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Trump hit pause on a Great Lakes project. Then a phone call changed the odds

The Trump administration abruptly lifted a months-long stop-work order on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, aimed at preventing invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes, hours after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer spoke with President Donald Trump.

The Economic Times

In 1997, US Army began Maryland's oyster restoration partnership in Chesapeake Bay. 24 years later, about 600 acres of new oyster bars had been created across Maryland

Maryland partnership formally began with the project cooperation agreement executed in February 1997. Restoration sites eventually included Kedges Strait and Eastern Bay, as well as portions of the Chester, Choptank, Magothy, Patuxent, Severn and Tred Avon rivers.

The Economic Times

Kinzua Dam’s construction displaced Seneca communities in the 1960s: 61 years after its completion, Allegheny Reservoir anchors one of the Northeast’s biggest outdoor recreation complexes

The Kinzua Dam, completed in 1965, resulted in the displacement of Seneca families and flooded vast landscapes. This federal undertaking has offered crucial flood control advantages for surrounding communities. Today, it serves dual purposes of hydroelectric generation and water management, while the reservoir stands as a hub for outdoor recreation…

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Utah Needs More Housing. The Army Corps Shut Down 265 New Homes Because of a Small Ditch.

Despite the Supreme Court's best efforts to rein them in, federal regulators continue to abuse their authority under the Clean Water Act.

Reason

Bids start for long-term flood fix feds say will be fast and cheap — but they don’t know what it is

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking competitors to design a long-term glacial flooding solution for Alaska communities

The Independent UK

In 1913, the Army Corps launched construction of Troy's Federal Dam, using engineers experienced on the Panama Canal. 113 years later, the lock and dam still supports New York's Hudson River navigation and remains a landmark of American engineering

Troy Lock and Dam: Troy's Federal Dam, built in 1913, supported river navigation for over a century. This engineering project connected the Hudson River to the state's canal system. The dam's construction involved Army engineers and laborers from the Panama Canal project. Troy's industrial history included steel production and the…

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In 2012, New York pumped 375,000 cubic yards of harbor sand onto a vanishing Jamaica Bay island; 44 acres of salt marsh returned

Jamaica Bay's salt marsh islands are being restored using dredged sand. The Yellow Bar Hassock Island project successfully rebuilt a vital natural defense. This restoration effort added significant acreage and marsh habitat to the island. Wildlife returned quickly, indicating the wetland's successful functioning. This nature-based approach serves as a model…

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Top GOP appropriators dominate earmarks in House bills

ANALYSIS — When it comes to congressional earmarks, the big dogs usually eat first. So it’s no surprise that House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., leads the pack on “community project funding” included in his panel’s fiscal 2027 spending bills, with $188.4 million. The No. 2 House Republican, Majority Leader…

Roll Call

Florida county battered by 2024 hurricanes spends $125M on beach restoration

The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that is the region’s economic engine

The Independent UK

A Texas congressman is quietly helping Elon Musk pitch building $760M tunnels under Houston to ease flooding

Experts in Houston have been studying the idea of building massive tunnels to divert floodwaters. Musk’s company wants a piece of the project.

The Texas Tribune

Republicans, appropriators dominate House earmarks - Roll Call

House Republicans have sprinkled their fiscal 2026 appropriations bills with more home-district projects than they did last year.

Roll Call

Why Is the Army Corps Still Harassing Idaho Landowners?

Idaho landowners are facing ruinous fines because the Army Corps of Engineers refuses to follow the Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act ruling in Sackett v. EPA.

Reason

LA fires charred homes into piles of metal and concrete. By recycling them, they're given new life

After the Palisades and Eaton fires scorched entire neighborhoods, the Army Corps of Engineers set up operations to recycle concrete and metal from mostly fire-damaged homes

The Independent UK

Trump’s mass federal cuts disrupt LA wildfire recovery: ‘It’s coming tumbling down’

Doge has cut staff at Fema, EPA and the army corps, who are crucial for helping survivors get back on their feet

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Red states win, blue states lose in Army Corps spending plan - Roll Call

The Army Corps of Engineers is directing a disproportionate amount of construction funding to Republican states, according to Senate staff.

The Independent UK

US regulators finish review of Hyundai plant's Georgia water permit, finding no changes needed

U.S. regulators have concluded a monthslong review of their environmental permit for Hyundai's $7.6 billion electric vehicle plant in Georgia, finding that no changes are needed

The Guardian - US

Outrage as Trump cites ‘emergency’ to fast-track fossil fuel projects

Activists warn new designation for projects such as pipelines threatens US wetlands and waters

The Independent UK

Judge dismisses lawsuit to protect dolphins along the Mississippi Gulf Coast after dozens were killed

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to protect dolphins along Mississippi's coast from harm by a spillway used for flood control

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US agency to reexamine permit for Hyundai's $7.6 billion electric vehicle plant in Georgia

A federal agency has agreed to reexamine an environmental permit for Hyundai's $7.6 billion electric vehicle plant in Georgia after conservationists complained that regulators failed to properly assess the factory's impacts on the local water supply

The Independent UK

In Louisiana's Cancer Alley, company cancels plans for grain export facility in historic Black town

Residents of a historic Black community in Louisiana who’ve spent years fighting against a massive grain export facility set to be built on the grounds where their enslaved ancestors once lived appear to have finally halted the project

The Independent UK

Group says it intends to sue US agencies for failing to assess Georgia plant's environmental impact

A conservation group says it intends to sue two U.S. agencies, saying they failed to properly assess the environmental impacts of the sprawling electric vehicle plant Hyundai is building in Georgia

Chicago Sun-Times

Peninsula of potential? The Brandon Road Interbasin Project

Once the Brandon Road Interbasin Project starts will it turn the peninsula below the Brandon Road Lock and Dam into the ultimate stopping point for invasive species, especially invasive carp?

Salon

The billion-dollar salmon vacuum

Many endorse opening dams and letting fish coast the natural current as the best way to avoid extinction

Chicago Sun-Times

Damen Silos demolition delayed by federal review

The city won’t determine next steps in the proposed teardown of the Southwest Side structures until the Army Corps of Engineers does its own assessment.

WEKU

At risk from rising seas, Norfolk, Virginia, plans massive, controversial floodwall

Critics say the $2.6 billion floodwall project overlooks current climate risks and exposes flaws in how the federal government approaches major flood infrastructure.

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