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Midwestern floodwaters show little sign of receding
Floodwaters that swept through the Midwest last week failed to recede Tuesday after another inch of rain fell in Illinois and surrounding states, and forecasters warned that more was on the way. Heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms battered the...
Tags: Floods, National Weather Service, Bodies of Water, Des Plaines, O'Hare International Airport
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U.S. Army Corp's Sepulveda Basin plan on hold
L.A. NOWBird watchers angered by the destruction of 43 acres of a wildlife preserve at Sepulveda Basin got a promise from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that it wouldn’t remove any more vegetation until at least mid-September.... -
Sen. Roy Blunt placing a hold on Obama's EPA nominee
WASHINGTON -- Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt said on Monday that he is placing a hold on Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency, which could delay a full Senate vote on the nominee. Blunt said the hold...
Tags: United Auto Workers, Environmental Issues, Gina McCarthy, Environmental Politics, Roy Blunt
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Oil spills after two barges strike Mississippi River bridge
Oil spilled into the Mississippi River after two oil barges hit a bridge near Vicksburg, Miss., early Sunday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. The barges, laden with crude oil, were being pulled by the tow boat Nature's Way Endeavor when they...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Trials, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, BP Plc, U.S. Coast Guard
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State agency says U.S. cleared wildlife habitat without permit
L.A. NOWThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must provide information to a regulatory agency by Feb. 11 about its decision to clear 43 acres of wetlands in the Sepulveda Basin and fill in a pond used by migrating waterfowl. The Los...... -
New Orleans to take over upkeep of billion-dollar levee system
Next June -- about the time hurricane season begins to ramp up -- the city of New Orleans will take over control of one of the most sophisticated flood-control systems in the world. That, and pick up the estimated $38-million annual tab. The U.S. Army...
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L.A. River kayaking could expand to Glendale
L.A. NOWBy next summer, officials expect to approve a set of guidelines for kayaking along a stretch of the Los Angeles River that flows near the Los Angeles-Glendale border.... -
Removing Mercedes from Verdugo Wash won't be easy
L.A. NOWRemoving a Mercedes from a concrete water channel below San Fernando Road could pose a headache if officials have to close down roads or train tracks to remove it.... -
Newton: City Councilman Ed Reyes is a man on a mission
I've occasionally given City Councilman Ed Reyes a hard time. A few weeks ago, when he introduced a motion to let his colleagues violate the city's Arizona boycott policy, established in response to that state's repugnant immigration law, it seemed...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Building Material, Ed Reyes
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'Snowtober' fits U.N. climate change predictions
GreenspaceThe report from a panel of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is expected conclude that there is a high probability that man-made greenhouse gases already are causing extreme weather that has cost governments, insurers, businesses and... -
Petoskey organization requests oversight hearing for Army Corps of Engineers
The Petoskey-based organization Freshwater Future sent a letter to Congress on Tuesday, requesting that the committee conduct an oversight hearing about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ work to prevent aquatic invasive species — including...
Tags: U.S. Army, Science and Technology, Invasive Species, U.S. Congress, Lakes and Ponds
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Defending state water rights
Since 2011, I have been raising concerns about a controversial proposal from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would restrict access to Missouri River water and charge users for surplus water taken from Missouri River reservoirs in South Dakota, North...Tags: Tim Johnson, Environmental Issues, Kent Conrad, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate
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