5th Circuit: Corps Not Required to Reexamine Operation of ‘Polluting’ Spillway March 29, 2023 The Bonnet Carré Spillway diverts Mississippi River flood flows away from New Orleans into Lake Pontchartrain, which connects to the...
How Coconuts Protect the Jersey Shore, Other Eroding Coasts March 13, 2023 By Wayne Parry NEPTUNE, N.J. (AP) — Coastal communities around the world are adding a tropical twist to shoreline protection, courtesy of the...
Costs Prompt Cedar Rapids to Assess Flood Control Efforts March 13, 2023 By Marissa Payne CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — High inflation and construction cost spikes are prompting city officials to study the impact of...
After 18 Years, $1.5B Dike Repair Done at Florida’s Lake O January 26, 2023 By Curt Anderson ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — After 18 years, a $1.5 billion project was officially completed Wednesday to repair the sprawling...
House Advances Giant Texas Storm Surge Project in Water Bill December 12, 2022 By Juan A. Lozano and Michael Phillis HOUSTON (AP) — Fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and businesses near Galveston, Texas — but...
Many Questions on $52B Storm Protection Plan in NY, NJ December 9, 2022 By Wayne Parry PERTH AMBOY, N.J. (AP) — People are asking questions about a storm protection proposal for New York and New Jersey...
Federal Agency to Help Pay for Mississippi Flood Control October 5, 2022 By Michael Goldberg JACKSON, Miss (AP) — A federal agency has set aside money to help guard Mississippi’s capital city and surrounding areas...
Housing Market Slows Retreat from Rising Seas, Bigger Storms June 21, 2022 By Ben Finley Chuck and Terry Nowiski lived in their country-style farmhouse with a wrap-around porch for 36 years before it flooded. After...
Aging Dams Could Soon Benefit from $7B Federal Loan Program June 13, 2022 By David A. Lieb Eight years after Congress created the program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking a first step toward offering...
To Stop Baton Rouge Floods, They’re Carving a 12-Mile River May 16, 2022 By David J. Mitchell ZACHARY, La. (AP) — You can’t quite see it yet from Plank Road or La. 19 near Zachary, but work...