News

$2 million study looking into Daniels Dam removal in Patapsco River is ongoing
American Rivers, an environmental advocacy non-profit, has been working to remove dams along the Patapsco River.
Levee protection concerns rise in Luzerne County amid FEMA funding loss
"For essentially both levees in an extra injury about 10 $10 million each and that's why the FEMA BRIC program was a great opportunity to try to secure those funds so we could, so we could perform the ...
Army Corps activates Phase II flood fight as Mississippi River rises
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin daily levee patrols from Baton Rouge to Venice as the Mississippi River is ...
NOLA.com2d
Rising Mississippi River triggers increased precautions in New Orleans, Baton Rouge
The Corps of Engineers ran a test of the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday in preparation for the possibility it will have to ...
NOLA.com2d
5 pumps and turbine were out, but officials say New Orleans' drainage worked during floods
The flood on Monday was at least the fifth affecting several New Orleans neighborhoods since December 2023, and it was unlike ...
Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially already vulnerable communities
In 2023, the Supreme Court narrowed the definition of “ waters of the United States .” In its decision in Sackett vs.
The Georgetown Dish5d
The River and the Town
“The River and the Town” – a new, temporary art installation along the Georgetown waterfront honors Earth Day on April 22, ...
7News Speaks one-on-one with volunteers cleaning up the Potomac River for Earth Day
The cleanup event aims to improve water quality and protect wildlife habitats in the Potomac River, which supplies drinking water to over five million people.