Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the channel open for barge traffic.

LEWISTON, Idaho — Cargo barges sail serenely between Portland, Ore., and Lewiston, Idaho, the most inland seaport on the West Coast. But rough waters may lie ahead, because some environmental ...

Big River Steel in Osceola plans to increase its capacity for moving material on the Mississippi River, according to a project application submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Memphis ...

Dredges are still working 24/7 to maintain water levels for supply transport. Extreme drought and a warm fall have left water levels in the Mississippi River low, and that's a problem for farmers who ...

Extreme drought and a warm fall have left water levels in the Mississippi River low, and that's a problem for farmers who rely on the river to get their crops to market. Around 60% of America’s grain ...

LEWISTON, Idaho — Cargo barges sail serenely between Portland and Lewiston, Idaho, the most inland seaport on the West Coast. But rough waters may lie ahead, because some environmental activists ...

In the controversy over the river/dredge/sludge and fly ash, let’s not forget that radioactive isotopes are also in dredge/sludge and fly ash! Along the Delaware River, which divides Pa. and N.J.

Dredging the Vermilion River could cost between $5 million and $50 million, according to an estimate from U.S. Rep. Clay Higgin’s office, which was delivered in a report to the Lafayette City-Parish ...

Editor’s note: The name of the victim is not used to protect her identity. PORTLAND, Ore. – It was the sound – something like a scream – that first caught their attention. On the red deck of the ...

NEW ORLEANS - Just ten days before it was to enter Ready Reserve status, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dredge McFarland was called to perform emergency dredging operations in the Southwest Pass of ...

Duke Energy said Tuesday it plans to begin dredging coal ash out of a North Carolina river as the state's environmental agency moved to scuttle a previously proposed settlement with the company over ...