U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Dallas Morning News. June 25, 2021. Editorial: ERCOT shouldn’t be exempt from laws of open government The Electric...

Sections of pipe await placement near Grand Rapids, Minnesota, for the Enbridge Line 3 project on Feb. 8, 2021. Conflict is growing among Indigenous communities along the nearly 400-mile path of Enbridge's Line 3. As the project cuts across the Fond du Lac reservation, treaty lands of several other bands of Ojibwe, and the headwaters of the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota, it has brought not just jobs but controversy and discord into the most intimate spheres of spirituality, family, and community. (Mary Annette Pember/Indian Country Today via AP)
Enbridge Line 3 divides Indigenous lands, people

Mary Annette Pember Feb. 24, 2021 10:29 AM EST

Army Corps delays some fee hikes at Nashville district lakes

Feb. 18, 2021 04:22 AM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it is holding off for now on fee hikes at some facilities at five lakes in its Nashville district...

Help arrives for California hospitals short on oxygen

Jan. 02, 2021 02:54 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hospitals struggling to provide enough oxygen for the sickest coronavirus patients in the Los Angeles area began to receive help on Saturday...

FILE - This Nov. 30, 2020 file photo from video provided by the Office of the Governor shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom during a virtual briefing from his home in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom's office announced Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, that California would begin collaborating with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to evaluate and upgrade outdated oxygen delivery systems at six Los Angeles area hospitals. (Office of the Governor via AP, File)
California reports a record 585 virus deaths in single day

By Christopher Weber Jan. 01, 2021 01:28 AM EST

Lake Cumberland visitors' center takes COVID-related action

Dec. 01, 2020 04:45 AM EST
SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) — The Lake Cumberland visitors' center is accepting visitors by appointment only through the end of 2020 as a precaution to prevent the...

Minnesota tribes file to halt pipeline approval due to virus

Nov. 26, 2020 06:22 PM EST
ST. PAUL, Minn (AP) — Two Native American tribes in northern Minnesota are asking state regulators to stop the imminent construction of Enbridge Energy's Line...

FILE - In this June 29, 2018 photo, tanks stand at the Enbridge Energy terminal in Superior, Wis.Minnesota utility regulators reaffirmed their support Thursday, June 25, 2020, for Enbridge’s plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted 4-1 to reject petitions for reconsideration filed by several Ojibwe bands, environmental groups and the state Commerce Department. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
Army Corps of Engineers grants final federal Line 3 permit

By Steve Karnowski Nov. 23, 2020 06:27 PM EST

New Mexico opens alternate care facility for COVID patients

Nov. 20, 2020 01:38 PM EST
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — With New Mexico hospitals facing a capacity crunch because of the coronavirus outbreak, the state on Friday opened an alternate care...

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2020, file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a news conference in Kenosha, Wis. Wisconsin health officials and Gov. Evers announced Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, that they've opened a field hospital at the state fairgrounds near Milwaukee as a surge in COVID-19 cases threatens to overwhelm hospitals. Wisconsin has become a hot spot for the disease over the last month, ranking third nationwide this week in daily new cases per capita. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Wisconsin activates field hospital as COVID keeps surging

By Todd Richmond Oct. 07, 2020 01:44 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Sep. 25, 2020 11:56 AM EDT
Recent editorials of regional and national interest from New England’s newspapers: CONNECTICUT Lamont must attend to...

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Aug. 26, 2020 12:26 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ Aug. 21 The Advocate on the levee system: ...

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Jul. 29, 2020 05:05 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ July 29 The Advocate on the anniversary of a...

Vegas-area hospitals add beds amid rise in coronavirus cases

Jul. 19, 2020 04:57 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas-area hospitals are adding beds and staff to accommodate an increasing number of COVID-19 patients, officials said. ...

FILE - This June 8, 2020 file photo shows piles of sand and a bulkhead recently built in North Wildwood, N.J. where the state Department of Environmental Protection says the city destroyed sand dunes without permission. The city acknowledges it built the wall without a permit, but says it had to because of erosion and damage to the beachfront that could not wait. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, FILE)
Shore town sees political revenge in dune destruction flap

By Wayne Parry Jul. 14, 2020 04:35 PM EDT

Court asked to stop work at Formosa Plastics' Louisiana site

By Janet Mcconnaughey Jul. 14, 2020 01:39 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Opponents of a Taiwan-based company’s plans for a $9.4 billion plastics complex asked a federal judge on Tuesday to stop work at the site in...

Special session renews hopes for those seeking state money

By Mohamed Ibrahim Jul. 11, 2020 10:24 AM EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Bemidji has a problem: firefighter training that used so-called “forever chemicals” has left the city’s water supply so...

FILE - In this March 11, 2020, file photo provided by the Bureau of Land Management is the proposed route of the Keystone XL oil pipeline where it crosses into the United States from Canada in Phillips County, Mont. The U.S. Supreme Court has handed another blow to the disputed Keystone XL pipeline from Canada by keeping in place a lower court ruling that blocked a key permit for the project. However, the order Monday, July 6, 2020, also put on hold the lower court ruling as it pertains to other oil and gas pipelines across the nation. The Trump administration had argued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit program that has been in the place since the 1970s was functioning properly when it was canceled by a Montana judge in April. (Al Nash/Bureau of Land Management via AP, File)
US Supreme Court deals blow to Keystone oil pipeline project

By Matthew Brown Jul. 06, 2020 08:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2016, file photo, heavy equipment is seen at a site where sections of the Dakota Access pipeline were being buried near the town of St. Anthony in Morton County, N.D. A federal judge on Monday, July 6, 2020, sided with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and ordered the Dakota Access pipeline to shut down until more environmental review is done. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)
Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending review

By Dave Kolpack Jul. 06, 2020 02:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 25, 2019 file photo, people gather outside U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office in Juneau, Alaska, to protest the proposed Pebble Mine. The Pebble Limited Partnership, which wants to build a copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major U.S. salmon fishery in southwest Alaska, says it plans to offer residents in the region a dividend. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)
Alaska mine project developer proposes dividend program

By Becky Bohrer Jun. 18, 2020 04:08 PM EDT