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Des Plaines asks towns to sign agreement on flood measures
Contention over flood-fighting methods in communities near the Des Plaines River appears to be continuing after Des Plaines Mayor Matt Bogusz recently asked his counterparts in Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights to sign an agreement laying out how future...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Des Plaines, Prospect Heights (Cook, Illinois), Rivers, Local Government
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Columbia farmer questions Corps of Engineers policies
Some of the corn Andrew Davis planted southeast of Columbia won't be coming up because of water that has crept up in the last couple of weeks. Davis, 28, isn't that upset. The land is James River bottom land, and he figures you're successful if you get...
Tags: Science and Technology, Weather Warnings, Bodies of Water, Rivers, Weather
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Hydropower from ag ditches being pushed
BILLINGS, Mont. - Federal lawmakers are seeking to lift restrictions on hydropower development so more local irrigation districts could use water flowing through government-sponsored agricultural canals and pipelines to generate electricity....Tags: Water Supply, Environmental Issues, Hydroelectricity, Steve Daines, Elections
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Dawn Shirreffs: Everglades restoration cannot wait
Everglades restoration efforts, the future of Floridians' drinking water, and the fate of endangered species like the Florida Panther lie in the hands of the South Florida Water Management District this month. SFWMD must act now and affirm its...Tags: Wildlife, Palm Beach County, Barack Obama, Environmental Issues, Miami-Dade County
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Reservoir releases to continue
Higher releases from reservoirs in North Dakota into the James River will continue until at least late June, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. That water will flow into northern Brown County and could feed flooding conditions. The river...Tags: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), National Weather Service
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US Army engineers shut fourth Mississippi River lock due to floods
ReutersCHICAGO, May 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday closed a fourth lock on the Mississippi River due to high water levels, with another scheduled to be shut on Saturday, the corps said. Heavy spring rains have pushed the river above...Tags: Mexico, Bodies of Water, Rivers, Floods, Clarksville
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Thune pushes amendment to prevent Corps' plans to charge users for water from Missouri River
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On May 9, Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) joined Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) in introducing an amendment (S.Amdt. 862) to the Water Resources Development Act (S. 601) to prevent the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from implementing their...Tags: John Thune, John Hoeven, Jon Tester, Kent Conrad, Tim Johnson
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Low flooding reported along James River
Farmers who planted crops on low-lying land near the James River are worried about having them washed away. That's what Scott Meints, Brown County Emergency Management director, said May 28. Because the river approaching minor flood stage in Brown...Tags: Bodies of Water, Rivers, Floods, National Weather Service, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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Senate OKs measure blocking fees for Missouri River water
BISMARCK, N.D. - The U.S. Senate passed an amendment on May 15 blocking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from charging fees to access water in upper Missouri River reservoirs. The effort, spearheaded by senators from the Dakotas and Montana, is part...Tags: Heidi Heitkamp, John Hoeven, Environmental Issues, John Thune, Conservation
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Brown County land could be set aside for new wetlands
PIERRE - A new approach in protecting the environment is coming to South Dakota, and Brown County is at the front of the line. Wetland banking calls for setting aside acres of land in one area of a watershed for new wetlands to be created, in order to...Tags: Science and Technology, Wetlands, Highway Transportation
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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment
DROUGHT Officials say rains ease drought in much of SD PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Officials say recent rains have eased the drought in much of South Dakota, but problems remain in some western areas of the state. State Climatologist Dennis Todey (TAH'-...Tags: Lawyers, Arable Farming, Justice System, Holidays, Human Interest
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Army Corps will use hundreds of millions to restore beaches in South Jersey
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Wider beaches and protective dunes are closer to reality for those South Jersey beach towns that have not previously had projects built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In its second report to Congress detailing how it...Tags: Ocean City, Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), U.S. Army, Tropical Storms
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