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FEDERAL AGENCIES: Scientists report political meddling, self-censorship
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Federal scientists at EPA, the Interior Department and other agencies are reporting political interference with their work, requests to remove "climate change" from research and declining staff levels...WOW! Coastal regulators everywhere are you watching? Don't you wish that you could get away with this in your state?
www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-seawall-laguna-beach-20180809-story.html
Coastal officials vote to tear down sea wall protecting Laguna Beach mansion
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The Coastal Commission voted Thursday to order a Laguna Beach couple to pay $1 million and tear down a seawall that is protecting a multi-million home. The seawall is illegal, officials say, and cause...www.postandcourier.com/news/environmentalists-challenge-hilton-head-sea-wall-ask-state-to-halt/ar...
Environmentalists challenge Hilton Head sea wall, ask state to halt construction
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The Coastal Conservation League and S.C. Environmental Law Project are asking the state to halt work on a Hilton Head sea wall, saying property owners didn't get the necessary permits.There are so many things to say about this. Thoughts?In 2012, Hurricane Sandy breached the Barnegat Peninsula at Mantoloking, New Jersey. Today, we have a completed dune and berm system in place in the same location. Work continues in other communities along the 14-mile stretch. The project is designed to reduce the risk of coastal storm damages to infrastructure.
Will CA follow through on this? It could be precedent setting.
www.ocregister.com/2018/08/08/coastal-commission-could-force-demolition-of-25-million-beachfront-...
How a Coastal Commission seawall decision could force a $25 million beachfront home to be bulldozed
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It’ll be decided at a Thursday hearing in Redondo Beach.Note to self, do not collect sample for PSDS sand collection from Sardinia:
www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/08/sardinia-sand-thieves-face-fines-of-up-to-3000
Sardinia sand thieves face fines of up to €3,000
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Italian officials and vigilantes tackle tourists taking souvenirs of island’s beachesSo many beaches in FL are mechanically raked/cleaned so radically that vegetation cannot expand, colonize the berm, nucleate dunes, and provide additional sand volume that would protect infrastructure. These communities are actively increasing their own hazard exposure. Fort Myers Beach (top) Treasure Island (bottom)
Very nice description of the problem by Surfrider's Holly Parker:
www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/deja-vu-all-over-again-why-floridas-waters-are-fouled-year-a...
Déjà vu all over again: Why Florida’s waters are fouled year after year
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Florida’s southwest coast is grappling with the largest, longest red tide in more than a decade. Dead fish, sea turtles and manatees are littering the sugar sand beaches of Lee and Collier counties....Very cool image of dust storm emerging off the west coast of Africa. These storms are thought to suppress tropical storm formation.
NOAA Satellite and Information Service
Another major wave of Saharan dust crosses the Atlantic, captured here by #GOESEast yesterday. Winds are also pushing significant amounts of this dust to #Spain and #Portugal already experiencing an intense heat wave. Track it here: goo.gl/G74rVB
Are beach nourishment projects murdering innocent people?! Maybe.
www.bioone.org/doi/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-17A-00006.1
The Impact of Sand Nourishment on Beach Safety
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John Fletemeyer, John Hearin, Brian Haus, and Andrea Sullivan (2018) The Impact of Sand Nourishment on Beach Safety. Journal of Coastal Research: Vol. , Volume 34, Issue 1, pp. 1-5. doi.org/10...The greatest threat to the SC coastal economy is imprudent action by the legislature.
www.coastalobserver.com/articles/2018/072618/1.html
Beaches: Goldfinch will lead review of management act
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A review of the state law that controls building along the beachfront will come up for review by the state legislature next year, said state Sen. Stephen Goldfinch, who will lead an ad hoc committee t...www.postandcourier.com/news/south-carolina-homeowners-keep-trying-to-build-sea-walls-can/article_...
South Carolina homeowners keep trying to build sea walls. Can the state keep up?
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As the sea level continues to rise, imperiling more beach homes and pushing property owners to attempt extreme measures, will South Carolina regulators be able to keep up?We regulate not just to protect the environment, but also to protect the broader economy that may rely on the resources being protected. Why do we have to find this out the hard way? Are we at risk of trying the FL model on a national scale? This is not a liberal vs. conservative, Rep. vs Dem. thing. It just makes sense.
www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-florida-environment-algae-mess-rick-scott-maxwell-20180726-sto...
Florida's great green algae disaster - we asked for it ... us and Rick Scott
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Florida's great green algae disaster. We asked for it ... well, us and Rick Scottwww.ncpolicywatch.com/2018/07/26/pw-exclusive-beach-nourishment-bingo/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eI...
PW exclusive: Beach nourishment bingo? | NC Policy Watch
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A North Carolina nonprofit with deep political connections received $5 million in the state budget for a beach nourishment study and design project, even though it has never done that type of work and...Please consider commenting:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/07/25/2018-15810/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-pl...
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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the ``Services'' or ``we''), propose to revise portions of our regulations th...Wow! This study will only cost $3 million! We could run our entire center for 15 years on that.
www.charlestoncitypaper.com/TheBattery/archives/2018/07/13/the-army-corps-of-engineers-will-condu...
The Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a flood risk study of the Charleston peninsula
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It should be done within the next three yearsPSDS friend Bill Dally has a new paper in the Journal of Coastal Research that shows, in detail, that beach nourishment projects negatively impact surfing:
www.jcronline.org/doi/pdf/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-17-00162.1?code=cerf-site
Journal of Coastal Research - ():793 - PDF | Journal of Coastal Research
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Dally, W.R. and Osiecki, D.A., 2018. Evaluating the impact of beach nourishment on surfing: Surf City, Long Beach Island, New Jersey, U.S.A.This is happening in Hilton Head, SC right now. Yes, the Beachfront Management Act is supposed to prevent the construction of new seawalls, but yet.......
www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/opinion/california-beach-battle-wealthy.html
Opinion | What if You Owned a Beach but Weren’t Allowed to Get to It?
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In California, a long-running fight could be nearing a conclusion. At stake for the public is access to a magnificent coastline.Enjoyed your talk today at the University of California Irvine Coastal Resilience workshop, Robert Young. Let's talk more!