The Future of Coastal Resilience
In this issue: The Future of Coastal Resilience A Message on FY20 Appropriations In the Meantime… An Early Winter? Use the PDF embedder below to view WaterLog:
Corps Funding Bill Hits ‘The Wall’ in Senate Committee
In this Issue: Corps Funding Bill Hits ‘The Wall’ in Senate Committee EV Tax for Highway Bill? Not Likely. USFWS Nominee – Some Opposition A Barge Full of Cocaine? Funds for Beach Nourishment Could Come from Leasing of Oil & Gas New Book on Coastal Risk: The Geography of Risk Use the PDF embedder below…
10 Misconceptions About the NFIP and Repetitive Loss Properties
In this Special Edition of WaterLog, Mark Mansfield, Chief Economist at Coastal Strategies and CEO of Shore Consulting Group, demystifies 10 misconceptions about the National Flood Insurance Program and properties that have two or more $1,000+ claims paid out within the past 10 years, also known as “repetitive loss properties.”
A Legislative Update on the NFIP and Risk Rating 2.0
In this Special Edition of WaterLog, Joe Rossi, Executive Director of the Massachussetts Coastal Coalition and Flood Specialist at RogersGray, breaks down what you need to know as we approach the expiration of the National Flood Insurance Program on September 30th.
Corps Funding Bill Set for Action
In this issue: Corps Funding Bill Set for Action NOAA, that is Embarassing! Trump’s Decision to Transfer FEMA Funding to Immigrant Detention Centers Storms are Costing Us More than Ever Corporate Responsibility in Action Micro Plastics, Macro Concerns California’s Delegation Making Waves Over Beach Projects NFIP Expiration New Federal Bills Use the PDF embedder below…
Good Luck Gettin’ Dunes
In this issue: Good Luck Gettin’ Dunes EPA Announces Federal Partnership to Build Nationwide Resilience to Natural Disasters NFWF Emergency Coastal Resilience Grant Fund & Coastal Resilience Evaluation and Siting Tool Surfrider Foundation Beach Water Quality Portals I’d Buy Greenland, Too. Appropriations Use the PDF embedder below to view WaterLog.
Thought you were getting dunes? Think again. Tragedy in Encinitas, Highway Bill with Climate Provisions Heads Out of Committee, Watch Out for Flying Umbrellas
Hurricane Season NOAA updated its hurricane outlook on August 8th, increasing the likelihood of an above-average storm season. Source: NOAA Stay up to date at the National Hurricane Center www.nhc.noaa.gov and with Accuweather’s RealImpact tool. Is Your Beach Getting Dunes? Maybe Not Anymore. A strong decision came from Corps HQ last week to not allow…
Meet Your New HQ Chief of Planning, Resilient Highway Bill, E&W Spending, NFIP and FWS Assistant Secretary Re-Nominated
Hurricane Season Stay up to date at the National Hurricane Center www.nhc.noaa.gov and with Accuweather’s RealImpact tool. NEW!! Sediment Management Workgroup on LinkedIn We know how important sediment is to the coast and to you and your job. That’s why we started the Sediment Management Workgroup on LinkedIn. Please join the conversation! The SMW is…
WRDA & Resilient Transportation on Capitol Hill, Tropics are Heating Up, NJ Coastal Resilience Center Announced, You Don’t Have Dunes Yet?
Hurricane Season is Really Here It took since May 20th, before Hurricane season started, to get our first named storm of the official hurricane season. Tropical Storm Barry was upgraded to hurricane status as it made landfall, leaving parts of Louisiana under a foot of water and more than 150,000 residents without power. While the…
House Passes Energy & Water Appropriations Bill, Flood Insurance Reforms
House Passes Energy & Water Appropriations Bill The House version of the bill includes $7.36 billion for the Corps of Engineers, and increase of $357 million from FY19 enacted and $2.53 billion above the president’s request. The majority of the bill language is status-quo for coastal projects, and we can expect some more muscle from…