Texas – Rising Gulf Erosion Complicate Galveston’s Development Planning – The Gilmer Mirror
Work was scarce for architect David Mullican and many Galveston Island builders after Hurricane Ike. As damages were assessed, insurance claims disputed and homes were repaired piecemeal, Mullican was out…
South Carolina – Judge rejects amending Savannah dredging suit – CBS News
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that both the Georgia Ports Authority and South Carolina’s Savannah River Maritime Commission may take part in a lawsuit challenging the $…
Florida – DEP: Remove or modify tree house – The Anna Maria Islander
Angelinos Sea Lodge, 103 29th St., Holmes Beach, has 30 days to remove a tree house or submit a modified design and location for the structure that was built on…
Florida – Everglades water permits to restore Everglades water quality OK’d by EPA – Southeast Farm Press
Permits submitted by the state of Florida under the federal Clean Water Act to improve the quality of water flowing into the Everglades will satisfy the Environmental Protection Agency’s permit objections…
Louisiana – Shrimpers battling over turtle rules – Businessweek
LAFITTE, La. (AP) — Efforts to protect endangered sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico have prompted strenuous complaints from the dwindling fleet of shrimpers blamed for drowning them in…
California – Coastal Commission rejects plan to rebuild beach wall – The Orange County Register
State panel backs its staff’s recommendations that a new rock wall designed to prevent wave erosion of a bluff beneath homes at the south end of Salt Creek Beach be…
Florida – After many high-priced land deals, state tightens requirements on water district purchases – Palm Beach Post
The state’s five water management districts, which have spent $ 2 billion buying land often at prices far above its appraised value, from now on must receive state permission before…
Florida – State Sen. Don Gaetz says use BP oil spill cash or lose it – Pensacola Business Journal
Sen. Don Gaetz has a terse message for Panhandle officials about the $ 30 million Oil Spill Recovery Act money: Use it or lose it. Frustrated with the slow pace…
Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection strayed from guidelines in Piney Point spill – Bradenton Herald
PALMETTO — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection had always required a protective layer of dirt over gypsum stacks to prevent cracking and leaks — until Piney Point. But then…
Florida – State, island leaders continue beach agreement talks – Palm Beach Daily News
In wide-ranging discussions, state officials told local beach managers and environmentalists that a developing beach management agreement for the barrier island, from the Palm Beach Inlet to the Boynton Beach…
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