On January 5, 2026, top appropriators in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives released text of three bicameral, bipartisan fiscal year appropriations bills: the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development; and Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies bills. All signs point to bipartisan support for passing the minibus bill prior… Read More
In early December 2025, western Washington was struck by a series of powerful atmospheric rivers, bringing historic rainfall, over 10 inches in some areas, that resulted in catastrophic flooding, landslides, and widespread infrastructure damage. The hardest-hit regions were low-lying areas such as Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish and King counties, where major rivers like the Skagit, Green… Read More
All along Mississippi’s shoreline, engineers determined to protect coastal cities from nature’s forces are confronting an urgent problem: The beaches are shrinking. Years ago, swimmers and sunbathers sprawled across white sand that stretched far beyond the bustling beach highway. But so much of it has disappeared over the decades that now, in some spots, waves… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District shared an update regarding upcoming maintenance dredging of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway. In mid-January, the Army Corps’ contractor Barnegat Bay Dredging Company of Harvey Cedars, N.J. will begin dredging the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway federal channel between markers 152 to 163 (west of Brigantine,… Read More
Download PDF Version HOUSTON — Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ORN) (“Orion” or the “Company”), a leading specialty construction company, today announced it was awarded an $86.3 million project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). “We are proud to be part of one of the largest shoreline protection and beneficial use infrastructure projects in… Read More
