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Senator Mary Landrieu, Congressional Delegation Conclude Study of Dutch Water Management
All American Patriots
June 1, 2009
The Dutch strive to make their country ‘climate proof’
New York Times
June 1, 2009
More than 4,000 petition signatures sent to chancellor for fired scientist
The Daily Reveille
May 23, 2009
Governor Signs Flood Recovery Laws in Cedar Rapids
KCRG TV
May 22, 2009
Flooding and Fatalities Due to Hurricane Katrina
Innovations Report
May 18, 2009
GQ report blames Rumsfeld for military delay after Katrina
Times Picayune
May 18, 2009
Flooding and Fatalities Due to Hurricane Katrina
Newswise
May 14, 2009
MR-GO flooding suit in judge’s hands
Times Picayune
May 14, 2009
Critics say Corps using millions of taxpayer money to bolster image
WWL TV Channel 4 Eye Witness News
May 13, 2009
EPA Administrator Jackson Will Join Congressional Delegation to Netherlands
EPA Press Release
May 13, 2009
Local filmmaker takes home prize at Tribeca Film Festival
Times Picayune
May 9, 2009
Outrage Over Army Corps’ $4.7M PR Contract
CBS News
May 8, 2009
Critics: Army Corps’ $5.2M PR tab is wasteful spin
Associated Press
May 8, 2009
Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans: Buying Advice or Spin?
Huffington Post
May 7, 2009
Geologist a valuable voice on flood protection
Times Picayune
May 3, 2009
Floodwall builders can’t be sued for Katrina failure on 17th Street Canal
Times Picayune
May 1, 2009
There will be Flood
Living on Earth
May 1, 2009
Plaintiffs wrap up their case in MRGO trial
Associated Press
April 30, 2009
The First 100 Days in New Orleans
Huffington Post
April 28, 2009
Steps urged to make New Orleans safer post-Katrina
Associated Press
April 25, 2009
New shelters, relocation among proposals
The Advocate
April 25, 2009
100-year flood protection not enough for New Orleans, new report says
Times Picayune
April 24, 2009
Geologist out of his league
Times Picayune
April 20, 2009
OPINION: Silencing a critic
Houston Chronicle
April 17, 2009
Firing of prominent LSU scientist raises questions
Shreveport Times
April 17, 2009
Hurricane expert’s firing criticized
The Advocate
April 17, 2009
Louisiana State Fires Hurricane Expert Who Warned of Katrina Flooding
New York Times
April 17, 2009
Rally and petition organized for coastal scientist fired by LSU
Daily Advertiser
April 16, 2009
Protestors gather to show support for fired scientist
The Daily Reveille
April 16, 2009
Too True
Times Picayune
April 14, 2009
Hurricane expert fired from LSU
YouTube
April 13, 2009
Hurricane Expert Fired by Bush Allies at LSU
The Nation
April 13, 2009
Word of warning – Documentary paints Katrina as an illustration of nation’s crumbling infrastructure
Times Picayune
April 11, 2009
Ivor van Heerden, who pointed fingers in Hurricane Katrina levee failures, fired by LSU
Times Picayune
April 10, 2009
ASCE finds no ethical problem
Times Picayune
April 7, 2009
American Society of Civil Engineers finds no ethical violations in its own Katrina levee review
Times Picayune
April 6, 2009
Report: No ethical misconduct by engineers
Associated Press
April 6, 2009
Judge weighing levee boards’ offer to settle Katrina flood claims
Times Picayune
April 2, 2009
New York Times correspondent leaving New Orleans; newspaper vows to fill the post
Times Picayune
April 1, 2009
A national betrayal
Vanguard
April 1, 2009
Levee Expert: Fargo Levee Flop Not So Different from New Orleans
PRWeb
March 31, 2009
SOLUTIONS/LEPATNER: Fixing the nation’s infrastructure
