Author Archives for Lisa Parker

USACE to host public scoping meeting for the Proctor Lake Master Plan and Shoreline Management Plan revision

January 9, 2023 6:45 am Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on USACE to host public scoping meeting for the Proctor Lake Master Plan and Shoreline Management Plan revision

The Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host a public scoping meeting at 4 p.m., January 19,... Read More

USACE Vicksburg District’s DeGray Lake and hydropower plant to commemorate 50th anniversary with open house

January 9, 2023 6:42 am Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on USACE Vicksburg District’s DeGray Lake and hydropower plant to commemorate 50th anniversary with open house

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s DeGray Lake and hydropower plant will celebrate its 50th anniversary with... Read More

Water Resources Development Act of 2022 authorizes Pittsburgh District additional projects for civil works and studies to benefit water infrastructure

January 9, 2023 6:40 am Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on Water Resources Development Act of 2022 authorizes Pittsburgh District additional projects for civil works and studies to benefit water infrastructure

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District received new and increased authorizations to support water infrastructure and civil works... Read More

Biden inspects busy port of entry along US-Mexico border

January 9, 2023 6:39 am Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on Biden inspects busy port of entry along US-Mexico border

President Joe Biden inspected a busy port of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday, his first trip to the... Read More

China’s ecosystems restoration project contributes to world ecological progress

January 9, 2023 6:32 am Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on China’s ecosystems restoration project contributes to world ecological progress

China’s Shan-Shui initiative, which translates to “mountains and rivers,” was recently recognized as one of the ten World Restoration Flagships... Read More

Bob Marshall: We’ll never reduce emissions if we won’t even talk about it

January 9, 2023 6:28 am Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on Bob Marshall: We’ll never reduce emissions if we won’t even talk about it

How can a brilliant work of engineering and science signal a moment of pride and hope for a state, but... Read More

$40 million project could remove some of west Wichita from FEMA floodplain map

January 9, 2023 6:25 am Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on $40 million project could remove some of west Wichita from FEMA floodplain map

Flood relief could be on its way for west Wichita. Wichita and Sedgwick County are hoping to tap a federal... Read More

Storm-damaged Ocean Beach pier will remain closed until repairs completed

January 9, 2023 6:22 am Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on Storm-damaged Ocean Beach pier will remain closed until repairs completed

The Ocean Beach pier, damaged in places in last week’s stormy weather, will stay closed to the public until further... Read More

Coast is (almost) clear as port congestion fades even further

January 9, 2023 6:18 am Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on Coast is (almost) clear as port congestion fades even further

What a difference a year makes. At this time in 2022, over 100 container ships were stuck waiting off the... Read More

Dry Conditions expected to persist for the Missouri River Basin

January 9, 2023 6:10 am Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on Dry Conditions expected to persist for the Missouri River Basin

For the 2022 calendar year, Missouri River basin runoff above Sioux City, Iowa totaled 19.3 million acre-feet, 75% of average.... Read More