News and Articles

Army Corps of Engineers should have to pay for its failures
Concord Monitor
June 27, 2008
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N.O. levees squeezed by Congress' demand for cash
Associated Press
June 27, 2008
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The Floods: A Manmade Disaster?
TIME
June 26, 2008
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Floods: New Orleans Keeping an Eye on 17th Street Levee
OpEdNews
June 26, 2008
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Midwestern Floods: Mother Nature or Bad Engineering?
Industrial Equipment News
June 26, 2008
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Floods: Army Corps Says PR Turns Babblers into Spokespersons
OpEdNews
June 23, 2008
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Midwest in same boat as New Orleans
Google News
June 23, 2008
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The Floods: New Orleans, God, and Nature Can No Longer be Blamed
Huffington Post
June 21, 2008
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Government tries to determine condition of U.S. levees
Scripps Howard News Service
June 21, 2008
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Midwest Flooding: Failure of the Engineering Profession?
PRWeb
June 20, 2008
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Floods: Can't Blame New Orleans, God, or Mother Nature Anymore
OpEdNews
June 20, 2008
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La. levee authority asks Congress for "8/29 Commission"
AP Louisiana
June 20, 2008
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Levee authority backs national '8/29 Commission' investigation
Times Picayune
June 19, 2008
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Investigate the Levees
Huffington Post
June 19, 2008
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Flood board asks Congress to investigate levee failures
The Advocate
June 19, 2008
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US Flooding Epidemic: Natural Disaster or Sloppy Engineering?
PRWeb
June 19, 2008
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Louisiana Senator Landrieu comments on the Flooding in the Midwest
OpEdNews
June 18, 2008
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Levees.org makes point rationally
Times Picayune
June 9, 2008
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Investigation is everyone's business
Times Picayune
June 7, 2008
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N.O. has starring role in DVD boxed set about engineering disasters
nola.com
June 7, 2008
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Watchdog group questions safety of area levees
WWL Sunday Morning Show
May 25, 2008
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Levee work funds get OK
Times Picayune
May 22, 2008
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Leaky New Orleans levee alarms experts
Associated Press
May 21, 2008
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At U.S. Army Corps, shift of mission hasn't come easily
Christian Science Monitor
May 21, 2008
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Report: Corps blueprint for coastal Louisiana falls short
WWL TV Channel 4
May 13, 2008
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Army Corps says Condition of many levees a mystery
Associated Press
May 12, 2008
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Corps strives to manage risk
The Advocate
May 10, 2008
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Supplemental war spending bill includes levee project funding for New Orleans
The Advocate
May 8, 2008
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Floodwalls stuffed with newspaper?
WWL TV Eye Witness News
April 24, 2008
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Who should pay to protect New Orleans?
Los Angeles Times
April 23, 2008
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Corps Plans to Complete South La. Levee System Upgrade in 2011
Insurance Journal
April 22, 2008
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Someone to Watch Over Them
Gambit Weekly
April 21, 2008
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ASCE urges corps to tell residents of continuing flooding risk
Times Picayune
April 17, 2008
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Group issues call for probe in levee failures after storm
The Advocate
March 28, 2008
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Further review of levee failures sought
Times Picayune
March 28, 2008
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Engineer society flap reinvigorates call for new levee commission
Associated Press
March 27, 2008
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Engineer Society Accused of Cover-ups
Associated Press
March 25, 2008
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Cry Me a River
Grist
March 18, 2008
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Editorial: October Surprise
Times Picayune
March 17, 2008
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The Best News Yet
Blog of New Orleans
March 13, 2008
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Time to Make Noise
Gambit Weekly
March 11, 2008
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The Best News Yet
Times Picayune
March 11, 2008
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Corps of Engineers addressing repairs made during rapid-response phase
Times Picayune
March 10, 2008
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Panel: Study of risk to N.O. is overdue
The Advocate
February 29, 2008
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Finances threaten levee work, official says
Times Picayune
February 27, 2008
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Corps wants to move money around; topic may be aired at Jefferson Council meeting today
Times Picayune
February 27, 2008
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In Court Ruling on Floods, More Pain for New Orleans
New York Times
February 1, 2008
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Katrina Suit Vs. Army Corps Dismissed
Associated Press
January 31, 2008
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U.S. Failed to Oversee Corps on Iraq Work, Agency Says
New York Times
January 30, 2008
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Statement from plaintiffs' attorneys in corps lawsuit
nola.com
January 28, 2008
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2007 Year in Review
Gambit Weekly
December 26, 2007
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Jazz and Razz
The Times Picayune
December 16, 2007
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Activists repost parody on web
The Advocate
December 15, 2007
