Tag Archives: new orleans
Corps of Engineers ordered to stop Industrial Lock Expansion
The Holy Cross neighborhood is victorious today. According to Adam Babich, Tulane Environmental Law Clinic Director & Professor of Law, “the Industrial Canal expansion project has gone down for the second time.” The Court granted summary judgment that the Army Corps of Engineers violated the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act by […]
Encouraging signs that Levees.org is winning
Despite little mention in mainstream media that New Orleans area residents were commemorating the Sixth Anniversary of the worst civil engineering disaster in U.S. history, there were nonetheless many signs that we are reaching our goals. The Kansas City Star featured an on-target piece that described the historic flooding both completely and accurately.
Why the Greater New Orleans Levee Breaches Should Be Included on the National Register of Historic Places
It’s acknowledged all over the world residents of the New Orleans region were enormously affected by the Federal Levee Breaches six years ago. But few are aware that the breaches prompted nearly a dozen changes to national policy and practices. Those changes include the first ever nationwide Levee Safety Program and the first ever nationwide Levee […]
