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“Its not surprising that New Orleans is home to Levees.Org, a nonprofit advocacy group established to act as a watchdog over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The work of the corps came under intense criticism after the New Orleans levee breaks prompted by Hurricane Katrina.

What is perhaps more interesting is that Levees.Org is opening satellite offices in Florida and California.

The Corps of Engineers has completed many projects in Florida and California, with many more under construction,” said Sandy Rosenthal, founder and director of Levees.Org. “However, there is no external independent panel to monitor corps activities and make it accountable. Thats where Levees.Org comes in. We ve seen what happens when no one is watching. We don t want these two states to experience some of the things we ve seen in Louisiana due to corps design mistakes.”

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