Published: November 18, 2012
Tags: Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi River, waterway
Fifteen senators from eight Mississippi River states are urging the Army Corps of Engineers to take steps to keep barges moving on the Mississippi.
Published: May 4, 2012
Tags: Chippewa River, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, waterway
The Loch Ness monster is on vacation in Wisconsin – and state officials want the legendary lady to leave.
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on Friday approved revisions to state shoreline zoning requirements that will limit development near waterways. The rule revision will not take effect without the Wisconsin Legislature’s approval. The Legislature earlier this year rejected an earlier draft of the shoreline rules, prompting the latest revision. The new rules limit the amount [...]
Published: July 16, 2009
Tags: dredging, harbor, infrastructure, maintenance, surplus, waterway
Dennis Conrad AP Writer Washington (AP) — Officials with the nation’s shipping industry say they face a looming crisis, but it is not for a lack of money. The money is there for much-needed dredging of waterways, they say, if only the government would remove its tight grip. Only about half of the $1 billion-plus [...]