A House committee has approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Nick Rahall-D W.Va., aimed at reeling in the Environmental Protection Agency. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the bill which would limit the EPA’s ability to veto fill and dredge permits already issued by the Army
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has mobilized its emergency response team to assist in the ongoing efforts to declog… (balita) [mappress] Source: balita, June 23, 2011
The council will find itself between a rock and hard place if it tries to construct a rockwall along the Alexandra Headland-to-Maroochydore… By Roxanne Mccarty-O’Kane (sunshinecoastdaily) [mappress] Source: sunshinecoastdaily, June 23, 2011
A week long string of various engineering seminars and activities got underway Monday, June 20, 2011 at the Savannah Engineering Academy… More info: thecreativecoast By Nikki Troxclair [mappress] Source: thecreativecoast, June 23, 2011
Kill Devil Hills Mayor Ray Sturza is raising questions about spending public money on beaches with no public access. By Rob Morris (outerbanksvoice) [mappress] Source: outerbanksvoice, June 23, 2011
Work is scheduled to start in November or December on the $10-million cleanup and physical changes to the small lake in Victoria Park. By Terry Pender (therecord) [mappress] Source: therecord, June 23, 2011
The city of Belleair Beach wants Pinellas County to approve a variance request as the last resort in its quest to find a way to meet parking… More info: tbnweekly By SUZETTE PORTER [mappress] Source: tbnweekly, June 23, 2011
Work on reclaiming 2,000 acres from sea for the deep-draughted port on Sagar Island has started. According to Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT)… By Jayanta Gupta (timesofindia) [mappress] Source: timesofindia, June 23, 2011
The scheduled two-year project was funded by federal stimulus dollars and finished well-ahead of schedule and on budget, according… By Ron Cassie (dundalk) [mappress] Source: dundalk, June 23, 2011
A special meeting of the borough’s Environmental Commmission will be conducted tonight to discuss the possibility that dredged material… More info: mycentraljersey By Susan Loyer [mappress] Source: mycentraljersey, June 23, 2011
India’s bid for an alternative trade transit route to its northeastern states took a giant leap forward with Myanmar Tuesday agreeing to a proposal to realign a strategically important multi-modal transport project through the Kaladan river in the Bay of Bengal. The project envisages linking India’s
A city official has admitted that there would be no end to the dredging of Jakarta’s rivers as long as people keep dumping waste in them. By Elisabeth Oktofani (thejakartaglobe) [mappress] Source: thejakartaglobe, June 22, 2011
Hardy’s Channel is becoming increasingly treacherous to navigate, says a lobster fishermen whose vessel was idled Tuesday after two windows… By Jim Brown (peicanada) [mappress] Source: peicanada, June 22, 2011
Water in the Atchafalaya River is going down about two inches a day. Officials said on Tuesday it was six feet and eight inches high, but as the water fades away sediment is… By Melissa Hawkes (katc) [mappress] Source: katc, June 22, 2011