Around the country, the U.S. EPA is engaged in various endeavors to improve the quality of nation’s waterways. Region 1 is no exception. In… (waterworld) [mappress] Source: waterworld, July 8, 2011;
Mariners could encounter delays as Army Corps of Engineers dredging operations are scheduled to begin at the North Carolina State Port Docks… (tradeonlytoday) [mappress] Source: tradeonlytoday, July 8, 2011;
Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has finally cleared the last hurdle before going ahead with the Diamond Harbour container terminal that would … (business) [mappress] Source: business, July 8, 2011;
After about two and a half years of meetings, collaboration and goal setting, the Mississippi Makeover Project has finalized its … (hastingsstargazette) [mappress] Source: hastingsstargazette, July 8, 2011;
The Port of Rotterdam Authority(PoRa) believes that the recently published EU White Paper on Transport is in line with the draft Port Vision 2030, the long-term vision announced by the Port of Rotterdam Authority. In general, the PoRA agrees with the objectives and concrete measures announced by the
Ernest Britto, Minister for Tourism and the Environment, yesterday praised staff at the Technical Services Department for helping … (chronicle) [mappress] Source: chronicle, July 8, 2011;
Unsuspecting holidaymakers are risking serious injury or worse when travelling by boat near the mouth of the Myall River, locals have warned… (theherald) [mappress] Source: theherald, July 8, 2011;
With the $17 million Upper Newport Bay dredging project finished and boats beginning to move out of Rhine Channel to make way for the … (thelog) [mappress] Source: thelog, July 8, 2011;
The fight over Charlottesville and Albemarle County’s water supply is reaching a boiling point… (nbc29) [mappress] Source: nbc29, July 8, 2011;
Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD, (R-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, will testify at a hearing of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment on H.R. 104, The Realize America’s Maritime Promise (RAMP
The first step toward cleaning a portion of the Fawn River took place Wednesday morning on the river’s bank just north of Howe. A large … [mappress] Source: wnews, July 7, 2011;
The municipalities of Buguey and Gonzaga along the coastal areas of Cagayan are set to dredge their rivers this year amidst objections from cause-oriented groups. With the issue on logging near dead, mining, or in this case dredging, has emerged as the top environmental concern today with nearly all
A day after a flood alert was sounded in Bihar, memories of the devastating ‘Kosi’ flood of 2008 is haunting lakhs of people in the Kosi … (rediff) [mappress] Source: rediff, July 7, 2011;
Surfing conditions will soon change at North Cronulla, after the green light was given to build an underwater sandbank, or ‘‘sea slug’’, to improve… (theleader) [mappress] Source: theleader, July 7, 2011