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Levees.Org reposts controversial video
The Times Picayune
December 14, 2007
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Levees.Org reposts video critcizing Corps
WWL TV Eye Witness News
December 14, 2007
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Group refuses to remove internet video critical of levee investigations
City Business
December 12, 2007
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Task force will review engineers' studies
The Times Picayune
December 8, 2007
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Science stronger, corps chief asserts
The Times Picayune
December 5, 2007
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Corps of engineers in damage control over accusations
WWL TV Channel 4
December 4, 2007
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ASCE is investigating
The Times Picayune
December 2, 2007
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A troubling complaint
The Times Picayune
November 28, 2007
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Turns out video spoofer isn't ASCE's only critic
The Times Picayune
November 25, 2007
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Levees.Org founder discusses controversial video
WWL TV Channel 4
November 25, 2007
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Critic: Corps tried to thwart inquiry
The Times Picayune
November 20, 2007
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Engineer group not amused by online spoof of levee review
The Times Picayune
November 14, 2007
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Not everyone is on the WRDA "love boat"
Brownfield
November 8, 2007
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House Leaders urge President to sign WRDA
Yubanet .com
October 27, 2007
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Corps has failed to learn from the past
Times Picayune
October 22, 2007
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Uncivil engineers
Best of New Orleans
October 3, 2007
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Feds owe for levee work
Hartford Courant
September 10, 2007
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Ignorance without bliss
Times Picayune
September 4, 2007
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Corps signals protection for Industrial Canal by 2009
Times Picayune
August 27, 2007
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Broken: The Army Corps of Engineers
Mother Jones
August 26, 2007
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Engineers Will Test Strength Of Levees
Washington Post
August 11, 2007
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Don't waver on gate
Times Picayune
August 10, 2007
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Corps is called to explain gate plan
Times Picayune
August 8, 2007
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Looking ahead on Water Bill
Times Picayune
August 7, 2007
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Corps isn't much, but it's all we've got
Times Picayune
August 7, 2007
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The Can't-Do Nation
Washington Post
August 5, 2007
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The Threatening Storm
TIME
August 3, 2007
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Reform for the Corps
New York Times
July 15, 2007
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Engineers Faulted on Hurricane System
New York Times
July 11, 2007
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Sound bites and spin jobs
The Times Picayune
June 19, 2007
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Krist: System designed to fail
Ventura County Star
June 7, 2007
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Repairs Don't Allay Fears of Storm
Washington Post
June 1, 2007
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Louisiana Sets Deadline for Storm Damage Claims
New York Times
May 31, 2007
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Corps new chief pledges to restore trust
The Times Picayune
May 31, 2007
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Official Blames La. for Fund Shortfall
Associated Press
May 24, 2007
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La. Aid Discrepancy an Issue of Wind, Water
Washington Post
May 24, 2007
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Pump deals defects clear in the not-so-fine print
Palm Beach Post
May 17, 2007
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Senate to take up Water bill
The Advocate
May 11, 2007
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City Still Vulnerable
Times Picayune
May 8, 2007
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Sources: Boat Seizure Part Of Federal Levee Investigation
WDSU Channel 6
May 3, 2007
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Reworked New Orleans panel adopts get-tough attitutude
New York Times, by John Schwartz
April 18, 2007
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Get an outside opinion
The Times Picayune
April 17, 2007
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Weakened dikes creates headache for Fla officials
Sun-Sentinel
April 12, 2007
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Katrina claims stagger Corps
USA Today
April 9, 2007
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GAO Looking Into Faulty N.O. Pumps
The Washington Post
March 28, 2007
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Asleep for 40 years
The Times Picayune
March 25, 2007
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Report Says Corps Miscalculated on Levees
The Washington Post
March 22, 2007
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Corps: We're not the only cause of levee breaks
The Times Picayune
March 22, 2007
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Corps caused disaster; report says
The Times Picayune
March 21, 2007
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From bad behavior to worse from the Corps
The Birmingham News
March 20, 2007
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Endangering New Orleans
The Toledo Blade
March 20, 2007
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Panels blast coastal master plan
Times Picayune
March 19, 2007
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Below Sea Level? No Problem
U.S. News & World Report
March 18, 2007
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Army Corps Working on New Orleans Pumps
The Washington Post
March 15, 2007
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Corps placed faulty pumps in New Orleans
Forbes New York
March 13, 2007
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Corps of Engineers' Policies Criticized
