Waterways Council Inc. (WCI) released a study January 14 focused on examining why the costs of lock and dam projects in the United States have escalated while timelines for completion… Read More
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The government shutdown entered the record books as the longest in U.S. history with, at least initially, no end in sight. President Donald Trump met with Republican senators… Read More
In May, Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, Chief of Engineers for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed a Chief’s Report, which recommends 20 ecosystem restoration projects throughout the New… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A top Trump administration official let congressional Democrats know talk of taxes remains a non-starter for any effort to pass an infrastructure package this year. “We’re not… Read More
Two members of Congress from Minnesota announced November 14 that they had secured the release of $100 million in dredging and restoration funds for the Upper Mississippi River to… Read More
As the harvest season reaches its peak, Corps of Engineer districts are struggling to slowly unclog rivers and resurvey channels that were choked with unprecedented amounts of silt this… Read More
This issue of The Waterways Journal, with its theme of safety and environmental stewardship, shows a more expansive picture than usual of how the entire waterways community and its… Read More
Following on the heels of the “minibus” bill that included funding for the Corps of Engineers and some federal agencies for fiscal year 2019, the Senate and House have… Read More
Members of the waterways industry urged the Trump administration to be open and transparent and consider local input on its dramatic proposal to reorganize the federal government, specifically on consolidating… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Much-anticipated water resources bills took significant steps forward in both the Senate and House and are headed to floor action in both chambers of Congress. On a 21-0 vote,… Read More
