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An 86-mile stretch of levees along the Mississippi River was a source of hand-wringing from Alton to Columbia, Illinois, back in 2007.Now local officials… -
Upgrading the Metro East’s aging levees is finally on Washington’s radar, according to officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.Yet they warn that… -
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is holding open houses Wednesday and Thursday evenings to discuss federal levee projects in the Metro East.The Corps says… -
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: WASHINGTON – With the price of flood insurance on the rise and climate change likely to worsen…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 29, 2012 - WASHINGTON – Facing a trio of deadlines and a Fourth of July holiday, Congress…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 11, 2012 - WASHINGTON – Like the proverbial Little Dutch Boy who stuck his finger in a leaking…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 26, 2012 - WASHINGTON — Responding to local concerns about potentially costly delays, lawmakers…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 11, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Federal officials have agreed to take uncertified levees into account…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 16, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Fearing that the budget-cutting wave in Congress might damage federal…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 4, 2011 - WASHINGTON - When is a levee not considered to be a levee? When flood-plain modelers…