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17 Jan 2019, 9:15 pm by Emily Marlowe
We now know that many areas were flooded solely because the US Army Corps of Engineers... [read post]
30 Aug 2005, 4:00 am
[JURIST] Bunny Greenhouse, the former top procurement official with the US Army Corps of Engineers, has said she plans to sue the Army for being demoted after accusing Halliburton of contract abuse [JURIST report]. [read post]
17 Jun 2010, 5:42 am by Glenn Reynolds
Army Corps of Engineers is considering a plan, proposed by scientists, to use dams to divert more water toward the mouth of the Mississippi River, which could keep the BP oil slick from penetrating the vulnerable coastal wetlands. [read post]
25 Jan 2017, 12:37 pm by Sarah M Donnelly
In response to Daily Action’s call to contact the Army Corps of Engineers over Dakota Access Pipeline, here is a recommendation to comment on the agency’s notice of intent to prepare the pipeline’s environmental impact statement: The @SierraClub has a form on their site for submitting comments on the DAPL EIS. [read post]
31 Jan 2008, 8:00 am
[JURIST] A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action lawsuit [JURIST report] brought by residents of New Orleans against the US Army Corps of Engineers [official website], ruling that the Flood Control Act of 1928 [text] grants immunity to the Corps. [read post]
2 Feb 2007, 7:42 am
[JURIST] A federal judge ruled [PDF text] Friday that the US Army Corps of Engineers [official website] can be sued by victims of Hurricane Katrina [JURIST news archive] flood damage who allege the Corps ignored warnings that the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MRGO) [Wikipedia backgrounder] contained defects that exacerbated the flooding. [read post]
4 Oct 2010, 8:44 am
Army Corps of Engineers from imposing federal water quality standards on former croplands in the Everglades. [read post]
19 May 2020, 7:57 am by Sahana Rao
Last month, we wrote about a recent decision from the US District Court for the District of Montana vacating Nationwide Permit (“NWP”) 12, the general permit issued by the Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) for pipelines and other utility projects. [read post]
22 Jan 2021, 1:18 pm by R. Clark Morrison and Scott Birkey
Army Corps of Engineers announced a proposal to reissue existing and issue new nationwide permits (NWPs) for categories of activities involving minimal amounts of discharges of dredged or fill material into wetlands or other waters of the United States. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm
Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) issued the first Regulatory Guidance Letter (“RGL”) of the Obama Administration, seeking to clarify the applicability and use of jurisdictional determinations (“JDs”). [read post]
3 May 2008, 5:13 am
[official profile] of the US Eastern District of Louisiana ruled again Friday that the US Army Corps of Engineers [official website] cannot claim immunity from suit in connection with damages suffered by plaintiffs by virtue of alleged defects in the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MRGO) [USACE backgrounder]. [read post]
30 Aug 2007, 10:10 am
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday blocked the Attorney General of Louisiana from filing suit on behalf of nearly 35,000 Hurricane Katrina victims against the US Army Corps of Engineers [official website] under the Federal Tort Claims Act [text]. [read post]
28 Jun 2005, 11:29 am
[JURIST] US Army Corps of Engineers' top contracting official Bunnatine Greenhouse testified [opening statement PDF] Monday at a hearing [PDF] before the Senate Democratic Policy Committee [official website] that after "exhausting all internal avenues" she had to "disclose to appropriate members of Congress serious and ongoing contract abuse" by Halliburton [official website] subsidiary Kellogg [read post]
1 May 2012, 5:22 am by Jonathan H. Adler
Army Corps of Engineers was at least possible responsible for over $250 million in damage to the Opry and other buildings. [read post]