Washington, D.C.—The Trump administration appeared to take in stride the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous opinion that legal challenges to the controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS)… Read More
Legislative/Regulatory
The Coast Guard issued a Marine Safety Advisory (MSA) January 18 to ensure mariners, marine employers and sponsoring organizations are informed of recent changes to the Department of Transportation… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did not hesitate when asked to advise a key Senate committee on… Read More
Members of the Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee (LMRWSAC) met in New Orleans, La., January 9 to finalize the group’s recommendations for repealing, replacing or modifying certain… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and their witnesses ran the gauntlet when laying out goals for an expected Water Resources Development Act… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Republican control of the U.S. Senate took a one-vote hit with the swearing-in of newly elected Alabama Democrat Doug Jones, making it a bit more difficult to move… Read More
On January 25, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Rickey Dale “R.D.” James to lead the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the position of Assistant Secretary of the… Read More
As the final implementation date for Subchapter M approaches this coming July, the Coast Guard released another in a series of policy letters. The letters clarify the… Read More
By Deb Calhoun, V. Autumn Pittman and Justin Carlson The Waterways Journal can be counted on to educate the waterways industry about things it may not know about. We take… Read More
The Huntington Engineer District in cooperation with the Pittsburgh, Louisville and Nashville districts, and the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, prepared an adaptation pilot study to address… Read More