Washington Times
March 22, 2009
3 1/2 years later, help keeps pouring in
Times Picayune
March 22, 2009
US leaders say more infrastructure spending needed
Reuters
March 22, 2009
OPNION: We could all learn something from Katrina survivors
Patriot Ledger
March 21, 2009
New Orleans’ Recovery Needs ‘Unconventional Thinking’
NewsWise
March 20, 2009
Poorly Armored New Orleans Takes the Bullet For Katrina (Part 3)
Digital Journal
March 19, 2009
New Orleans Folk Shocked and Dismayed Over Levee Lies (Part One)
Digital Journal
March 12, 2009
Barack Obama welcomes Brad Pitt to White House
The Telegraph (UK)
March 6, 2009
Corps releases storm study, but no plan
Times Picayune
March 6, 2009
Obama pledges $438 million more for Katrina reconstruction
CNNPolitics.com
March 5, 2009
Obama officials vow to cut red tape after Katrina
Reuters
March 5, 2009
Gov. Jindal defends message of his GOP speech
Associated Press
March 2, 2009
Obama budget calls for commitment to Gulf Coast projects
Times Picayune
February 26, 2009
Army Corps cracks down on flunking levees
USA Today
February 23, 2009
LA Gov Jindal reacts to criticism of his stance on stimulus money
MSNBC
February 22, 2009
Louisiana- Recovery and Economic Activity
Hotel Seoul Korea
February 20, 2009
Obama: Government cannot forget lessons of Katrina
Associated Press
February 20, 2009
It’s good to be a talking point
Times Picayune
February 15, 2009
Levees.org opposes calls to remove Corps chief
New Orleans City Business
February 4, 2009
Work begins to close unpopular shipping channel in New Orleans
Associated Press
February 1, 2009
Investing in America
New York Times
January 29, 2009
Bouquets and Brickbats
Best of New Orleans
December 23, 2008
Snipers lurking at the corps
Times Picayune
December 21, 2008
The corps’ responsibility
Times Picayune
December 20, 2008
Corps’ commander apologizes for comments left on watchdog’s web site
WWL TV Channel 4 Eye Witness News
December 18, 2008
Group thinks angry posts are coming from Corps’ office
WWL TV Channel 4 Eye Witness News
December 15, 2008
Wetlands Coalition Launches Initiative
Times Picayune
December 3, 2008
EDITORIAL: MR-GO’s death warrant
Times Picayune
November 4, 2008
First things first
TIME Magazine
November 4, 2008
Report: Engineering society needs ethics policy
Associated Press
October 20, 2008
The Federal Projects Game
Pop Matters
October 2, 2008
ASCE Buttons Its Lips
Best of New Orleans
September 30, 2008
Post Katrina Cleansing?
Best of New Orleans
September 30, 2008
EDITORIAL: Credibility watch
Times Picayune
September 23, 2008
EDITORIAL: Clear on risk, blame
Times Picayune
September 20, 2008
ASCE panel cites conflict of interest
Times Picayune
September 13, 2008
EDITORIAL: The Gustav grade
Times Picayune
September 12, 2008
Katrina and why the levees broke
The Real News
September 8, 2008
Corps of Engineers wins flood fight during Gustav
Sun Herald
September 5, 2008
Levee task force’s study critiqued
Times Picayune
September 5, 2008
Thicker than water?
Newsweek
September 5, 2008
No letup on levees
Las Vegas Sun
September 4, 2008
Engineers: Corps study analyzing the levee system failures in Katrina should be more frank
Times Picayune
September 3, 2008
New Orleans Levees, Secure After Gustav, May Fail Bigger Test
Bloomberg News
September 3, 2008
The Katrina Myth
Huffington Post
September 1, 2008
Leaving New Orleans – again
The Guardian (UK)
September 1, 2008
New Orleans levee system still vulnerable, officials say
Los Angeles Times
September 1, 2008
Levees not good enough?
