U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Midwestern floodwaters show little sign of receding

2013-04-23 22:14:00

Floodwaters that swept through the Midwest last week failed to recede Tuesday after another inch of rain fell in Illinois and surrounding states, and forecasters warned that more was on the way. Heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms battered the...

U.S. Army Corp's Sepulveda Basin plan on hold

2013-03-19 16:43:25

Sen. Roy Blunt placing a hold on Obama's EPA nominee

2013-03-18 15:48:00

WASHINGTON -- Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt said on Monday that he is placing a hold on Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency, which could delay a full Senate vote on the nominee. Blunt said the hold...

Oil spills after two barges strike Mississippi River bridge

2013-01-27 16:21:00

Oil spilled into the Mississippi River after two oil barges hit a bridge near Vicksburg, Miss., early Sunday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. The barges, laden with crude oil, were being pulled by the tow boat Nature's Way Endeavor when they...

State agency says U.S. cleared wildlife habitat without permit

2013-01-17 09:02:54

New Orleans to take over upkeep of billion-dollar levee system

2012-11-28 17:14:00

Next June -- about the time hurricane season begins to ramp up -- the city of New Orleans will take over control of one of the most sophisticated flood-control systems in the world. That, and pick up the estimated $38-million annual tab. The U.S. Army...

L.A. River kayaking could expand to Glendale

2012-07-25 08:52:40

Removing Mercedes from Verdugo Wash won't be easy

2012-01-26 16:36:15

Newton: City Councilman Ed Reyes is a man on a mission

2011-11-14 00:00:00

I've occasionally given City Councilman Ed Reyes a hard time. A few weeks ago, when he introduced a motion to let his colleagues violate the city's Arizona boycott policy, established in response to that state's repugnant immigration law, it seemed...

'Snowtober' fits U.N. climate change predictions

2011-11-01 16:33:24

Gas pipeline means steady service to Cape May County

2013-05-19 12:14:01

A 22-mile pipeline South Jersey Gas is installing to supply the B.L. England power plant with natural gas will also reinforce the fuel supply to about 60,000 customers in Cape May County, all currently served by a single pipe. If a problem were to occur...

BRIEF: Officials highlight boat safety week

2013-05-19 00:54:03

As the ice comes off more Minnesota lakes, safety officials are highlighting Saturday's start to National Safe Boating Week. The St. Paul District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the best thing a person can do to stay safe on the water is to...

The emergency spillway gates at Oahe Dam stand dry this winter, at least as of Friday. In summer 2011, the Missouri River reservoir was so full that water lapped at the tops of the gates and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had to resort to flooding downstream areas with huge releases.

2012-12-07 22:14:00

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently released a report identifying 18 additional pathways between the Mississippi River Basin and the Great Lakes.

2012-10-01 09:13:00

A crew from the crane barge Manitowoc in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lifts a grid from the walkway to begin fixing the cement at the base of the Pine River Channel pier in Charlevoix. Work on the project is expected to be complete by Nov. 1.

2012-09-17 07:47:00