South Carolina lawmakers have approved a resolution declaring their opposition to Georgia’s plans to deepen the Savannah Harbor. The … By SARITA CHOUREY (savannahnow) [mappress] Source: savannahnow, February 17, 2011;
Taxpayers townwide will share financial responsibility for pumping sand onto the beach under another new funding plan informally endorsed… By Rob Morris (outerbanksvoice) [mappress] Source: outerbanksvoice, February 17, 2011;
Community groups working with the fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) and the Save … (bulatlat) [mappress] Source: bulatlat, February 17, 2011;
The largest and India’s first global hub terminal, the International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam off Cochin coast… By Sudha S Namboothiry (commodityonline) [mappress] Source: commodityonline, February 17, 2011;
Federal fish biologists have given the go ahead for one of the biggest Willamette River cleanup plans to date, endorsing barge builder … By Scott Learn (oregonlive) [mappress] Source: oregonlive, February 17, 2011;
Bulldozers and excavators buzzed Tuesday afternoon as they removed sediment from Fain Lake and a creek leading to it… By Ken Hedler (prescottdailycourier) [mappress] Source: prescottdailycourier, February 17, 2011;
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today it is seeking comments on its proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits for work in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. In addition,
The interim beach nourishment project that began in December is currently well underway with sand now being pumped on the beach between the… By Connie Pletl (topsailvoice) [mappress] Source: topsailvoice, February 17, 2011;
A local community advocate added his voice to a call from top federal officials asking Congress to dedicate 80 percent of the billions in… By Nikki Buskey (houmatoday) [mappress] Source: houmatoday, February 17, 2011;
By Sue Vorenberg A few miserable winter days didn’t stop crews from Andersen Construction from a timely finish of the in-water work for the National Oceanic… (djcoregon) [mappress] Source: djcoregon, February 17, 2011;
A hearing is planned this week on an appeal of the Substantial Development Permit issued by Stevens County for a dredging project on Loon… (dptribune) [mappress] Source: dptribune, February 17, 2011;
The owner and general contractor of a residential development in Ayer, Mass., have agreed to pay a penalty of $27,500 and to donate a 7.6-acre parcel to the town to settle EPA claims that they discharged pollutants into nearby waters without the required stormwater permit and failed to apply for thi
Some of the federal funds originally intended to pay for modifications to the entrance at Sunset Marina will be used instead to dredge the… By Brandy Donaldson (qconline) [mappress] Source: qconline, February 17, 2011;
A pipeline company claims the Army Corps of Engineers cost it $4 million by giving a dredger bum navigational charts to dredge offshore … By CAMERON LANGFORD (courthousenews) [mappress] Source: courthousenews, February 16, 2011;
