$52B Movable Barriers, Storm Gates Eyed for Waterways Hit by Sandy September 29, 2022 By Wayne Parry A decade after Superstorm Sandy pummeled New York and New Jersey in one of the costliest storms in U.S. history,...
$560M Comite River Canal Designed to Limit Baton Rouge, Louisiana Flooding May 16, 2022 By David J. Mitchell You can’t quite see it yet from Plank Road or La. 19 near Zachary, but work crews are building a...
Damp Jersey Shore Town Ponders a Fix for ‘Sunny Day’ Floods November 19, 2021 By Wayne Parry An elite but often-underwater beach town at the Jersey Shore is looking for its own solutions to back bay flooding,...
Judge Questions Army Corps’ Clean Water Act Decision on Indiana Dairy Farm; Orders Review October 6, 2021 A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to review its decision that a dairy farm built...
‘Things Are Dire’: $16B Bay Flood Plan for Worst New Jersey Storms September 23, 2021 By Wayne Parry Federal officials on Tuesday warned of a “dire” situation that is likely to get worse as they explained details of...
Questions on $16B Plan to Ease Back Bay Flooding at New Jersey Shore September 22, 2021 By Wayne Parry A proposed $16 billion billion plan to address back bay flooding, one of the major sources of storm damage at...
$650M Going into Massive Hawaii Flood Project January 29, 2021 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the cost estimate for a flood prevention project in Hawaii has doubled, striking...
Comment Period on Coastal Texas Study Extended to Jan. 13 December 9, 2020 The public comment period on a state/federal study of needs and opportunities along the Texas coast has been extended for...
Federal Government Proposes $4.6B Plan to Protect Miami from Climate Impacts June 10, 2020 The federal government is proposing a $4.6 billion plan to protect the low-lying Miami area from the effects of climate...
Michigan Flood Puts Privately Owned Dams in Harsh Spotlight May 21, 2020 By David Welch The dams that breached after days of heavy rain in central Michigan are privately owned and had been the center...