CNN
September 1, 2008
The pride of New Orleans
Boston Globe
August 28, 2008
Overcoming the Katrina myth
Guradian.co.uk
August 28, 2008
Bloggers to promote recovery
Times Picayune
August 24, 2008
New Orleans repeating deadly levee mistakes
Times Picayune
August 23, 2008
Levee officials push 1-pump plan
Times Picayune
August 20, 2008
EDITORIAL: The conservative corps
Times Picayune
August 16, 2008
EDITORIAL: Memo on transparency
Times Picayune
August 14, 2008
End the war of words
Gambit Weekly
August 12, 2008
Ethics finding to be public after all
Times Picayune
August 9, 2008
Ethics report’s results will remain secret
Times Picayune
August 7, 2008
Levee group slams ASCE investigation
Times Picayune
August 6, 2008
Boehlert’s Group Not Investigating Anyone or Anything
Best of New Orleans
August 6, 2008
Levees.org Complains of Delays
Best of New OrleansQ
August 5, 2008
Levees.org still waiting for answers
WWL TV Channel 4 Eye Witness News
August 5, 2008
Academy Award Winner Richard Dreyfuss Tapped to Narrate Riveting New Documentary, America Betrayed
PRWeb
July 29, 2008
Report: Empty prison in Iraq a $40M ‘failure’
Associated Press
July 28, 2008
Catholic Church quantifies Katrina damage
Times Picayune
July 26, 2008
Gaps in aging levees leave D.C. landmarks exposed
AP Louisiana
July 25, 2008
Dreyfuss to narrate Carde’s ‘America’
Daily Variety
July 24, 2008
Demos vow to erase state share of levee cost
Times Picayune
July 23, 2008
EDITORIAL: It’s your problem, too
Times Picayune
July 23, 2008
Floods make failures too obvious
Times Picayune
July 23, 2008
Congress may require flood insurance for some
SmartBrief
July 22, 2008
Wetlands save states billions, new study says
Times Picayune
July 22, 2008
Congressional democrats get close look at recovery
WWL TV Channel 4 Eye Witness News
July 21, 2008
Locals racing to remind nation of Katrina
WWL TV Channel 4 Eye Witness News
July 20, 2008
Congressional group tours 17th Street Canal
WWL TV Channel 4 Eye Witness News
July 19, 2008
Ignorance fuels Iowa comparisons
Times Picayune
July 18, 2008
Levees.org launches levee risk database
nola.com
July 18, 2008
Harry Shearer Joins National Levee Safety Campaign
PRWeb
July 17, 2008
Levee group to review seepage on its own
Times Picayune
July 7, 2008
Suit seeks crack in federal immunity wall
Chicago Tribune
July 6, 2008
Team issues revised storm-risk report
Times Picayune
July 3, 2008
Army Corps of Engineers should have to pay for its failures
Concord Monitor
June 27, 2008
N.O. levees squeezed by Congress’ demand for cash
Associated Press
June 27, 2008
The Floods: A Manmade Disaster?
TIME
June 26, 2008
Floods: New Orleans Keeping an Eye on 17th Street Levee
OpEdNews
June 26, 2008
Midwestern Floods: Mother Nature or Bad Engineering?
Industrial Equipment News
June 26, 2008
Floods: Army Corps Says PR Turns Babblers into Spokespersons
OpEdNews
June 23, 2008
Midwest in same boat as New Orleans
Google News
June 23, 2008
The Floods: New Orleans, God, and Nature Can No Longer be Blamed
Huffington Post
June 21, 2008
Government tries to determine condition of U.S. levees
Scripps Howard News Service
June 21, 2008
Midwest Flooding: Failure of the Engineering Profession?
PRWeb
June 20, 2008
Floods: Can’t Blame New Orleans, God, or Mother Nature Anymore
OpEdNews
June 20, 2008
La. levee authority asks Congress for “8/29 Commission”
AP Louisiana
June 20, 2008
Levee authority backs national ‘8/29 Commission’ investigation
AP Louisiana
June 19, 2008
Investigate the Levees
Huffington Post
June 19, 2008
Flood board asks Congress to investigate levee failures
The Advocate
June 19, 2008
US Flooding Epidemic: Natural Disaster or Sloppy Engineering?
PRWeb
June 19, 2008
Louisiana Senator Landrieu comments on the Flooding in the Midwest
OpEdNews
June 18, 2008
Levees.org makes point rationally
Times Picayune
June 9, 2008
Investigation is everyone’s business
Times Picayune
June 7, 2008
N.O. has starring role in DVD boxed set about engineering disasters
nola.com
June 7, 2008
Watchdog group questions safety of area levees
WWL Sunday Morning Show
May 25, 2008
Levee work funds get OK
Times Picayune
May 22, 2008
Leaky New Orleans levee alarms experts
Associated Press
May 21, 2008
At U.S. Army Corps, shift of mission hasn’t come easily
Christian Science Monitor
May 21, 2008
Report: Corps blueprint for coastal Louisiana falls short
WWL TV Channel 4
May 13, 2008
Army Corps says Condition of many levees a mystery
Associated Press
May 12, 2008
Corps strives to manage risk
The Advocate
May 10, 2008
Supplemental war spending bill includes levee project funding for New Orleans
The Advocate
May 8, 2008
Floodwalls stuffed with newspaper?
