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The Corps of Engineers is asking the Southern Illinois District Court to dismiss a request for summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by several environmentalist groups. The groups claim that Corps practices in promoting navigation in a 195-mile stretch of the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Mo., and Cairo, Ill., contribute to flooding and environmental… Read More
San Rafael Creek could be dredged — at least in part — next summer. The Biden administration’s proposed budget sets aside $6.75 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin working on the $13 million project. The budget must be approved by congressional committees and is expected to be finalized in October, according… Read More
RESTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Janus Global Operations, a Caliburn International company, has been awarded one of nine contracts under the Multiple Award Military Munitions Services contract through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. The multiple award task order will have a shared capacity of $240 Million. Under MAMMS III, Janus Global Operations teams will help… Read More
Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan (IN-1), and Hobart Mayor Brian Snedecor marked the end of a sanitary sewer infrastructure improvement project in Hobart, Indiana. “Thank you to Mayor Snedecor and his incredible team with the City of Hobart and all of the leaders at the Army Corps… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today upcoming temporary road closures of Fenway on June 9, 2021, as work activities continue to progress on Phase 2 of the $36.5 million Muddy River Flood Risk Management project in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts. Intermittent road closures of Fenway will take… Read More
JONES BEACH, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and James Madison University invite the public to become citizen scientists at a SandSnap event at the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center June 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT. Hosted by James Madison University, the public event will introduce participants to the… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Dodging damaging road and runway potholes challenges military and civilian pilots and drivers daily. This issue led researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory to develop materials for quicker and longer-lasting repairs. Funded by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center and patented in March 2021,… Read More
Many may be unaware, but one of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ more common missions throughout our country is environmental stewardship. The Memphis District is one of many districts to work closely with other environmental and regulatory agencies to protect existing natural resources, cultural assets, historic sites, and endangered species. In executing this critical… Read More
PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh District divers wear 32-pound helmets and thick suits to keep dry under water, yet even those metal domes and waterproof suits won’t shield them from a few brotherly jabs. “Oh, you’ve gotta have thick skin,” said Rick Harp about his fellow teammates within the Pittsburgh District of the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
The Biden administration aims to sharpen the Army Corps of Engineers’ mission to advance environmental justice and more aggressively tackle climate change. Experts say it would be an important shift for a top-down agency that handles everything from issuing water permits to managing flood protection and the world’s largest ecosystem restoration efforts. “It’s the biggest… Read More
Even as emergency dredging in the St. Joseph Harbor is getting underway this month, Congressman Fred Upton isn’t sitting around waiting for future action by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He has dispatched a letter today asking for support of dollars in the FY22 budget for dredging in three Southwest Michigan harbors. The St…. Read More
Earlier today in Washington, D.C. the Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) inked a strengthened partnership on safety and discussed ways, through shared understanding and commitment, to create and sustain an injury-free workplace and safety-first culture for the men and women of the dredging and… Read More
BALTIMORE —The President’s proposed budget for fiscal 2022 released May 28, 2021, includes nearly $40 million in Civil Works funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, to construct aquatic ecosystem restoration projects that benefit the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. Aquatic ecosystem restoration projects proposed for funding include $4.2 million to continue… Read More
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 1, 2021 / Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. reports that the US Army Corps of Engineers has completed the administrative record’ that will serve as the basis for its official review of the negative Record of Decision issued for Alaska’s Pebble Project last fall. The USACE completed the AR and… Read More
Duluth will close off a three-block stretch of beach until shredded cans and other trash inadvertently placed there can be removed. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday its plans to begin cleaning up materials dredged from the harbor and inadvertently deposited on the shore of Park Point along with about 50,000 cubic yards… Read More