The Philly Navy Yard is a no-go. So are several other piers along the East Coast. The stewards of the SS United States are asking a federal judge for an extension to leave South Philly.
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Resilience has multiple forms...
This is a really nice example of resilience work in Wilmington, North Carolina. Kudos to Dawn York, Moffatt & Nichol, and the USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial.
A flood-prone historic site decides to live with rising water rather than fight it
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Another good step in the long slow process of restoring the watershed of the L.A. Basin. Restoration of the historically connected L.A. & Rio Hondo Rivers and Ballona Creek watersheds is critical to aiding the endangered southern steelhead by allowing them to migrate up from the ocean to their spawning grounds in the Santa Monica, San Gabriel and San Bernadino Mountains.
An effort led by the Army Corps of Engineers has fizzled out
L.A. County looks to restart Arroyo Seco restoration study
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There are, “critical sand shortages” across regions off North Carolina’s coast, according to a 2020 study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in partnership with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM. Read more at Coastal Review, coastalreview.org.
Some coastal NC towns' beach sand needs may go unmet | Coastal Review
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M.A. Candidate at Johns Hopkins University | Energy, Climate, and Comms at the Progressive Policy Institute
“On average, the U.S. has experienced 100 more large wildfires per year since 2015, and the risk of large fires has doubled over the last two decades. At the same time, National Guard deployments to fight wildfires expanded more than tenfold. Even more concerningly, there has been growing usage of active-duty units as firefighters…Expanding security challenges abroad and intensifying wildfires at home demand that the United States craft a more sustainable strategy that will safeguard both military readiness and forests.” Read more from myself and Evan Cooper in The Hill: https://lnkd.in/ekh63Ekt
Alec Evans and I wrote in The Hill about the pressures put on the US military by larger wildfires and their expanding role in fighting them. If the United States finds itself in a major war overseas, it will face damaging trade-offs between sending key assets abroad and combatting fires at home. The best thing the United States could do in the meantime is appropriately fund the Forest Service and plan for increased demand for National Guard firefighting platforms.
Record-breaking wildfires at home are endangering US troops abroad
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Your Beach Access to San Onofre State Park is at Risk – Sign the Petition Now! 👏 San Onofre State Beach is a treasured natural resource for millions of people from across Southern California and beyond. Since 1971, California has leased the 6.5-mile shoreline as a state park from the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton for the sweetheart deal of $1 for the duration of the 50-year lease. That lease will expire on August 31 of this year and must meet new federal regulations that demand fair market value. The Surfrider Foundation appreciates and applauds the past and present leadership of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and California State Parks for their dedication to preserving this unique stretch of undeveloped coastline and their ongoing commitment to maintaining public access at San Onofre State Beach. While all parties involved in the lease renewal have publicly committed to maintaining public access, a federal statute (10 U.S. Code § 2667) now mandates fair market value for military land leases. This requirement, coupled with federal bureaucracy, could create complications despite the best of intentions. That’s why Surfrider is working with the San Onofre Parks Foundation and local stakeholders to protect the public’s ability to access and enjoy this iconic shoreline, as well as the long-term preservation and natural resilience of San Onofre State Beach. Take action now to ensure that San Onofre State Beach continues to be accessible to all for generations to come. https://hubs.la/Q02vrsww0 #SaveSanO
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Housing policy consultant/PHA Commissioner/Board member. Engaging communities and organizations in redesigning systems for a more equitable region
Institutional racism can be found in policies and practices used by governments to address legitimate goals. In this instance, analysis done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers calculated that homes in lower-income Black communities weren’t worth protecting with the more expensive concrete flood walls. "For decades, feasibility studies done by the Corps determining what gets protected — and how — have focused on property values. Simply put, the Corps requires the financial benefits of a project to outweigh the costs. Spending what engineers calculated would be $54 million on walls to protect the Berkley and Campostella neighborhoods of Norfolk, where property values were depressed by historical redlining, didn’t come close to meeting the requirement." But now, due to community activism and engagement, the metrics for approving a project may be changing. #systemschange #institutionalracism #environmentaljustice
A proposed Army Corps change could affect hundreds of billions in federal funding - Virginia Mercury
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Why the Bay of Biscay is Dangerous for Ships? Check out this article 👉 #BayOfBiscay #Ships #Shipping #Maritime #MarineInsight #Merchantnavy #Merchantmarine #MerchantnavyShips
Why the Bay of Biscay is Dangerous for Ships?
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As we celebrate Easter we are thinking of everyone who is affected by the bridge collapse in Baltimore and of seafarers in other parts of the world who are being unjustly held. Our vlog also updates on recent meetings. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/eFU25ZE2 #shipping #seafarers
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Why the Bay of Biscay is Dangerous for Ships? Check out this article 👉 #BayOfBiscay #Ships #Shipping #Maritime #MarineInsight #Merchantnavy #Merchantmarine #MerchantnavyShips
Why the Bay of Biscay is Dangerous for Ships?
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Rural PA deserved better research, planning and transparency, and a wide variety of people and organizations -- including U.S. and state Senators and Representatives from both sides of the aisle -- pushed back to demand it. I’m really proud and thankful for that, and appreciate the U.S. Air Force's and National Guard's decision not to move forward on the low-level flights. The PA Wilds is a very patriotic region, so much so that patriotism is called out as a theme in our brand values and memorialized in resources like the PA Wilds Design Guide for Community Character Stewardship. This was never about whether we support our military. This was about believing in the future of rural PA, and in the value of appropriate planning and community engagement for something as potentially consequential as the proposed Duke Low MOA, which posed a real threat to the region’s $1.9B tourism and outdoor recreation sectors, and the many rural small businesses and families who depend on these industries for their livelihoods, in addition to other potential environmental and quality of life impacts. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/egrrDj_y
At Casey & Fetterman’s Urging, Defense Officials Abandon Plan to Endanger PA Wilds | U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania
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