WWL TV Eye Witness News
April 24, 2008
Who should pay to protect New Orleans?
Los Angeles Times
April 23, 2008
Corps Plans to Complete South La. Levee System Upgrade in 2011
Insurance Journal
April 22, 2008
Someone to Watch Over Them
Gambit Weekly
April 21, 2008
ASCE urges corps to tell residents of continuing flooding risk
Times Picayune
April 17, 2008
Group issues call for probe in levee failures after storm
The Advocate
March 28, 2008
Further review of levee failures sought
Times Picayune
March 28, 2008
Engineer society flap reinvigorates call for new levee commission
Associated Press
March 27, 2008
Engineer Society Accused of Cover-ups
Associated Press
March 25, 2008
Cry Me a River
Grist
March 18, 2008
Editorial: October Surprise
Times Picayune
March 17, 2008
The Best News Yet
Blog of New Orleans
March 13, 2008
Time to Make Noise
Gambit Weekly
March 11, 2008
The Best News Yet
Times Picayune
March 11, 2008
Corps of Engineers addressing repairs made during rapid-response phase
Times Picayune
March 10, 2008
Panel: Study of risk to N.O. is overdue
The Advocate
February 29, 2008
Finances threaten levee work, official says
Times Picayune
February 27, 2008
Corps wants to move money around; topic may be aired at Jefferson Council meeting today
Times Picayune
February 27, 2008
In Court Ruling on Floods, More Pain for New Orleans
New York Times
February 1, 2008
Katrina Suit Vs. Army Corps Dismissed
Associated Press
January 31, 2008
U.S. Failed to Oversee Corps on Iraq Work, Agency Says
New York Times
January 30, 2008
Statement from plaintiffs’ attorneys in corps lawsuit
nola.com
January 28, 2008
2007 Year in Review
Gambit Weekly
December 26, 2007
Jazz and Razz
The Times Picayune
December 16, 2007
Activists repost parody on web
The Advocate
December 15, 2007
Levees.Org reposts controversial video
The Times Picayune
December 14, 2007
Levees.Org reposts video critcizing Corps
WWL TV Eye Witness News
December 14, 2007
Group refuses to remove internet video critical of levee investigations
City Business
December 12, 2007
Task force will review engineers’ studies
The Times Picayune
December 8, 2007
Science stronger, corps chief asserts
The Times Picayune
December 5, 2007
Corps of engineers in damage control over accusations
WWL TV Channel 4
December 4, 2007
ASCE is investigating
The Times Picayune
December 2, 2007
A troubling complaint
The Times Picayune
November 28, 2007
Turns out video spoofer isn’t ASCE’s only critic
The Times Picayune
November 25, 2007
Levees.Org founder discusses controversial video
WWL TV Channel 4
November 25, 2007
Critic: Corps tried to thwart inquiry
The Times Picayune
November 20, 2007
Engineer group not amused by online spoof of levee review
The Times Picayune
November 14, 2007
Not everyone is on the WRDA “love boat”
Brownfield
November 8, 2007
House Leaders urge President to sign WRDA
Yubanet .com
October 27, 2007
Corps has failed to learn from the past
Times Picayune
October 22, 2007
Uncivil engineers
Best of New Orleans
October 3, 2007
Feds owe for levee work
Hartford Courant
September 10, 2007
Ignorance without bliss
Times Picayune
September 4, 2007
Corps signals protection for Industrial Canal by 2009
Times Picayune
August 27, 2007
Broken: The Army Corps of Engineers
Mother Jones
August 26, 2007
Engineers Will Test Strength Of Levees
Washington Post
August 11, 2007
Don’t waver on gate
Times Picayune
August 10, 2007
Corps is called to explain gate plan
Times Picayune
August 8, 2007
Looking ahead on Water Bill
Times Picayune
August 7, 2007
Corps isn’t much, but it’s all we’ve got
Times Picayune
August 7, 2007
The Can’t-Do Nation
Washington Post
August 5, 2007
The Threatening Storm
TIME
August 3, 2007
Reform for the Corps
New York Times
July 15, 2007
Engineers Faulted on Hurricane System
New York Times
July 11, 2007
Sound bites and spin jobs
The Times Picayune
June 19, 2007
Krist: System designed to fail
Ventura County Star
June 7, 2007
Repairs Don’t Allay Fears of Storm
Washington Post
June 1, 2007
Move Beyond Sound-bites and “Armchair” Theories to Make the Nation Safer From Disaster, Engineers Say
American Society of Civil Engineers
June 1, 2007
Louisiana Sets Deadline for Storm Damage Claims
New York Times
May 31, 2007
