By Nicole Blevins Bulldozers for months paced Grand Strand beaches in 1,000-foot sections, elevating them with sand mined from the bottom of the ocean floor just a couple miles out. Seemingly never ending pipes lined the coast while constant beeping echoed through the night. In a matter of hours, an eroding beach was renewed with life… Read More
KUALA LUMPUR: Nestle (Malaysia) Bhd has strengthened its beach clean-up programme by bringing together employee volunteers, communities and partners nationwide to drive lasting impact through activities ranging from ghost nets and marine debris recovery to coral reef protection and environmental education. The programme this year placed greater emphasis on community education and stewardship. Held at… Read More
Virginia Beach had a problem that most cities solve with geography: nowhere to put its garbage. The city sits on the flat coastal plain of the Chesapeake, with the water table lurking six to eight feet below the surface, which rules out the traditional American method of finding a gulley and filling it. As the… Read More
Dredging at Snye Waterway is conducted annually to remove the accumulated silt and maintain a navigable access channel for floatplanes and recreational boats. The dredging operation is scheduled to commence on September 7, 2026, and expected to be completed by the first week of October. Proposed Start and End Dates: September 7, 2026-October 9, 2026… Read More
By Tom Bayles Rebuilding Venice Public Beach, a 3.2-mile project stalled by one year because the right kind of sand was nowhere to be found, is in its final weeks. The Army Corps could not locate the type of smooth, quart-based sand in a color that matched what was left — white. The agency handles beach… Read More
