HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) _ Once a gleaming symbol of early 20th-century ambition and prosperity, Hoboken’s grand rail terminal now sits as a somber reminder of the daunting challenges facing mass transit in the New York region. Eight years ago Thursday, …
DAVENPORT, Iowa — Hundreds of communities line the Mississippi River on its 2,348-mile journey to the Gulf of Mexico, but Davenport, Iowa, stands out for the simple reason that people there can actually dip their toes in the river without …
The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract to build a floodwall on top of the existing Mississippi River levee in Plaquemines Parish, La., from Augusta to Oakville. The project is designed to reduce the risk of riverine flooding …
The Vermont town of Bennington has filed an appeal over the federal government’s rejection of reimbursement funds for the town’s work on a flood wall after Tropical Storm Irene. The August 2011 storm caused serious damage to a levee between …
The University of Iowa will soon begin taking down flood barriers surrounding campus buildings. The university announced the decision Friday, saying the threat of further flooding had diminished, according to the Iowa City Press-Citizen. The university is taking bids on …
The signs of rising water are everywhere in this seaport city: yellow “Streets May Flood” notices are common at highway underpasses, in low-lying neighborhoods and along the sprawling waterfront. Built at sea level on reclaimed wetland, Norfolk, Virginia has faced …
What if the Army Corps of Engineers’ flood walls ever fail again? One resident of this eternally water-threatened region plans to confront the rising tide toe to toe. William Hines, an East Texas-born oil executive who lives in an elegant …
Opening the Morganza Floodway to protect Mississippi River levees from the pressure of floodwaters not seen since 1927 could spill water 5 to 25 feet deep over seven parishes, with some of the deepest waters near St. Francisville and up …
The Mississippi River city long pilloried for refusing to build a flood wall is finally getting one to safeguard its water supply, but delays mean the structure will not be in place for possible flooding this spring. Davenport, Iowa is …