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If another Hurricane Isabel hit the Chesapeake Bay area a few decades from now, it could affect at least a million more people and cause $6 billion more in damage than when it landed in 2003, new research suggests. By the century’s end, even storms we consider weak today will have the impact of stronger… Read More
If a major flood happened tomorrow, hundreds of thousands of homes, commercial buildings, roads and critical infrastructure across New England are at risk of damage, according to a new report by the First Street Foundation. And the dangers are only expected to grow over the next 30 years. First Street’s “Infrastructure on the Brink” report,… Read More
Researchers at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University have been awarded $5.4 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to continue their study of climate change and variability risks in the larger Great Lakes region for the next five years. Funding for the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments, known as GLISA,… Read More
BAY COUNTY — For Mexico Beach Mayor Al Cathey, the days leading up to Oct. 10, 2018, were just like any normal storm preparation — gather names of who is staying, board up windows and lock down loose items around town. In the small coastal town with a little more than 1,300 people, Cathey said they absolutely had no idea what was coming for them. “It was one… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 11, 2021– Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) a leading specialty construction company, today announced Robert L. Tabb will step down as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective October 29, 2021, to pursue a new opportunity with a private company that is not a competitor. Upon his departure, his duties will… Read More
DEAL – A new coalition opposed to beach replenishment wants to use alternative methods to protect the shoreline instead of pumping millions of cubic yards of sand onto the beach. New sand, the coalition argues, does more to protect wealthy homeowners, damages the coastal ecology and ultimately washes back into the sea and has to be replaced. “Beach replenishment is not the… Read More
ATLANTIC BEACH — Atlantic Beach officials are seeking federal funds through a state-administrated program to improve local water quality. Town planning and zoning director Michelle Eitner informed the Atlantic Beach Town Council at its regular meeting Sept. 27 the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality has approved the town’s watershed restoration and stormwater resilience plan. The… Read More
Representatives from the Chesapeake Bay watershed states, the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission (CBC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gathered recently to discuss the impacts of climate change on the 64,000-square-mile Chesapeake Bay watershed — stretching from Cooperstown, N.Y., to their meeting location at the Brock Environmental Center in Virginia Beach, Va…. Read More
UAE-based Ecocoast, which designs and manufactures a range of products to protect coastlines, waterways, marine assets and infrastructure, has achieved considerable market success of late. The company reports that, despite the constraints of the pandemic, it increased revenues by 34% over the first half of 2021 compared to the equivalent period in 2020. Earlier this… Read More
The federal government finally has decided to clean up several lakes streams connected with the Sherwin-Williams/Lucas Paintworks Superfund Site in Camden County. The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that the next phase of the extensive Superfund site cleanup would be dredging of three contaminated lakes and one creek that span three communities — Gibbsboro, Voorhees and Lindenwold. “Hallelujah!” … Read More