/tags/levees Levees en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-09-28/new-bill-would-make-building-up-levees-and-floodwalls-easier-in-response-to-changing-floods The Upper Mississippi River Levee Safety Act calls on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to more frequently update the probabilities it uses to set the design standards for levees and floodwalls and let local levee districts maintain their infrastructure at those levels. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-09-28/new-bill-would-make-building-up-levees-and-floodwalls-easier-in-response-to-changing-floods Eric Schmid /economy-business/2022-05-02/fema-says-metro-east-levees-can-again-withstand-a-100-year-flood The federal agency had threatened taking away the system's accreditation in 2007 after the Army Corps of Engineers determined the levees might be compromised. Work over the past 15 years prevented that from happening. Mon, 02 May 2022 22:21:12 GMT /economy-business/2022-05-02/fema-says-metro-east-levees-can-again-withstand-a-100-year-flood Eric Schmid /government-politics-issues/2020-10-08/heres-how-a-power-struggle-in-madison-county-led-to-the-neglect-of-feral-cats The Metro East Sanitary District has ended a feral cat program, aimed to save cats from being euthanized. They hunt for levee-damaging rodents. The Metro East Humane Society says political power moves may have led to cat neglect and possible death. Thu, 08 Oct 2020 20:15:28 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-10-08/heres-how-a-power-struggle-in-madison-county-led-to-the-neglect-of-feral-cats Kavahn Mansouri | Belleville News-Democrat /health-science-environment/2020-06-05/environmentalists-criticize-missouri-flood-advisory-report-calling-for-tougher-levees An advisory group Gov. Mike Parson appointed during the record-breaking 2019 floods has released a report that calls for strengthening levees and other… Fri, 05 Jun 2020 10:28:41 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-06-05/environmentalists-criticize-missouri-flood-advisory-report-calling-for-tougher-levees Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2020-04-16/st-charles-to-raise-levees-to-cut-flood-insurance-costs-and-attract-development St. Charles officials plan to substantially raise two levees to reduce flood-related costs for residents and property owners. City engineers aim to… Thu, 16 Apr 2020 11:00:14 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-04-16/st-charles-to-raise-levees-to-cut-flood-insurance-costs-and-attract-development Eli Chen /2020-02-13/forecasters-warn-everyone-along-the-missouri-river-to-brace-for-another-year-of-flooding Near-record precipitation last year has set the stage for renewed flooding along the Missouri River and its tributaries, according to a forecast... Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:17:01 GMT /2020-02-13/forecasters-warn-everyone-along-the-missouri-river-to-brace-for-another-year-of-flooding Frank Morris /health-science-environment/2020-01-06/environmentalists-say-missouri-flood-advisory-groups-recommendations-fall-short An advisory group's recommendations to Gov. Mike Parson that state and federal agencies largely focus on repairing and strengthening levees will not do… Mon, 06 Jan 2020 22:44:20 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-01-06/environmentalists-say-missouri-flood-advisory-groups-recommendations-fall-short Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2019-12-31/parson-appointed-advisory-group-calls-for-more-flood-protection-for-rural-areas An advisory group Gov. Mike Parson appointed to study ways to address flooding has released a report that recommends state and federal agencies repair and… Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:46:09 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-12-31/parson-appointed-advisory-group-calls-for-more-flood-protection-for-rural-areas Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2019-06-05/rivers-expected-to-crest-at-st-louis-saturday-risk-of-serious-floods-remains Updated at 1:30 p.m., June 6 with revised river crest forecast from the National Weather Service — The Mississippi River at St. Louis is expected to crest… Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:15:46 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-06-05/rivers-expected-to-crest-at-st-louis-saturday-risk-of-serious-floods-remains Shahla Farzan, Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2019-06-03/weekend-floods-spur-levee-breach-in-winfield-sandbagging-in-other-mississippi-river-towns Updated at 4 p.m., June 3 with comments from the Army Corps’ St. Louis District office — Floods continue to plague towns located near rivers in Missouri… Mon, 03 Jun 2019 19:27:09 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-06-03/weekend-floods-spur-levee-breach-in-winfield-sandbagging-in-other-mississippi-river-towns Kae M. Petrin, Ryan Delaney