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A final draft of the US Army Corps of Engineers study into why Town Neck Beach has lost so much sand is expected to be finished and available to the public by the end of this summer, an Army Corps official said this week. “Although we have encountered some bumps along the way, we are… Read More
State regional water officials have again delayed a decision on a controversial seawater desalination plant in Huntington Beach, instead placing further requirements on the project’s company to reckon with the facility’s anticipated environmental damage. A vote on the permit for the project — which would produce 50 million gallons of desalted ocean water per day… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application from the Connecticut Port Authority for proposed work in the Thames River at State Pier, New London, Connecticut. The proposed project would serve as a long-term, regional wind turbine generator port facility while continuing to support other existing long… Read More
Aug 3 2020 (IPS) – Going against its own orders, the government in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has ordered the fast-tracking of environmental clearances despite manifest evidence of illegal sand mining. A few months after the Jammu and Kashmir government auctioned hundreds of stretches of riverbeds for mineral extraction, companies that… Read More
By Thomas Jewell, special to cleveland.com SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — With the recent completion of the $2 million overhaul of Green Lake dam, officials can now turn their attention to similar projects — and possibly bigger issues — at Horseshoe and Lower Shaker lakes. The redesign for dam work at Horseshoe Lake is now back… Read More
Creosote, coal tar have polluted land, Lake Washington sediments The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released its final plan for the cleanup of Quendall Terminals in Renton, a former creosote manufacturing plant and oil storage facility along Lake Washington, where for decades creosote, coal tar, and other hazardous chemicals accumulated on the land, in groundwater,… Read More
High seas and stormy weather across the North Island’s east coast has caused a surge of dune erosion from Whangamata to Pauanui Beach with locals saying New Zealand’s best beach Whangamata now has its own White Cliffs of Dover. The dunes in Whangamata are over four metres high while the recent storms have carved the… Read More
STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County commissioners are adding another water project to an already crowded work list, the Norton Hill water tank repair and painting project. On Thursday, commissioners approved a task order with their engineering consultant, Arcadis, to provide design, bid phase and construction-related services, including inspection, as well as the final design phase, bid… Read More
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Commuting in New York City could get a whole lot more expensive. On Tuesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo warned New Yorkers that without significant financial aid from the federal government the MTA will be forced to raise bus, train and subway fares, as well as bridge and tunnel tolls, to make up… Read More
Background work continues to secure permits, funding ahead of expected 2021 start The Lake Scugog Enhancement Project, an environmental improvement initiative that will involve dredging portions of Port Perry Bay, is expected to begin in 2021. Background work, including securing the necessary permits and fundraising, will continue through 2020. The Scugog Lake Stewards, represented here… Read More