United Press International
March 6, 2007
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California Water Projects; New and broader role needed for Army Corps
San Franciso Chronicle
March 4, 2007
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Editorial: Unmatched Destruction
The New York Times
February 14, 2007
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Unmasking Our Pain in New Orleans
The Washington Post
February 10, 2007
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Investigation of Levee Failures Needed
The Daily Advertiser
February 9, 2007
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Group Wants 9-11 style Panel on Levees
Washington Post
February 6, 2007
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Judge says Katrina victims can sue Army Engineers
Reuters
February 3, 2007
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Our view on disaster planning; Levee list dribbles out
USA Today
January 31, 2007
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America gets a dose of the Corps' inaction
Times Picayune
January 30, 2007
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Warnings accelerate levee work
Hartford Courant
January 9, 2007
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N.O. City Council votes in favor of 8-29 Commission
CityBusiness
January 7, 2007
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New Orleans levee-risk study faulted
Northwest Herald (as reported in LATimes)
December 31, 2006
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Army Corps in New Orleans hit by a spate of retirements from top officials
Boston Herald
December 26, 2006
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Scientists say Corps of Engineers endangered New Orleans' future
Houston Chronicle
December 22, 2006
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Democrats call for investigation of Levee Failures
The Clarion-Ledger
December 22, 2006
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Corps reforms die under crush of pork
Times Picayune
December 20, 2006
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Army Corps Urges Closing of Channel
New York Times
December 19, 2006
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Re-engineering New Orleans
ThomasNet.com Industrial News Room
December 12, 2006
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U.S. Army Corps should not be exempt from responsibility
City Business
December 11, 2006
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Congress approves offshore revenue sharing
Times Picayune
December 9, 2006
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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
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Report joins chorus for closing MR-GO
Times Picayune
December 6, 2006
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Congress must look into failure of levees
Times Picayune
November 20, 2006
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Mississippi Flood of 1927: Warnings unheeded, damage untold
Journal Gazette / Times Courier
November 11, 2006
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Chain Reaction
GovExec.com
November 2, 2006
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USA Today: where ignorance meets influence
Times Picayune
October 29, 2006
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Wetlands Reporting earns Top Honor
St. Petersburg Times
October 28, 2006
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Report disputes Corps-led Levee probe
Times Picayune
October 27, 2006
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Journalists must Fight for Access
Washington Post
October 27, 2006
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The most costly peacetime engineering failure in history
Sacbee News
October 25, 2006
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U Texas on Failure of Levees
Dallas/Fort Worth Channel 8
October 19, 2006
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Keeping an eye on the corps
Chicago Tribune
October 14, 2006
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Areas Vulnerable to Hurricanes
The New York Times
October 10, 2006
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Corps of Engineers lacking Flood Plan?
Washington Post
September 7, 2006
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Corps Commander Reviews Katrina
The Associated Press
August 31, 2006
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Overhaul system or N.O. will suffer
CNN
August 25, 2006
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Army Leader who admitted Errors Quits
Reuters
August 10, 2006
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Lost City
The New Republic Online
August 7, 2006
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Senate Passes Revenue Sharing
July 31, 2006
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Rotten to the Corps
Grist Magazine
July 29, 2006
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Common Sense Defeats Politics
The Ledger
July 21, 2006
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Senate Votes to Rein in Corps
The Washington Post
July 18, 2006
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Counting on Corps Reform
The Times Picayune
July 15, 2006
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Video of Memorial Service
July 5, 2006
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Katrina's human failures offer lessons to us
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
June 24, 2006
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How to bring rationality to the Corps
John M. Barry
June 23, 2006
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Firefighters share their story, video of breach at 17th Street Canal
WWL TV New Orleans
June 20, 2006
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Army Corps Admits Flaws in New Orleans Levees
The New York Times
May 31, 2006
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New Orleans is a national problem
The Barre Montpelier Times Argus
May 23, 2006
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New Orleans Levees Underfunded
May 21, 2006
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Excerpt from The Storm
MSNBC
May 20, 2006
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Par for the Corps
Washington Post
May 13, 2006
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Hurricane Protection Plan Flawed
The New York Times
May 1, 2006
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Levees not fully ready
USA Today
April 23, 2006
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Stop Waiting Around
Times Picayune Editorial
April 23, 2006
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