Federal budget cuts will stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from conducting regular inspections of New Orleans’ levees this year and next — a break in oversight that comes 20 years after protection ...

This story, headlined "Levee inspections only scratch the surface," was originally published Nov. 25, 2005. It is being republished for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina as part of The ...

In the United States, earthen levees are an integral part of flood control systems, protecting around 23 million Americans and crucial infrastructure. Recently, the American Society of Civil Engineers ...

OROVILLE — A group of 15 specialists met Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to evaluate the condition of the levee that runs along the south side of the Feather River from the Montgomery Street roundabout ...

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12404) on nonfederal levee safety on May 22, 2023, by natural resources policy specialist ...