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...
Corps Says Some Midwest Levees Damaged in 2019 Still Vulnerable April 2, 2020 By Jim Salter With flood concerns already high in the Midwest, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning that many levees on...
Suit Against Army Corps for Post-Harvey Flooding Dismissed by Federal Judge February 20, 2020 By Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers isn’t liable for flood damage to thousands of...
Improvements to Tulsa-Area Levee System Proposed September 19, 2019 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposed a $160 million plan to shore up levees around Oklahoma’s second largest...
Study Needed of Missouri River Flood Options, Corps Official Says August 30, 2019 An official with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday a study is needed to consider changes to flood-control...
Fix for Missouri River Flood Bottlenecks Sought by Midwest States August 29, 2019 By David A. Lieb After a year of devastating flooding, several Midwestern states are joining together to try to identify bottlenecks along the Missouri...
Mississippi Floodgate Opened Again to Drain Delta June 25, 2019 A floodgate in Mississippi has reopened as the Mississippi River falls, allowing a months-long flood in parts of the Mississippi...
Mississippi Requests Pumps from Federal Govt. to Ease Flooding June 14, 2019 By Jeff Amy Faced with weeks more flooding in a part of Mississippi that’s been underwater since February, one of the state’s U.S....
Mississippi Floodgate Closed as Delta Flooding Continues June 10, 2019 A floodgate in Mississippi has again closed to prevent the swollen Mississippi River from spilling inland and worsening flooding in...
Mississippi Floodgate Reopened as High Water Stands in Delta May 28, 2019 A floodgate in the Mississippi Delta has been reopened as large stretches of rural land remain underwater. The Mississippi Levee...