The Port of Tacoma and a Japanese shipping line have reached agreement on the costs involved with the port’s canceled plan to build a massiv… BY JOHN GILLIE (thenewstribune) [mappress] Source: thenewstribune, May 27, 2011;
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and three other federal and state agencies will host a meeting June 2 to update the public on a contaminated sediment cleanup planned for the East Chicago and Hammond, Indiana, area. The cleanup, funded under the Great Lakes Legacy Act, involves the Grand Cal
On Wednesday, June 1, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will convene an official meeting of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Taskforce in Pensacola, Florida. The meeting is the fourth in a series taking place across the gulf and will further the task force’s ongo
A major restoration project is coming to a close at Fain Lake in Prescott Valley and town officials plan to reopen it in time for the holida… (therepublic) [mappress] Source: therepublic, May 27, 2011;
For the third time in more than a decade, the plan is to dredge a gravel bar that has built up along the Sacramento River. The gravel is onc… By HEATHER HACKING (orovillemr) [mappress] Source: orovillemr, May 27, 2011;
More than two thirds of a dredging project to make the Hampton River easier to navigate has been completed and the cost has been considerabl… By David Macaulay (dailypress) [mappress] Source: dailypress, May 27, 2011;
The Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) and the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) have stood by their decision to… BY PETRE WILLIAMS-RAYNOR (jamaicaobserver) [mappress] Source: jamaicaobserver, May 27, 2011;
SkanskaUSA Building Inc. on Wednesday was selected — for a second time — to be the general contractor on the $23.5 million project to buil… BY WAYNE T. PRICE (floridatoday) [mappress] Source: floridatoday, May 27, 2011
Dredging work in Buriganga is getting delayed for want of qualified contractors… By Mohsinul Karim (bdnews24) [mappress] Source: bdnews24, May 26, 2011;
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed are heading to Washington to lobby for more funds to deepen Savannah’s port… (wjbf) [mappress] Source: wjbf, May 26, 2011;
Dredging crews are ready, waiting for river flows to recede before resuming a PCB cleanup project that might cost $1 billion before work is… By PAUL POST (saratogian) [mappress] Source: saratogian, May 26, 2011
The long-awaited Istokpoga canal maintenance dredging project is under way, and residents who live along the canals that are being dredged… (highlandstoday) [mappress] Source: highlandstoday, May 26, 2011;
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) will be presenting a paper on the role of earth observation data in understanding the effects of climate change at the EARSeL “5th Workshop on Remote Sensing of the Coastal Zone” being held on 1-3 June in Prague. Sponsored by the European Space Agency,
An underground rock wall could be built between Maroochydore and Alexandra Headland if erosion begins to threaten crucial infrastructure… (sunshinecoastdaily) [mappress] Source: sunshinecoastdaily, May 26, 2011;