Stories Tagged "army"
Ag Secretary Questions Corps on Missouri Flooding
posted on July 8, 2011 at 2:07 PM
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is taking the U.S Army Corps of Engineers to task for its handling of the Missouri River, which has flooded thousands of acres of farmland in seven states.
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Flood preparation along the Missouri River
posted on June 10, 2011 at 3:06 PM
Market to Market (July 9, 2010)
posted on July 9, 2010 at 6:07 PM
Soldiers Working with Afghan Farmers to Grow Wheat
posted on August 15, 2008 at 8:08 PM
BISMARCK, N.D (AP) -- Army National Guard soldiers from farm states are hoping to fight terrorism and grow Afghanistan's farm economy, one legitimate crop at a time.
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Corps Builds Up Sandbars to Help Shorebirds
posted on April 11, 2008 at 8:04 PM
VERMILLION, S.D (AP) -- Dozers and tractors are at work here to prepare a summer beach home for two birds on the endangered species list.
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Corps to Ease Georgia Water Crunch as Governors Negotiate Drought
posted on November 9, 2007 at 8:11 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under a plan brokered by the Bush administration, the Army Corps of Engineers would hold back more water in Georgia lakes as the governors of drought-stricken Georgia, Florida and Alabama work toward a water-sharing agreement.
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Corps Blamed for Shoddy Everglades Work
posted on September 14, 2007 at 8:09 PM
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla (AP) — A major Everglades restoration project is stalled because of shoddy work managed by the U.S Army Corps of Engineers on a reservoir that could threaten an interstate and nearby communities if levee walls failed, state...
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Barge Season Shortened on Missouri River
posted on August 25, 2006 at 8:08 PM
Despite Lawsuit, Army Corps Plans Spring Rise on Missouri River
posted on May 5, 2006 at 8:05 PM
An artificial spring rise on the Missouri River will occur before May 19, despite a lawsuit filed last Friday to stop it.
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Court Declines To Hear Missouri River Appeal;
posted on March 24, 2006 at 8:03 PM
The U.S Supreme Court this week refused to hear North Dakota's arguments that the Army Corps of Engineers has violated state water pollution laws in managing the Missouri River water flow.
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Court Backs Army Corps Plan on Mo River
posted on August 19, 2005 at 8:08 PM
Summer water levels on the Missouri River can continue to be kept high enough for barge shipping.
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Army Corps Works To Mitigate Effects of Drought
posted on October 22, 2004 at 8:10 PM
The U.S Army Corps of Engineer says it is taking steps to offset the impacts of drought along the Missouri River.
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Report: Corps Hasn't Justified New Locks
posted on October 8, 2004 at 8:10 PM
The Army Corps of Engineers still hasn't justified its desire for building new, longer locks on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, the National Research Council said in a report released this week.
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Judge Rules In Favor of Army Corps of Engineers
posted on June 25, 2004 at 8:06 PM
Trying To Please Both Barge Traffic And Wildlife
posted on May 7, 2004 at 8:05 PM
