New research is shedding light on how mechanically placed sand on San Diego County beaches moves and its potential impacts. The study, published in the journal Coastal Engineering, could help planners ...

While visiting several golf facilities during the previous two weeks, a question was asked about adding new sand to existing bunkers. In both cases, the bunkers contained seven-year-old sand that is ...

Rebuilding beaches after hurricanes is costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars more than expected as the Army Corps of Engineers pumps mountains of sand onto storm-obliterated shorelines. Congress ...

The town's beaches are stable and continue to gain sand through improvements in sand-bypassing and nourishment programs, according to an annual report presented Aug. 20 by a coastal engineering ...

Sand nourishment projects aim to preserve California's iconic sandy beaches -- but little is known about the long-term effectiveness -- and unintended impacts -- of these sometimes multi-million ...