Sunoco Ordered to Dredge Lake, Pay $4M Over Pipeline Spill December 8, 2021 By Michael Rubinkam A pipeline developer will dredge part of a contaminated lake and pay more than $4 million for spilling thousands of...
As Ida-Hit Port Fourchon Rebuilds, Disappearing Wetlands Threaten its Future October 14, 2021 By Liz Hampton PORT FOURCHON, Louisiana — On Louisiana’s south coast, in a key port servicing the U.S. offshore oil industry, a huge...
Six Decades Removed From Last Big Flood, La Crosse Not Resting September 21, 2021 By Steve Rundio LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — The city of La Crosse hasn’t experienced a flood that triggered a flood insurance claim...
Louisiana Coast Still Hurting From Storms, Bracing for More June 1, 2021 By Rebecca Santana CAMERON, La. (AP) — Scores of people in coastal Louisiana are still living in campers on dirt mounds or next...
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...
Thousands Comment on Proposed Mississippi Pump Project November 30, 2020 VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) _ The Army Corps of Engineers says thousands of people have sent comments about a proposal for...
Engineers’ Report Bolsters Proposed Mississippi Pump Project October 19, 2020 By Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday published a draft of a new environmental impact statement...
One Square Kilometer of Wetlands Worth $1.8M in Storm Damage Prevention March 3, 2020 By Eric Roston U.S. protection of wetlands has expanded and contracted dramatically over the last five years, as Democratic and Republican administrations rewrote...
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...
Rising U.S. Losses From Powerful Hurricanes Flag Need for Better Protection November 13, 2019 By Anna Scholz-Carlson Only a few U.S. states are taking significant steps to reduce hurricane risks, as a study this week showed the...