The sight along the Pittsburgh riverfront in August was anything but pretty. In just two-and-a-half days, Living Lands & Waters (LL&W) removed an estimated 52 vehicles from the Monongahela and… Read More
Environment
While many people aid in response and recovery after a natural disaster, a team from the Nashville Engineer District hopes its technical assistance in areas flooded during Hurricane Helene could… Read More
The American Waterways Operators (AWO) joined with three maritime unions in an urgent letter to Michael Regan, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, asking him to intervene to reject a… Read More
Despite a blip of relief from Hurricane Helene, the worrying trend of low water on the Middle Mississippi River and Illinois River is continuing for the third year in a… Read More
When Arnold, Mo.-based Custom Compounders’ L-44 line of degreasers debuted between 2007 and 2009, most other degreasers in use were composed of ingredients that posed potentially serious consequences for workers. Read More
By Jim Kearns and Chris Ulfers What happens when the policy objectives of federal programs collide? This is being played out in real time as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency… Read More
While hurricanes Helene and Milton inundated parts of the Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland river basins with rain, low-water conditions caused groundings on the Illinois River and threatened the Upper Mississippi. Read More
The devastating high winds and torrential rainfalls of Hurricane Helene slammed into southeastern states, leaving more than 200 dead in six states reported so far. Helene made landfall September 26… Read More
The upper Plains have been drenched with rainfall that is causing high water in the upper reaches of both the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. The Missouri River was expected to… Read More
The Maritime Administration’s (MarAd) Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance (META) program announced a request for proposals (RFP) June 14 to establish a United States Center for Maritime Innovation. The center… Read More
