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We often joke that it’s hard to find a hill in Florida, but our low-lying lands leave us especially vulnerable to the consequences of climate change. Our beautiful shorelines and diverse ecosystems are increasingly threatened by climate change impacts such as rising sea levels, intensifying storms and eroding coastlines. Rising sea levels encroach on coastal… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 29, 2023) – Today, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and NOAA announced $144 million in new grants to support natural infrastructure projects in 31 coastal states and U.S. territories. These grants will support design and implementation of projects to enhance the resilience of coastal communities and improve habitat for fish and… Read More
There are so many huge numbers associated with Louisiana’s climate challenges — billions of tons of emissions, trillions of tons of carbon in the world’s atmosphere. But here’s a smaller number that is just as staggering to some: 800, as in $800 a month for homeowner’s flood insurance. Sure, that’s in the coastal town of Pointe a la… Read More
NOAA has released the draft designation documents for the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary for public comment. The action comes after the agency analyzed and evaluated feedback from the public, stakeholders, tribes and Indigenous communities, scientists and federal and state agencies. The proposed sanctuary designation stretches over 134 miles of coastline, enclosing more than… Read More
Engineers apply erosion in reverse The large piles of mud and silt are rather unsightly. Dug from channels around the Chesapeake Bay, the glop might seem useless; but here it’s a valuable treasure that could save the Bay’s vanishing islands. Over the past century, several Bay islands have slowly eroded both to natural causes and… Read More
Over the last few years as the silt piled up in Lake Accotink, heated discussions on what to do with the lake amounted in a resolution to let it be and through time, it will become more a wetlands park then a lake park with boating, fishing and watersports. This decision was based partly on… Read More
The utilization of dredging for rehabilitating lakes and aquatic habitats severely impacted by eutrophication is well-documented. Although dredging practices have been under scrutiny for an extended period, the global research community has only recently linked them to water quality. Dredging can exert both positive and adverse effects on water quality. Evaluating the benefits against the… Read More
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey unveiled a new strategy Tuesday that she said will help the state’s 78 coastal communities work together to better cope with the challenges brought on by climate change. One element of the “ResilientCoasts” initiative is grouping distinct geographic regions that share similar landscape characteristics and face similar climate hazards, dubbed “coastal… Read More
After the industry has been talking about supply chain resilience for years, President Joe Biden on Monday convened the first meeting of his newly launched Supply Chain Resilience Council. (See the White House fact sheet.) The goal of the council is to “strengthen America’s supply chains” and “lower costs for families.” The council announced 30 actions… Read More
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A $3.2 million study will help re-assess how federal engineers protect 21 miles worth of beaches at the Jersey Shore, federal officials said this week. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering reinforced dunes, berm modifications, submerged artificial reefs, groins, flood walls, sand back passing and other measures for the project area. The same… Read More
Dredging began this week for the Surfside-Sunset project as trucks rolled out to Surfside and Sunset beaches on Monday. The project, helmed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will deposit an estimated 1.2 million cubic yards of sand on a small stretch of beach south of the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, which is… Read More
The city council of Beach City voted 4-0 this week for a resolution opposing a proposed Cedar Port Navigation District Channel Deepening Project. The vote was meant to send a message to federal officials that the residents believe the proposed 415-foot wide, 50-foot deep channel will destroy residents’ waterfront property as well as the ecology…. Read More
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $9,337,300.00 from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for coastal restoration and resiliency. “Protecting our coastline and building resiliency against future storms is a top priority,” said Dr. Cassidy. “Because I had a seat at the table for the Infrastructure Law, there are dollars coming to Louisiana to protect our coastal… Read More
The on-again, off-again dream of dredging Lake Contrary seemed to be gaining momentum in Buchanan County. But it ran into the reality of citizen opposition at a meeting Wednesday in the Buchanan County Courthouse. Before dredging, county officials still have to find a funding source and decide who would actually do the work. But the… Read More