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Army Corps of Engineers

Border Communities Remain in the Dark About Federal Government’s Billion-Dollar Buoy Project

The industrial-grade buoys, already being installed in Brownsville, Texas, are meant to prevent unauthorized crossings. But experts warn the buoys could intensify flooding and change the river’s course.

By Martha Pskowski

Border buoys are installed in the Rio Grande as it runs through Brownsville on March 6. Credit: Michael Gonzalez
An aerial view of the Port of Wilmington in North Carolina. Credit: NC Ports

North Carolina Regulators Nix $1.2 Billion Federal Proposal to Dredge Wilmington Harbor

By Lisa Sorg

The Port of Wilmington on the Cape Fear River handled about 7 million tons of cargo in 2022. Credit: NC Ports

The Army Corps of Engineers Wants to Dredge the Cape Fear River. Environmentalists Tally the Costs.

By Lisa Sorg

An aerial view shows multiple barges on the water.

The Loosely Regulated Petrochemical Barge Industry Is Commandeering a Texas River

By Salina Arredondo, Public Health Watch

Shedd Aquarium scientist Andy Kough measures a queen conch at a survey site near Port Everglades. Credit: Aubri Keith

Ten Million Corals Are in the Path of a Federal Dredging Project in Florida

By Teresa Tomassoni

Yavapai-Apache Chairman Buddy Rocha Jr. speaks to a group of Arizona local leaders and water experts on the tribe’s water conservation efforts along the Verde River on Oct. 24. Credit: Wyatt Myskow/Inside Climate News

Can Arizona Maintain Its Drought Response as Water and Money Dry Up?

By Wyatt Myskow

Algae blooms can produce toxins and harbor other bacteria, making it potentially harmful to people who come into direct contact with the mucky water. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

There’s a New Plan and Funding to Clean Up the Muck Plaguing Lake St. Clair

By K.R. Callaway

A Canada goose swims in Lake Michigan next to the Chicago Area Confined Disposal Facility in Chicago’s Southeast Side. Credit: Christiana Freitag/Inside Climate News

A Toxic Landfill Was on the Brink of Expanding. Residents Fought Back and Won

By Christiana Freitag

Visitors navigate the Flamingo Canal in Everglades National Park on Feb. 2, 2023, in Homestead, Fla. Credit: Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Prominent Everglades Scientist Prepares for Jail Amid Bitter Legal Dispute with Former Employer

By Amy Green

A pipeline marker is seen at the site of Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 near the Straits of Mackinac between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Credit: Tony Webster/CC BY 2.0 via Flickr

Michigan Environmental Groups Argue Line 5 Tunnel Project Lacks Key Climate Considerations

By Sarah Mattalian

A pipeline marker is seen at the site of Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 near the Straits of Mackinac between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Credit: Tony Webster/CC BY 2.0 via Flickr

Citing Trump Emergency Order, Army Corps Expedites Review for Line 5 Oil Pipeline in Great Lakes’ Wetlands

By Carrie Klein

Invasive Asian carp leap out of the Illinois River in Bath, Ill. Credit: Benjamin Lowy/Getty Images

Illinois Delays a Project Meant to Keep Asian Carp Out of the Great Lakes

By Susan Cosier

A sample of plants is collected from the Shark River Slough in Everglades National Park to analyze dragonfly larvae for mercury contamination. Credit: NPS Photo

Scrutiny for Florida Agencies Charged with Managing Treasured Waters Sparks Unease

By Amy Green

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers members survey damage in Panama City Beach, Fla. on Nov. 19, 2018 after Hurricane Michael hit the area. Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District

Trump Administration Intends to Terminate Lease for Army Corps’ Florida Headquarters

By Amy Green

A sign indicates the presence of a pipeline below the ground in Daisytown, Penn. Credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

Pennsylvania Wetlands Face New Development Threat Under Trump’s Fast-Track Order

By Jon Hurdle

A fish biologist collects samples from a river in Idaho’s Payette National Forest. Credit: Kelly Martin/U.S. Forest Service

Trump Order Fast-Tracks Projects That Would Damage Wetlands, Environmental Groups Say

By Amy Green

Visitors take in a view of the landscape from the Shark Valley Observation Tower in Everglades National Park near Miami on Feb. 3, 2023. Credit: Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Appeals Court Affirms Conviction of Everglades Scientist Accused of Stealing ‘Trade Secrets’

By Amy Green

A view of the salt water marsh in Cainhoy, S.C. Credit: Stephanie Gross/SELC

Endangered Bats Have Slowed, But Not Stopped, a Waterfront Mega-Development in Charleston. Could Flood Risk?

By Daniel Shailer

Gary Wockner, founder of the nonprofit Save the Colorado, stands in front of Boulder Creek on Oct. 22 in Boulder, Colo. Wockner's group has been fighting an expansion of the Gross Reservoir west of Boulder. Credit: Michael Kodas/Inside Climate News

Federal Court Ruling on a Reservoir Expansion Could Have Big Implications for the Colorado River

By Wyatt Myskow

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