Corps new chief pledges to restore trust
The Times Picayune
May 31, 2007
Official Blames La. for Fund Shortfall
Associated Press
May 24, 2007
La. Aid Discrepancy an Issue of Wind, Water
Washington Post
May 24, 2007
Pump deals defects clear in the not-so-fine print
Palm Beach Post
May 17, 2007
Senate to take up Water bill
The Advocate
May 11, 2007
City Still Vulnerable
Times Picayune
May 8, 2007
Sources: Boat Seizure Part Of Federal Levee Investigation
WDSU Channel 6
May 3, 2007
Reworked New Orleans panel adopts get-tough attitutude
New York Times, by John Schwartz
April 18, 2007
Get an outside opinion
The Times Picayune
April 17, 2007
Weakened dikes creates headache for Fla officials
Sun-Sentinel
April 12, 2007
Katrina claims stagger Corps
USA Today
April 9, 2007
GAO Looking Into Faulty N.O. Pumps
The Washington Post
March 28, 2007
Asleep for 40 years
The Times Picayune
March 25, 2007
Report Says Corps Miscalculated on Levees
The Washington Post
March 22, 2007
Corps: We’re not the only cause of levee breaks
The Times Picayune
March 22, 2007
Corps caused disaster; report says
The Times Picayune
March 21, 2007
From bad behavior to worse from the Corps
The Birmingham News
March 20, 2007
Endangering New Orleans
The Toledo Blade
March 20, 2007
Panels blast coastal master plan
Times Picayune
March 19, 2007
Below Sea Level? No Problem
U.S. News & World Report
March 18, 2007
Army Corps Working on New Orleans Pumps
The Washington Post
March 15, 2007
Corps placed faulty pumps in New Orleans
Forbes New York
March 13, 2007
Corps of Engineers’ Policies Criticized
United Press International
March 6, 2007
California Water Projects; New and broader role needed for Army Corps
San Franciso Chronicle
March 4, 2007
Editorial: Unmatched Destruction
The New York Times
February 14, 2007
Unmasking Our Pain in New Orleans
The Washington Post
February 10, 2007
Investigation of Levee Failures Needed
The Daily Advertiser
February 9, 2007
Group Wants 9-11 style Panel on Levees
Washington Post
February 6, 2007
Judge says Katrina victims can sue Army Engineers
Reuters
February 3, 2007
Our view on disaster planning; Levee list dribbles out
USA Today
January 31, 2007
America gets a dose of the Corps’ inaction
Times Picayune
January 30, 2007
Warnings accelerate levee work
Hartford Courant
January 9, 2007
N.O. City Council votes in favor of 8-29 Commission
CityBusiness
January 7, 2007
New Orleans levee-risk study faulted
Northwest Herald (as reported in LATimes)
December 31, 2006
Army Corps in New Orleans hit by a spate of retirements from top officials
Boston Herald
December 26, 2006
Scientists say Corps of Engineers endangered New Orleans’ future
Houston Chronicle
December 22, 2006
Democrats call for investigation of Levee Failures
The Clarion-Ledger
December 22, 2006
Corps reforms die under crush of pork
Times Picayune
December 20, 2006
Army Corps Urges Closing of Channel
New York Times
December 19, 2006
Re-engineering New Orleans
ThomasNet.com Industrial News Room
December 12, 2006
U.S. Army Corps should not be exempt from responsibility
City Business
December 11, 2006
Congress approves offshore revenue sharing
Times Picayune
December 9, 2006
Confronted with clueless folks who question New Orleans’ right to get help, or even to exist? Here’s what to say
Suburban Report – Times Picayune
December 9, 2006
Report joins chorus for closing MR-GO
Times Picayune
December 6, 2006
Congress must look into failure of levees
Times Picayune
November 20, 2006
Mississippi Flood of 1927: Warnings unheeded, damage untold
Journal Gazette / Times Courier
November 11, 2006
Chain Reaction
GovExec.com
November 2, 2006
USA Today: where ignorance meets influence
Times Picayune
October 29, 2006
Wetlands Reporting earns Top Honor
St. Petersburg Times
October 28, 2006
Report disputes Corps-led Levee probe
Times Picayune
October 27, 2006
Journalists must Fight for Access
Washington Post
October 27, 2006
The most costly peacetime engineering failure in history
Sacbee News
October 25, 2006
U Texas on Failure of Levees
Dallas/Fort Worth Channel 8
October 19, 2006
Keeping an eye on the corps
Chicago Tribune
October 14, 2006
Areas Vulnerable to Hurricanes
The New York Times
October 10, 2006
Corps of Engineers lacking Flood Plan?
