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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@ebender00/116957482571830608 Progress, but... From the Globe: "D.J. Rasmussen, a former Princeton researcher who studied the Corps’ coastal defense mega-projects, found that even technically feasible and cost-effective projects have failed to advance. He said projects have been stymied by environmental concerns, limited support from elected officials, and the appeal of cheaper or less intrusive alternatives, among other reasons. 'It’s much easier to start...

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@ebender00/116957501286709341 Update: Corps of Engineers draft plan for Boston coastal defense is now out: https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2026/07/00-Boston%20CSRM%20IFR_PEA%20DRAFT%20Final.pdf (PDF) @universalhub@mastodon.online

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  My annual pilgrimage to Rainsford Island. #Boston #harbor #island #kayak

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  Boston and the Army Corps of Engineers start to unveil $10 billion coastal defense plan (Draft plan not actually released until Friday.) https://www.boston.gov/news/plan-summary-boston-csrm Boston Globe story (behind paywall, sorry): https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/20/science/army-corps-boston-coastline-flooding-climate/ "Rachael Boyce [of] Better Future Project said there has been a lack of appetite from the governor and State House leadership for funding streams that could realist...

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  What a fabulous fleet of tall and semi-tall ships that gathered in Boston on Saturday and is now scattering around the globe! Here are two sisterships, Germany's Gorch Fock and Portugal's Sagres. More pix: https://ericbender.co/safe-harbor #sailing #tallships #maritime #Boston

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  Figureheads of four tall ships in Boston this morning. Clockwise from top left, Argentina's Libertad, Portugal's Sagres, Peru's BAP Unión and Chile's Esmeralda. #tallships #Boston #sailing #maritime

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  Chelsea Creek Sanctuary The almost unstoppable Roseann Bongiovanni is winning her almost impossible battle to turn a long-abandoned waterfront industrial campus into a public park with affordable housing and a wildlife sanctuary. https://ericbender.co/safe-harbor/ #Boston #Chelsea #history #harbor #environment #environmentaljustice #climatechange #climatecrisis #sealevelrise

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  My Family’s American Secret One fateful decision 100 years ago created parallel lives. How does a family broken by the bizarre rules of racism heal itself after three generations apart? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/us/degrange-family-history-race.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jFA._LPH.RLvlzfqydiCn&smid=url-share (shared) #racism #family

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@ebender00/116589438327104036 A reminder that the NY Times still can produce outstanding journalism:

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  Spectacle Island, the wonderfully reclaimed and terraformed Boston Harbor island, was in full bloom this morning. Still not sure why ferries to the island may not be running this summer. #Boston #park #harbor

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  MBTA launches a “Harbor Loop” ferry route, providing year-round weekday service connecting North Station, Central Wharf, the Seaport and Logan Airport, starting June 29. https://www.mbta.com/news/2026-05-19/mbta-announces-new-weekday-harbor-loop-ferry-service-beginning-june-29 #Boston #ferry #harbor #publictransportation

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  Floating wetlands bring back Boston's natural landscape lost to development https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/05/20/floating-wetland-habitat-fort-point-climate #Boston #Seaport #harbor #ecosystem

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  Canadian arctic patrol vessel Margaret Brooke in South Boston's Reserved Channel this morning. #Boston #harbor

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  Boston's new Martin Pierce fireboat, sistership to the John Damrell, nicely described along its delivery voyage: https://thedailypost.digital/bound-for-boston-7-million-fireboat-stops-in-little-falls-on-historic-canal-journey/ #Boston #harbor

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  An Artist Revisits the Ghosts of Her Waterfront Childhood Joana Avillez took six years to illustrate a new edition of Joseph Mitchell’s “The Bottom of the Harbor,” which captures the salty New York neighborhood of her youth. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/style/joana-avillez-joseph-mitchell-illustration-new-york-waterfront.html?unlocked_article_code=1.m1A.itjH.MaiTd9k3S652&smid=url-share #NYC #NewYork #harbor #waterfront

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  Resistance in the reeds: What scientists found in 17 city wetlands Antibiotic-resistance genes turned up at 9X the levels in natural lakes. Researchers say "sponge city” infrastructure requires smarter stormwater engineering. https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/04/resistance-in-the-reeds-what-scientists-found-in-17-city-wetlands/ #climatechange #climatecrisis #flood #ecosystem #environment

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  @occult @th yes

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  Here's the John S. Damrell, Boston's flagship fireboat, tied up at her berth downtown. The Damrell looks clumsy trundling around the harbor at normal harbor speeds, but she can hit 40 knots on her jet drives and shoot water up to 450 feet. #Boston #harbor

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  #silentSunday #Boston #rowing

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  #silentSunday #sailing #history