With the passage of Act 8 of the First Extraordinary Session of 2005 (Act 8), the Louisiana legislature mandated the integration of hurricane protection activities (e.g., levee construction) and coastal restoration activities (e.g., river diversions or marsh creation). Act 8 also created the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board (CPRA Board) and tasked it with… Read More
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is gearing up for a significant fiscal 2026, with an anticipated $1.8 billion budget aimed at flood risk reduction, coastal restoration, and economic impact. The agency continues to prioritize construction, allocating 80% of its funding — approximately $1.44 billion — toward ground-level projects that protect and restore Louisiana’s vulnerable… Read More
WORK to safeguard a harbour against coastal erosion is now complete. BCP Council has completed major works to protect Hamworthy Park against future coastal erosion for the next 20 years. A 200-metre stretch of sea wall has been reinforced on the eastern promenade with low-carbon concrete, and new steps have been built to the shoreline. The… Read More
NEW YORK – After carefully considering public comment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its third periodic review of the cleanup of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the Upper Hudson River. The EPA looked at all the project data for water, fish and sediment collected between 2016-2021, and the fish data from 2022. The EPA’s review concludes… Read More
Two hurricanes in the span of 13 days. Another hurricane from two years ago that is considered to be the worst to every hit Southwest Florida in terms of lost life and damage. Add all of that up and the clean-up of the canals on Fort Myers Beach is tall order. Just when it feels like there… Read More
