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Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District use a heavy equipment excavator to remove rubble from a riverside wall of the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25, 2025. The Pittsburgh District began dismantling the Elizabeth Locks and Dam’s lock chambers in January 2025. The district expects work… Read More
A jury in Louisiana has ruled that Chevron must pay a parish government about $745 million to help restore wetlands that the jury said the energy company had harmed for decades. The verdict, which was reached on Friday, is likely to influence similar lawsuits filed by other parishes, or counties, in the state against other… Read More
OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Crews are gearing up to begin dredging work in Oceanside Harbor this week, and the City of Oceanside is alerting the public to use caution when on the beach as the annual project will be ongoing until Memorial Day. The US Army Corps of Engineers will be dredging the mouth of Oceanside Harbor starting… Read More
Volusia County is enhancing the resiliency of its coastline through a restoration project that will begin this month. As part of the preparations, dredge pipeline sections will be placed along the shoreline from north of the Ponce de Leon Inlet to Oceanview Avenue in Ponce Inlet, beginning Monday, April 7. The U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
MEXICO BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – There are some exciting changes coming to Mexico Beach, including restoration efforts that will make the beach better for everyone. Since before Hurricane Michael took a devastating toll on Mexico Beach, city officials had been seeking funding for restorations to the area. The restoration has pumped about a million cubic… Read More
The Lake Worth Inlet and a North End Palm Beach road will close on separate days next week as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares to wrap up its dredging project. One lane of North Ocean Boulevard at Palmo Way will close from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Palm Beach said in an alert. Then,… Read More
In New York, the Departments of Citywide Administrative Services, Transportation, and Environmental Protection and NYC Parks have started testing the use of renewable diesel in vessels. The barge contract will enable the transition to long-term and large-scale renewable diesel use for city vessels. The famous Staten Island Ferry and other NYC harbor vessels are being… Read More
The Captiva Erosion Prevention District will hold a public hearing Monday on a tentative apportionment for a beach renourishment project set to start this summer. The estimated $26.67 million project cost will be paid, partly, through special assessments imposed on the properties that benefit. The project consists of placing some 800,000 cubic yards of beach fill along 4.85… Read More
The low, rock-covered berm juts like a crooked finger into the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River. It doesn’t look like much now. When finished, though, this and other marine construction work under way in South Baltimore will become 10 acres of wetlands in a city desperately short of natural shoreline. Roughly three quarters of… Read More
A NOAA-funded project on the Upper Coonamessett River in Falmouth, Massachusetts, will remove fish passage barriers and restore wetlands on a former cranberry bog. This work complements earlier NOAA-funded work on the lower part of the river. Each autumn, a familiar sight returns to Cape Cod—acres of ruby red cranberries. They rise to the surface… Read More
Walking Dionis Beach, which has seen great erosion, as I do each Saturday, I noticed a number or green plastic circles with beach grass planted in each one. This effort to replenish the dune area makes perfect sense. The grass will help hold needed sand in place and will enhance this well-used area. The ConCom’s… Read More
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) awarded $9.5 million for 10 projects focused on enhancing coral nursery infrastructure and expanding operations, furthering Florida’s efforts to restore the only near-shore barrier reef in the continental United States. “Protecting and restoring Florida’s Coral Reef is vital to the state’s coastal resilience and economy,” said DEP Secretary… Read More
A hearing next week will solicit public comments on a plan to dig sand from Midway Inlet to help renourish a portion of Litchfield Beach. The Peninsula at Inlet Point South Homeowners Association is seeking state and federal permits to dredge up to 75,000 cubic yards of sand from the shoals along Midway Inlet in… Read More
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Toms River Mayor Dan Rodrick today said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers beach replenishment project is moving forward at a good pace. Crews working on a massive federal beach replenishment effort in Ortley Beach working towards the completion of their portion of the $73.5 million coastal defense project, according to local… Read More
Green Pond Dredging Project: Mobilization Update Published on: March 31, 2025 The Barnstable County Dredge Team is currently mobilizing for the Green Pond dredging project in East Falmouth. Green Pond is a coastal saltwater estuary that connects to Vineyard Sound and serves as an important site for boating, fishing, and environmental restoration. Below are highlights… Read More