Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 20 May 2024

Native Americans fighting Rio Grande LNG 750-acre facility and adjacent Texas LNG facility – trying to protect the identity and tradition of the Indigenous people in the Rio Grande Delta

·???????? https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13052024/native-elder-fights-fossil-fuel-companies-rio-grande-delta-texas/

·???????? Rio Grande LNG Project & net-zero:? https://www.next-decade.com/rio-grande-lng/

·???????? Rio Grande LNG Final EIS:? https://www.ferc.gov/final-environmental-impact-statement-rio-grande-lng-project-and-rio-bravo-pipeline-project

·???????? Texas LNG Project Final EIS:? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_MBtmIsf0tp_KVvDunPSHQ5Olj-eXiCT/view

Water crises across the Caribbean Islands resulting from rapid urbanization & industrialization, water-intensive tourism industry, lack of appropriate management practices & increasing human demand

·???????? https://theconversation.com/thirsty-in-paradise-water-crises-are-a-growing-problem-across-the-caribbean-islands-227345

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$1.4B Gateway Investment Program included deepening the channel at Norfolk Harbor to 55 feet – will be deepest & widest port channel on the US East Coast

·???????? https://virginiamercury.com/2024/05/10/port-of-virginia-on-track-to-have-deepest-channels-on-east-coast/

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Controlled demolition of Francis Scott Key Bridge – video

·???????? https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/watch-live-crews-in-baltimore-conduct-controlled-demolition-of-collapsed-bridge-span

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Massive $2.92B Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion coastal restoration effort in Louisiana is in jeopardy due to impacts on fishing industry - $422+M already spent – Louisiana may have to pay up to $500M in damages

·???????? https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/05/13/louisiana-mid-barataria-sediment-diversion-coastal-restoration

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2-year $2.3M Callahan Beach restoration project in Fort Salonga, New York, wins multiple awards – damaged by remnants of Hurricane Ida

·???????? https://patch.com/new-york/kingspark/callahans-beach-fort-salonga-reopens-after-seawall-collapse

·???????? https://patch.com/new-york/smithtown/smithtowns-callahans-beach-reconstruction-wins-awards

·???????? https://tbrnewsmedia.com/tag/callahans-beach/

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Population living in low elevation coastal zones (LECZ) sharply increased over past 3 decades – put more people (particularly the elderly) at risk from floods and other hazards – Florida coastal growth

·???????? https://www.prb.org/articles/crowded-coasts-put-1-in-10-americans-at-risk-for-floods-other-hazards/

·???????? https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2024/03/18/people-flocking-to-two-space-coast-cities

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Private insurers are fleeing high-risk areas – FL, CA, LA, MA, and NC

·???????? https://www.axios.com/2024/05/10/hurricane-season-insurance-costs

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Protecting beachfront lifestyle of plovers

·???????? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-scientists-protecting-snowy-plovers-beachfront-lifestyle-180984279/

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British tourist gored by bull on beach at Cabo San Lucas after being told to leave the bull alone

·???????? https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/woman-gored-by-bull-after-ignoring-warnings-from-beachgoers-in-mexico/??

·???????? https://www.mensjournal.com/news/tourist-attacked-wild-bull-los-cabos-mexico-beach??

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Margaritaville at Sea Paradise cruise ship failed surprise health inspection by CDC

·???????? https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/cm/cruise-ships-concerning-conditions-exposed-014403045.html

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Partial collapse & oil spill results from barge hitting bridge connecting Galveston & Pelican Island

·???????? https://apnews.com/article/bridge-barge-galveston-texas-6c112f0032ab88fbdd0c78d1957247c8

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Update:?? NYC to control redevelopment of 120 acres at Brooklyn Marine Terminal – NYC to transfer ownership of 225-acre Howland Hook Marine Terminal to Port Authority

·???????? https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/new-york-city-nabs-stretch-of-brooklyn-coastline-to-redevelop-1

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/construction-giant-awarded-multimillion-dollar-contract-to-transform-major-seaport-into-one-of-nation-s-largest-offshore-wind-projects-here-s-its-expected-potential/ar-BB1mBPlN

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New law in Florida will ban offshore wind turbines and promote common-sense approach to energy policy

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/desantis-signs-florida-bill-downplaying-climate-crisis-and-banning-offshore-wind-turbines/ar-BB1mtCPg

50-foot yacht rammed by orcas off the coast of Morocco - 2 passengers evacuated – yacht sinks

· https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/orcas-sink-50-foot-yacht-off-the-coast-of-morocco-180984376/