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Waiving USACE Policy Requirements: A Tool to Get Urgent Projects Completed

Most of our past Blog posts have been focused on current events, analysis of new trends, and breaking news. Today, we are sharing some news that is eight months old but that offers a potential and promising path for getting...more

The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Finally to be Considered by the Senate

Great news for those of us tracking the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which authorizes specific projects, creates and modifies programs, and updates authorities for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: The Senate has...more

USACE Issues Guidance for Use of Supplemental Appropriation

We are happy to share the guidance on how USACE should be moving forward with projects funded under the Supplemental Appropriation. The appropriation provided an incredible $15 billion for construction...more

How Should the Flood Management Community Deal with the Uncertainty of Climate Change?

Despite reticence in Washington, D.C. about the term “climate change” (see our previous blog post on this topic), there is plenty of discussion in the media and in scientific circles about whether intense, off-the-charts...more

Senate Democrats Are Eager to Invest in Infrastructure, Including Flood (but what about Climate Change?)

The democratic members of the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee took the initiative to lay out their priorities for a future infrastructure package. Those priorities, totaling over $500 billion, are included...more

Flooding in Houston: Can We – Should We? – Plan for Such Massive Flooding Events?

All eyes are appropriately on Houston right now, where record rainfall has led to catastrophic flooding, loss of life, inestimable damages, and years if not decades of recovery and re-building. Around the country, many...more

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