Kiawah Developer Denied Permits for Capt. Sam’s Spit Sea Walls, SC
The South Carolina’s Supreme Court has ruled against granting a permit for a sea wall and revetment on Capt. Sam’s Spit – the wildlife-rich, 150-acre spit that is a prized piece of disappearing natural coast.
The Tour de France Coastal Route Modified Due to a Major Landslide
With seven months till the launch of the 2015 cycling event, the Tour de France’s 6th leg – between Abbeville and Le Havre – had to be modified today, because of the collapsing of a coastal cliff at Pourville, Normandy.
Louisiana’s Moon Shot
The state hopes to save its rapidly disappearing coastline with a 50-year, $50 billion plan based on science that’s never been tested and money it doesn’t have. What could go wrong?
Sloat Erosion Campaign; West Coast of San Francisco
Due to coastal erosion, the Sloat shoreline is in a state of blight. Surfrider San Francisco, is working to restore the beach at Sloat Blvd., and advocating a plan of managed retreat and relocation of infrastructure away from the ocean.
Protect the World’s Deltas
The rich delta ecosystem and the services it provides, storm protection, nutrient and pollution removal and carbon storage, are being destroyed. Worldwide deltas are on course to drown, starved of sediment by dams and dikes, and fragmented by economic development. Rising seas compound the sediment crisis.
Why S.F. is Moving 42,000 Tons of Sand Down Ocean Beach
It’s part of an effort by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, working with the National Park Service, to move 30,000 cubic yards of sand, from the north end of the wide beach to the south, which is where it came from in the first place… Meanwhile, Mother Nature will keep moving the sand north, and the city will keep trucking it south.
Gambia: Mangrove Regeneration and Coastal Erosion
The West African Birds Association has trained 120 young people from 24 schools and organizations within Banjul, and West Coast regions, building the capacity of young people on the importance of mangroves and the dangers of coastal erosion.
EU Takes Legal Action Against Controversial French Dam
The European commission has sent France a final notice to explain how it can reconcile EU environmental law with a proposed dam project that sparked riots.
Poole Beach Storm Damage Sand Pumping Works Begin
More than 40,000 cubic metres (1.4m cubic feet) of sand is being pumped on to a Dorset beach to protect nearby homes from storms.