Yesterday, a coalition of local residents, grassroots environmental and clean-energy activists asked the Oregon Court of Appeals to put the brakes on a Oregon Department of State Lands’ dredging permit that paves the way for the Port of Coos Bay to export dangerous liquefied natural gas (LNG) or coal and other bulk commodities to Asia. [...]
Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has followed his request and has allocated $8.95 million in Hurricane Sandy disaster dollars to Oregon Inlet. Jones has been actively working with the administration and the Corps of Engineers to direct disaster money to Oregon Inlet. Oregon Inlet is eligible to [...]
Senator Alan Bates (D-Medford) joined a coalition of fishers, rafters, conservationists, and other river users to encourage the state to evaluate and potentially curb a new wave of suction-dredge mining on the Rogue, Chetco, and other area rivers and creeks. “Southern Oregon is home to thousands of us who consider our peaceful, pristine rivers a [...]
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Recently, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has followed his request and will allocate $4.5 million in disaster dollars recently appropriated by Congress to Oregon Inlet. Jones has been actively working with the Corps of Engineers on the need to direct disaster funding to Oregon Inlet, including a [...]
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Third District Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC) sent a letter Thursday calling on the commanding general of the Army Corps of Engineers … By Sam Walker (outerbanksvoice) Source: outerbanksvoice, January 13, 2012;
![USA: Long-Term Outlook for Oregon Inlet is Not Good, Panel Says]()
Even though some advancement has been made on the clogged channel, the long-term prospect for Oregon does not seem to be good. A number of conditions, including the lack of money, are contributing to shoaling under the main span of the Bonner Bridge. The side caster dredge Merritt had managed to scour the channel to [...]
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It likely doesn’t come as a surprise to boaters familiar with the Oregon Inlet: shoaling is again causing serious problems for travel in and… By Kevin Duffan (injuryboard) Source: injuryboard, November 27, 2011;
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Last Saturday morning, a small fleet of fishing boats from Wanchese, N.C., chugged through the navigation channel at Oregon Inlet and into … By Aaron Applegate (hamptonroads) Source: hamptonroads, November 18, 2011;
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Here in China, where big is normal, Tianjin Port stands out for its size. The 107-square-kilometer port, a sister port of the Port of … By MITCH LIES (capitalpress) Source: capitalpress, September 21, 2011;
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Sixty-one years ago, Congress granted the Army Corps of Engineers approval to dredge Oregon Inlet to a depth of 14 feet. In retrospect, the… (hamptonroads) Source: hamptonroads, August 24, 2011;
