Croatan Beach Residents Say too Much Dredging Hurts Shoreline, VA
The dredging main goal is the same as it is every year: to replace sand and build up dunes on a public beach that gets pummeled by storms nearly every winter.
Baked Alaska
In the third week of May, it was warmer in Fairbanks, Alaska, than in Washington, D.C. In what has become a frequent occurrence in the past few years, temperature profiles in North America appeared to be upside down.
When You Drill, You Spill.
The Santa Barbara County spill, one of the largest in California history, reiterates what we already know: We can’t extract oil and transport it without putting our beaches, wildlife, and coastal communities at risk. The sad fact is, when you drill, you spill.
Lough Neagh Unauthorized Sand-Dredging, Ireland
The Department of the Environment will confirm how it intends to deal with the controversial issue of sand dredging in Lough Neagh in the next few days. Sand has been removed from the lough since the 1930s, and is used to supply the construction industry.