read More
A Congressional Budget Office report estimates that the U.S. Navy’s fiscal year 2024 shipbuilding plan to expand its fleet size to between 319 and 367 aircraft carriers, submarines, surface combatants and other battle force ships would cost approximately $34 billion to $36 billion in 2023 dollars annually over three decades. CBO said Thursday the figures were based… Read More
Following the acquisition of necessary permits, the Yacht Club Beach in Cape Coral is set to reopen on Friday, Nov. 10. Due to damage from Hurricane Ian, the Yacht Club Community Park remained closed for over a year. Local residents even started a petition to reopen the beach to the public earlier this year, accumulating over 600 signatures. Now… Read More
Narrow River Dredging Project Sediment Sampling Foth Infrastructure & Environment (Foth), the Town’s design consultant for the Narrow River Dredging project, is scheduled to be on site Tuesday (10/31) and Wednesday (11/1) alongside its subcontractor, TG&B Marine (TG&B), to collect nine (9) sediment samples between the Boston Neck Rd Bridge (Sprague Bridge) and the mouth… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — The heating element removed from Monique Plaisance’s water heater in September was disintegrating, streaked with rust and covered in a dry crust. She blamed the corrosion on the water piped in from the area’s longtime drinking water source: the Mississippi River. It was a similar story not far away at the Black Velvet Oyster Bar… Read More