U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tue August 15, 2017

Tucson Company Repairs International Sewage Line

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) A Tucson construction company is being paid $300,000 to do emergency repairs on an international sewage line that carries untreated sewage from Mexico into Arizona. The flow of untreated wastewater has been pouring into a southern Arizona wash from a partial break in the international sewage line....

Mon August 14, 2017

Concern Grows Over Algae Bloom on Lake Okeechobee

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) Algae is blooming on Lake Okeechobee, stoking concerns of a more wide-scale bloom that choked nearby waterways with thick green goo in 2016. So far, the waterways nearest to the lake have been spared as the lake's polluted water has not been discharged because of lower water levels caused by a spring drought, The Palm Beach Post reports....

Ayana Byrd - Wed July 26, 2017

Update: Border Wall Construction Continues Without Environmental Impact Study

Though funding for the estimated $21.6 billion U.S.-Mexico wall has not yet been secured, the federal government continues to move forward with construction. In the latest development, the Trump Administration intends to invoke a 2005 anti-terror law to avoid conducting an environmental review of the impact the wall will have on a national wildlife refuge....

Matthew Stevens - Wed July 19, 2017

USACE: Changes Possible for Pipeline Construction Schedule

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has prepared a proposed amendment to work on the Mariner 2 East Pipeline during the summer months along Raystown Lake, Pa. In a release, officials said due to "unforeseen changes in the Project construction schedule," they feel the proposed amendment is necessary....

Wed July 19, 2017

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Appoints New Cmdr. of New England District

In a Change of Command ceremony July 19 at Faneuil Hall in Boston, Mass., District Commander Col. Christopher J. Barron passed the command flag, signifying change of command authority of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in New England, to new District Commander Col....