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No Cost for Dredging South Fork Yet: Locals Weigh In on Possibilitiesnew

With the exception of a slip of the tongue by Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority Chairman Mike Gaffney, last week’s public meeting on a dredging feasibility study for the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir kept talk of potential costs underwater.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Brendan Fitzgerald  |  03-17-2010  |  Environment

Something in the Water: Inside Baltimore Harbornew

A look under the water and along the edges of the Inner Harbor reveals layers of history, environmental issues and soft black mud. To some it is a crisis, and to others cathartic. One thing it definitely is: fascinating.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Chris Landers  |  08-04-2009  |  Environment

Will Dredging the Delaware River Mean More Jobs for Philly's Longshoremen?new

At the union's peak 50 years ago, there were more than 6,000 laborers in the local International Longshoreman's Association (ILA). Now it has around 700 members who jockey for jobs unloading every boat as though it might be the last ship to ever make call in Philadelphia. But things might improve once the Delaware River gets dredged 5 feet deeper.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  G.W. Miller III  |  06-16-2008  |  Business & Labor

How to Read a Beachnew

Duke University professor emeritus Orrin Pilkey is one of the nation's leading experts on beaches, and his book, How to Read a North Carolina Beach, shows how beaches really work.
INDY Week  |  Kirk Ross and Orrin Pilkey  |  06-30-2005  |  Environment

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