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Some of the most significant oil spills in Washington State’s history happened in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Salish Sea. An Emergency Response Towing Vessel (ERTV) stands ready 24/7 on the northwestern Olympic Peninsula point in the Port of Neah Bay to quickly respond. However, challenging tides affect its readiness and the ability… Read More
The latest dredging program for the Wicomico River is underway, the Baltimore District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said. USACE just released this amazing photo from the Deal Island dredging area, an important part of the Baltimore District’s maintenance dredging effort for the Federal Ship Canal in Wicomico County, Maryland. “When the Wicomico… Read More
The Navy is not quite certain how many ships and submarines it wants to build over the next few decades. In fact, it has offered three alternative plans to Congress, with varying timelines and price tags. For analysis, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the Senior Analyst for Naval Forces at the Congressional Budget Office,… Read More
The Deep Creek Watershed Foundation in conjunction with the University of Maryland Extension is pleased to announce a dredging project update event. This informative session delve into insights and progress related to the Deep Creek Lake Arrowhead Cove Sediment Removal Project. The virtual lunch and learn event will be held on December 14, 2023 at… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District has begun Stage 13 of a periodic beach nourishment project at Surfside-Sunset Beach. The construction contract was awarded to Manson Construction in October, and work began in late November. The cost of the project is $23.13 million. For Stage 13, about 1.1 million cubic yards of… Read More
Bald Head Island is planning its next beach nourishment project, which requires a vote from the public and could include an impact on property tax rates. The Village Council is proposing a town-funded sand placement project along South Beach. The planned project is a two-pronged solution, which would add up to 100,000 cubic yards of… Read More
BRUNSWICK, Ohio — A lake dredging project at the city’s North Park will require the park to be closed to the public for the entirety of 2024, city officials announced Wednesday (Dec. 6). According to a press release from Parks and Recreation Director Taylor Petkovsek, the dredging project will improve the health and safety of… Read More
North Carolina ferries traveling between Hatteras and Ocracoke will begin using a different route on Dec. 7 that will add approximately 20 minutes to crossing times as shoaling no longer allows the Ferry Division’s vessels to safely navigate the current channel. The change comes as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is set to begin… Read More
DUCK, N.C. — On the Outer Banks, sand is a valuable resource. Millions of dollars every year go into making sure there’s enough sand in the dunes to keep infrastructure intact and slowdown shoreline erosion. An experiment off the coast of Duck hopes to prove adding a new, naturally occurring mineral to that sand can… Read More
NEBRASKA City – Otoe County commissioners are reaching out to congressional representatives hoping for federal solutions to stream and river degradation they link to a deeper running Missouri River. The government widened the navigation channel of the Missouri River to 200 feet about 100 years ago and began dredging a deep-water channel to accommodate navigation…. Read More
A new project aims to restore the natural beauty and resilience of a harbor beach in southern California by creating dunes and planting native vegetation. The project, which is expected to start in early 2024, will cover a 1.5-mile stretch of beach along the Dana Point Harbor in Orange County. Why dunes matter for coastal… Read More
Thirty leaders in the shipping sectors – including cargo owners, ship operators, ports, bunkering companies, and equipment manufacturers – signed a Joint Commitment, organized by the UN High Level Champions and RMI, today at COP28 to enable the use of renewable hydrogen-derived shipping fuel this decade to meet maritime industry decarbonization targets. The Commitment includes important… Read More
Oak Island residents took advantage of the opportunity to speak their minds regarding the inaugural paid parking program at a Nov. 28 town council meeting. People expressed overall support for the program while suggesting a variety of tweaks they feel would benefit the local public. The number of season permits issued, whether decals should stay,… Read More
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the federal-state Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership, is soliciting proposals through the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund to restore water quality and habitats of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary rivers and streams. NFWF is soliciting proposals under the Innovative… Read More
Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods on Saturday rejected the International Energy Agency’s recent claim that using wide-scale carbon capture to fight climate change was an implausible “illusion,” saying the same could be said about electric vehicles and solar energy. “There is no solution set out there today that is at the scale to solve the… Read More