The St. Louis Engineer District recently awarded a $7.2 million contract to Luhr Brothers Inc. of Columbia, Ill., to construct a Mississippi River habitat restoration project. The project is located… Read More
Environment
The American Waterways Operators has joined The Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, a new non-profit alliance of maritime stakeholders across North America who are committed to addressing climate change and achieving a… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District and the Prairie Island Indian Community signed a project partnership agreement February 25 for an environmental improvement project on the Mississippi River. The project is… Read More
Burton Suedel, a research biologist at the Environmental Laboratory of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), has been recognized by ASTM International for his leadership on a… Read More
A new floating barge equipped with a special incinerator is helping the Nashville Engineer District to efficiently dispose of stumps, logs and driftwood debris. The incinerator barge began operating in… Read More
Officials from Louisiana’s Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA), the agency tasked with overseeing efforts to breathe new life into the state’s vanishing coastline, hosted a webinar October 21 focused… Read More
Kathryn Clay, president of the International Liquid Terminals Association, which has many members that operate liquids terminals on the inland waterways, commended the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency October 7 for… Read More
Engineers and its partners released a strategic plan last month addressing goals and strategies for the Ohio River Basin. The Corps collaborated with the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission… Read More
A riverfront park planned for southern Indiana, just across the Ohio River from Louisville, Ky., is being designed as “climate resilient.” The River Heritage Conservancy is developing the proposed 600-acre… Read More
Mariners and anglers lucky enough to have visited the Chandeleur Sound by way of Baptiste Collette late this summer likely beheld an island of avian wonder as they left the… Read More
