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http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-18/116374673823330.xml&coll=1 Landfill standards strengthened Bea raised concerns about levee stability Friday, November 17, 2006 By Mark Schleifstein The stacking of millions of pounds of debris from Hurricane Katrina in the city-owned Old Gentilly Landfill in eastern New Orleans will have to meet more stringent safety requirements to protect a neighboring hurricane levee, officials with the [...]

Interview with Robert Bea online UC Berkeley professor Robert Bea discusses the progress of levee rebuilding in New Orleans in an online interview with the Earth & Sky radio series. http://www.earthsky.org/shows/observingearth_interviews.php?id=49361   Cut and paste the hyperlink into your browser to view/hear this interesting interview.  Dr. Bea is a Professor at Department of Civil and [...]

http://www.bakersfield.com/119/story/92549.html   FEMA reassesses some Sacramento levees, requiring flood insurance By SAMANTHA YOUNG, | Wednesday, Jan 3 2007 7:15 PM Last Updated: Wednesday, Jan 3 2007 7:15 PM The federal government on Wednesday announced it is reversing an earlier decision and redrawing flood maps for a fast-growing region near the state capital, acknowledging the risk [...]