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Narrow River needs dredging, Narragansett needs sand – can each solve the other’s problem?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NARRAGANSETT – On a mild afternoon recently, a small crew boarded a pontoon boat at the Mettatuxet Yacht Club and set off to ...

Giant ‘sand trap’ off Fort Lauderdale threatens wildlife and aggravates residents

Work on an 11-acre sand trap off Fort Lauderdale has created silty plumes, closed reefs, and prompted NOAA and ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Lawsuit Challenges Dredging Project Near Port Everglades Over Endangered Species Act Violations

Miami Waterkeeper, the Center for Biological Diversity, Florida Wildlife Federation and the Diving Equipment & Marketing Association sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Marine ...
Newsday

Africa's megacity of Lagos reshapes its coast by dredging and puts environment at risk

LAGOS, Nigeria — Beneath an eight-lane expressway, Nigerian men stand waist-deep in the Lagos Lagoon, lowering buckets into murky water. Each load brings up sand, reshaping the coastline of Africa’s ...
Yahoo

Nonstop dredging kept the Mississippi River open this year, but moving mountains of sand creates its own problems

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Dredging resumes at Oceanside harbor, sand spreading south of city’s pier

OCEANSIDEOCEANSIDE — Dredging resumed this week at the Oceanside harbor and could continue for as long as two more weeks to get the expected 250,000 cubic yards of sand, enough to beef up beaches ...
Mongabay

Javan fisherwomen lead fight against marine dredging amid fears of damage

Fisherwomen on the north coast of Java Island are pushing back against plans to dredge sea sand for export, saying they fear it will worsen coastal erosion and harm marine ecosystems. Under a 2023 ...
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Lough Neagh sand dredging impact 'broader and more persistent' than previously thought

The commercial extraction of millions of tonnes of sand from the bed of Lough Neagh may be having “broader and more persistent impacts” than previously thought, according to new research. A paper ...
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Lagos moves against indiscriminate dredging as sand crisis deepens

The Lagos State Government has sounded the alarm over the rising scarcity of sand caused by indiscriminate dredging activities, warning that the situation could worsen housing costs, damage the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Carlsbad lagoon dredging to begin next week

Sand replenishment from the dredging of Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad will start later and finish sooner than expected, a Poseidon Water official said. Pacific Dredge Co. of San Diego has begun ...
Star Tribune

Dredging kept the Mississippi River open this year but creates its own problems

Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the channel open for barge traffic.