NEWPORT, Oregon — For years, the city of Newport has been fighting a lawsuit against a woman who said she hurt herself when she was walking to Agate Beach. The legal fight is prompting some Oregon ...

Welcome to the era of the smart sea wall!

Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program in 1968 as a way for the federal government to bear a risk that private companies wouldn’t. Since then, Uncle Sam has backed the vast majority of ...

Citing violations as far back as 1982, the commission will weigh a staff recommendation to fine the Rio Del Mar Beach Island Homeowners Association – and its estimated 27-home membership, most of ...

The Ministry of Education has met with representatives from Waitaki Boys’ High School to discuss the development of a long-term plan to tackle coastal erosion at the school. Last month’s talks were ...

Recent research reveals a striking correlation to how life evolved over 500 million years. The movement of rivers, mountains, oceans, and sediment nutrients at the geological timescale are central ...

Where there had been steep cliffs eroded into the side of the sand dunes in the seaside village by the end of the summer, there are now no dunes at all. On a recent morning, waves slapped against a ...

Two days after the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council voted in late September to grant a building permit to Kurt Kroemer and Ed Rood for their controversial 298-feet beach walkover at 8150 and 8170 ...

Mike Valley, who smokes and sells his catches at Valley Fish and Cheese in Prairie du Chien, Wis., recalls bygone days when fishing was a big industry on the Mississippi River. Today, just a few ...

Recently, the Galveston-based conservation organization, Artist Boat, hosted its annual fundraiser and I was happy to be able to attend. When honoree Betty Massey spoke, she pointed to her own ...

This bold stance comes on the heels of the pandemic, which provided coastal communities with a glimpse of life sans these massive vessels — a life marked by clearer waters and less crowded streets.

Out of the 21 species of sea ducks found around the globe, an impressive 15 call North America home! These birds are divided into several subgroups, including eiders, scoters, goldeneyes, mergansers, ...