LORAIN, Ohio — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, will begin dredging operations this week in Lorain Harbor to maintain safe and navigable waterways for Great Lakes commercial vessels, recreational boaters and other harbor users on Lake Erie. The Buffalo District awarded a $2.5 million contract in June 2026 to Michigan-based Walsh Service Solutions… Read More
By: Ire Joe V. C. Laurente CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — A priest and environmental advocate of the Calapan City Diocese urged authorities to pause plans to dredge the Alag–Longos River System in Baco town and address first the project’s far-reaching impacts on coastal communities and entire ecosystems. “Reducing flooding is a legitimate goal —… Read More
In order for massive cargo ships and tankers to traverse the Columbia River up to Portland, crews spend up to eight months each year dredging the river bottom so the channel remains deep enough for the commercial ships to pass. The dredging is a massive operation that most people never see. But the work could… Read More
By Leslie Lake BRADENTON BEACH – Dredging crews began work Sept. 9 on a project to restore a nearly mile-long stretch of Coquina Beach with sand that was lost during Hurricane Idalia in 2023. The Coquina Beach Hurricane Idalia Storm Damage Repair Project will place approximately 63,450 cubic yards of sand along about 0.9 miles… Read More
The storm that dropped about three inches of rain on White Crest Beach in Wellfleet Sunday severely damaged the parking lot, dune and steep beach access path. Streams of water took down signs, pieces of asphalt and carved gulleys into the dune cliff. Repairs were scheduled to begin Tuesday, Sept. 15, and the beach is… Read More
