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14 Dec 2010, 7:45 am
The United States Army Corps of Engineers has submitted comments to FERC addressing a number of issues raised in the pre-filing resource reports filed by Cheniere for its Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction project. [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]
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]
18 May 2016, 7:21 am by Sarah M Donnelly
The Corps has denied the permit to build a coal export facility near Cherry Point after deciding the impact to Lummi Nation fishing would violate their treaty rights. [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]
21 Jun 2007, 8:22 am
The Washington Post reports a new study by the Corps of flood risks in New Orleans:After nearly two years of levee repairs, the chances are 1 in 500 that nearly all of the city will be flooded again this year with more than six feet of water, according to flood risk maps issued today by the Army Corps of Engineers.There is a 1 in 100 annual chance that roughly one-third of the city will be flooded with as much as six feet of water. [read post]
3 Sep 2021, 6:00 am by Rebecca Hays Barho
Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced the agencies’ will abandon the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) set forth in the April 21, 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) and will instead rely on the pre-2015 regulatory framework. [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]
9 Feb 2008, 4:41 am
Environmental Protection Agency recently blocked a $220-million Army Corps of Engineers flood-control project in the Mississippi Delta known as Yazoo Pump. [read post]
17 Feb 2015, 9:03 am by WIMS
Feb 11, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Budget Hearing - Army Corps of Engineers, Civil Works – Testimony, statements, webcast(c)Waste Information & Management Services, Inc. [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]
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]
30 Jan 2008, 9:04 pm
Whatever the failings of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Flood Control Act of 1928 makes clear that federal taxpayers cannot be forced to pay through litigation for the catastrophic collapse of the levees, so there goes the multi-trillion-dollar class action. [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]
Army Corps of Engineers published a final rule narrowing the scope of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA) such that certain wetlands are removed from federal jurisdiction. [read post]