Gulf Coast, Mississippi River Cities Eager for Flood Funding April 19, 2022 By Michael Phillis ST. LOUIS (AP) — When Hurricane Ida hit last summer, a storm surge overwhelmed a levee and gushed into Ted...
Corps of Engineers Considers Nature-Based Flood Control October 6, 2021 By Travis Loller The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay. But...
Questions Continue on $16B Back Bay Flood Plan in N.J. September 22, 2021 By Wayne Parry BARNEGAT LIGHT, N.J. (AP) — Federal officials are trying to explain a proposed $16 billion billion plan to address back...
Analysis: Wicker Says Yazoo Pumps Would Alleviate Injustice July 26, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Installing massive pumps to drain water from the south Mississippi Delta would be a way to...
US to Urge Barriers, Elevation to Fight NJ Back Bay Flooding February 24, 2021 By Wayne Parry LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — The federal government will recommend flood control measures including storm surge barriers, floodwalls, and...
Amid Rising Seas, ‘Dry’ Resort is Wetter Than it Likes February 18, 2021 By Wayne Parry OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — Ocean City, New Jersey is officially a “dry” town. In 1879, four Methodist ministers established...
Efforts in Cedar Rapids Prompt Drop in Flood Insurance Rates February 8, 2021 By Marissa Payne CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — When the Cedar River flooded over 10 square miles of the city in 2008, few...
Analysis: Mississippi Flood-Control Fight Unresolved as Trump Departs January 19, 2021 By Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Farmers and environmentalists have been arguing for decades over proposals for a massive federal flood-control project...
EPA Says Flood Control Project Not Subject to Previous Veto December 7, 2020 By Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not object to a revised proposal for a massive flood-control project...
Advisory Group Urges Better Flood Protection in Missouri January 3, 2020 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s levees need to be strengthened and repaired, especially in rural areas hit hard by prolonged...