U.S. Army Corps of Engineers News

Four years on, and finally some good news for the victims of hurricane Katrina. A judge has ruled that the US federal government was to blame for much of the flooding caused by the 2005 storm , paving the way for billions in payouts.

Anglers may be getting their last casts at one of the most favored fishing spots on the Texas Gulf Coast.

A study on the stability of the Rapidan Dam is complete, leaving the Blue Earth County Board with a decision on whether to pay for a $10 million fix or continue with what they hope will be relatively minor maintenance.

Papa Noel may have a hard time finding his way down the mighty Mississippi River this Christmas, if the tradition of building bonfires along the levees in St.

KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release: In the spring of 2009, commercial airline traffic in Afghanistan was nearly non-existent. At Kabul International Airport, air traffic was mainly military fixed wing and rotary aircraft.

A fisherman in hip waders casts into the surf at Smith Point Park. Significant erosion was evident on the beach after last week's nor'easter. With a local state senator seeking emergency money to replenish beaches battered by the remnants of a tropical storm last weekend, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says environmental restrictions make it ...

WASHINGTON, 21 NOV: THE US government could be facing a bill running to hundreds of billions of dollars after a federal judge ruled that failures by the US Army Corps of Engineers were responsible for the worst flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina.

One of the biggest fish of all may be getting away. DNA evidence says the dreaded Asian carp may have slipped through the $9 million dollar electronic barrier system designed to hook the invasive fish before they infiltrate Lake Michigan.

Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery, officials said Friday.

Flooding in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina resulted in billions of dollars of damage.

A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was negligent in maintaining a key navigational channel in New Orleans and was liable for some damage caused by massive flooding from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

The Philadelphia and Baltimore Districts use mapping and analysis to help the Northeast prepare for - and recover from - big storms.

As it runs through Watsonville and neighboring Pajaro, the Pajaro River is most famous for devastating floods and the homeless encampments and crime on its banks.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District has awarded a contract for architect-engineer services for the design of the future headquarters of the U.S. Army Pacific.

" A section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal is planned to be closed to all traffic, weather permitting, beginning December 2 for a period of four to five days.

The city of Jeffersonville recently applied to the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers to build a new north-south route through a protected wetlands.

Seated in the front row at the Nov 9, meeting to determine the future of Dworshak State Park are Steve Klatt, Chairman of the Board - Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation ; Nancy Merrill, Director IDPR; and Dave Ricks, Deputy Director IDPR.

Recent graduates of the National Military Academy Afghanistan spend six months with USACE Afghanistan Engineer District-North. New engineers work on Corps projects from design to water resource management.

The public library here is receiving a facelift that highlights the buildinga s 72-year heritage while hiding modern amenities.

After decades of talk, Seguin is able to take another step forward with work on the Walnut Branch Linear Park restoration project.