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CHARLESTON, S.C. — When South Carolina Ports CEO Jim Newsome retires next year, he will hand over running of the port in Charleston on July 1 to Barbara Melvin, the first woman to lead a top 10 container port in the United States. After 13 years as president and CEO of South Carolina Ports, Jim… Read More
Senate Democrats yesterday released nine fiscal 2022 spending bills with significant proposed increases for environment and public land priorities. Lawmakers are now focused on what can make it into law so they can avoid a shutdown in December. The bills emerged after Senate Democratic and Republican appropriators failed to reach a deal on overall fiscal… Read More
$2.5 Million Park Improvement Project Will Mitigate Future Flooding; Addition of Upgrades to Popular Recreation Area Will Benefit Residents and Visitors to Region Project Grant Awarded through State’s Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative Total $300 Million for Shoreline Communities Includes $15 Million for Regional Dredging, $30 Million for Private Businesses, and $20 Million for Homeowner Assistance… Read More
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University has received a $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to assess the risks offshore wind energy development along the East Coast may pose to birds, bats and marine mammals. The funding will support the work of a consortium of researchers from 15 institutions. What they learn… Read More
SPANISH FORT – Governor Kay Ivey on Friday, during a press conference, announced over $41 million for 17 projects, which are supported by funds from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA). These projects focus on sewer infrastructure, water quality, land acquisitions, research and recreational access improvements, which are included in the… Read More
RGGI money earmarked for flood preparedness begins to flow to local governments Carbon auctions have given Virginia officials millions of dollars to play with. But as the state begins pushing large amounts of that money toward local flood preparedness, the focus is largely on a staid and sober goal: resiliency planning. “It’s such a big,… Read More
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has invested a combined amount of $171 million in 72 projects that aim to address the effects of climate change. NOAA said Tuesday that it issued grants to fund these projects that universities, research institutions and government-partnered entities will work on over the next five years. The investment’s… Read More
A proposed Lake Okeechobee management plan is still drawing concerns from state water managers and the public as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to finalize what’s called the Lake Okeechobee System Operation Manual, or LOSOM. The plan will be in place until at least 2030 and will guide lake releases to the Caloosahatchee… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on its draft feasibility report and integrated environmental assessment for its proposed Lower Pool 10 habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project on the Upper Mississippi River near Guttenberg, Iowa. The proposed project would result in the protection and restoration of… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the federal-state Chesapeake Bay Program partnership today announced more than $10 million in grants for projects that will protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay and its surrounding watershed. The 49 grants announced today will generate $12 million in matching… Read More