Washington Post
September 7, 2006
Corps Commander Reviews Katrina
The Associated Press
August 31, 2006
Overhaul system or N.O. will suffer
CNN
August 25, 2006
Army Leader who admitted Errors Quits
Reuters
August 10, 2006
Lost City
The New Republic Online
August 7, 2006
Senate Passes Revenue Sharing
July 31, 2006
Rotten to the Corps
Grist Magazine
July 29, 2006
Common Sense Defeats Politics
The Ledger
July 21, 2006
Senate Votes to Rein in Corps
The Washington Post
July 18, 2006
Counting on Corps Reform
The Times Picayune
July 15, 2006
Video of Memorial Service
July 5, 2006
Katrina’s human failures offer lessons to us
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
June 24, 2006
How to bring rationality to the Corps
John M. Barry
June 23, 2006
Firefighters share their story, video of breach at 17th Street Canal
WWL TV New Orleans
June 20, 2006
Army Corps Admits Flaws in New Orleans Levees
The New York Times
May 31, 2006
New Orleans is a national problem
The Barre Montpelier Times Argus
May 23, 2006
New Orleans Levees Underfunded
May 21, 2006
Excerpt from The Storm
MSNBC
May 20, 2006
Par for the Corps
Washington Post
May 13, 2006
Hurricane Protection Plan Flawed
The New York Times
May 1, 2006
Levees not fully ready
USA Today
April 23, 2006
Stop Waiting Around
Times Picayune Editorial
April 23, 2006
Feds Should Fund Repair
Daily Advertiser
April 8, 2006
Corps of Engineers admits design failure
United Press International
April 5, 2006
Army Corps is Faulted on New Orleans Levees
The Washington Post
March 24, 2006
Culpability at the Corps
Times Picayune Editorial
March 18, 2006
Why New Orleans needs Saving
Newt Gingrich and John Barry
Time Magazine
March 5, 2006
Major U.S. Official Talks
The Bayou Buzz
February 19, 2006
Katrina Report Spreads Blame
The Washington Post
February 12, 2006
Protesters: Hold Corps Responsible
The Advocate
January 21, 2006
Fatal Flaws: Why the Walls Tumbled in New Orleans
Los Angeles Times
January 17, 2006
Levees Weakened as New Orleans Board, Federal Engineers Feuded
Los Angeles Times
December 25, 2005
Corps’ levee probe role reduced
Times Picayune
October 5, 2005
Experts Say Faulty Levees Caused Much of Flooding
Washington Post
September 21, 2005
Design Shortcomings Seen in New Orleans Flood Walls
New York Times
September 21, 2005
President Discusses Hurricane Relief in Address to the Nation
whitehouse.gov
September 15, 2005
Porch duty
The New Yorker
September 12, 2005
Katrina Weakens as Storm Lashes Mississippi; New Orleans Spared
Bloomberg News
August 29, 2005
LEVEES’ WEAKNESS WELL-KNOWN BEFORE BREACHES
Times Picayune
September 5, 2005
