Maine – Could dredging become a reality for Blue Hill harbor? – The Weekly Packet
For the past 20 years or longer, dredging Blue Hills inner harbor has been a frequent topic of debate. The town wharf, located in the downtown area off Water Street,…
North Carolina – Neighbors concerned that Coast Guard dredging could cause erosion – StarNewsOnline.com
A proposal to clean out the boat basin at the Wrightsville Beach Coast Guard Station is dredging up old concerns from nearby residents. Neighbors of the station, which sits near…
Florida – Researchers believe this could be a record high for turtle nest season – ABC Action News
ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. – Glenn Wiseman and his wife Claudia are on turtle watch, combing the beaches of Anna Maria Island for any nests that may have made it…
Florida – BP oil-spill fines could boost Everglades restoration – Sun-Sentinel
WASHINGTON — Everglades restoration backers are aiming to get a big piece of the billions of dollars of fines that oil giant BP is expected to pay for polluting the…
Florida – RESTORE deal: Escambia could see $100 million from BP fines – Pensacola Business Journal
More than two years after the BP oil spill ravaged the Gulf Coast, lawmakers reached a deal Wednesday that could bring billions to boost the region’s economy and restore its…
Florida – Commission could reopen fisheries, install Black Bear plan – MiamiHerald.com
Snook and black bears are among the highlights of the upcoming Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting Wednesday and Thursday in Palm Beach Gardens. Commissioners are expected to decide…
Mississippi – Study: Oyster reef restoration could boost Gulf Coast economy – Mississippi Press (blog)
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi — Oyster reef restoration projects using penalty money from the BP 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill could provide quadruple economic returns for the Gulf Coast states, according to…
Louisiana – Orleans, Jefferson environmental losses could double by 2030, Entergy report says – NOLA.com
If nothing is done to restore and protect coastal wetlands, annual storm losses in Orleans and Jefferson parishes could double by 2030, according to a new report from Entergy. The…
Florida – Saving sea turtles could mean lowered lights — miles from shore – Sun-Sentinel
PALM BEACH COUNY, FL – Dimming the lights along the coastline hasn’t been enough to save endangered sea turtles, so now plans are afoot to lower the lights at everything…
Washington D.C. – Cuba embargo could threaten oil-drilling safety, expert says – Boston Herald
WASHINGTON – The 50-year-old U.S. embargo of Cuba is getting in the way of safety when it comes to deepwater drilling in Cuban waters, an expert on the communist country’s…
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