KEY TAKEAWAYS: Louisiana and federal agencies are finalizing a more than $100 million plan to restore and expand Raccoon Island. The project would restore about 410 acres of beach, dune and marsh while enhancing bird nesting habitat. Plans include raising Gulf-side breakwaters and constructing living reefs to reduce erosion and storm surge impacts. Raccoon Island serves as critical… Read More
During his opening remarks, Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard provided an update on the Buxton beach nourishment project, announcing that the dredge Liberty Island officially began pumping sand onto the beach in Buxton on Friday, July 31, 2026. Chairman Woodard praised the county’s contractor, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, for the project’s rapid… Read More
By Hugo Rojas At Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana, workers just finished a 346 foot machine. They named it the Amelia Island, after a barrier island on Florida’s coast. It belongs to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock, the largest dredging company in America. The company took delivery in August of 2025 and sent it straight toward work. By late… Read More
It was published the tender a telematic open procedure for the conclusion of the four-year framework agreement onStrategic Program of Environmental Requalification and Contrast to the Hydraulic Risk of the Sarno River Basin“. The action plan mobilizes a total investment of €406,990,761.29, co-financed by the European Cohesion Policy (PR Campania FESR 21-27). The tender procedure, divided into 7… Read More
By: Camryn Townsend MURRELLS INLET, S.C.–Georgetown County has proposed a dredging project intended to restore safe navigation through more than 16 miles of waterways in Murrells Inlet, but the South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP) argues that the county’s map does not fully reflect the environmental impacts. The request comes as several agencies, including the… Read More
