After a Rush to Make Repairs, Pace of Levee Work Downshifts
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Now that the hurricane season has ended, New Orleans residents notice a lag in work to rebuild the cityÂs flood protection infrastructure.
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By Brian McDearmon, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Jun. 22--With more people come more showers, more loads of laundry, more  lawns to water.
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The Mississippi Delta is sinking fast, posing a challenge for the rebuilding of coastal Louisiana after the devastation wrought in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina, a study released Sunday confirmed.
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Federal emergency officials claim New Orlean's levee system is ready for another major hurricane.
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Motorists suffer daily traffic jams because the Highways Agency has been slow in tackling the problem, a report says.
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With the firesâ advance slowed by a decline in the Santa Ana winds and with cooler weather moving in, another phase of firefighting has begun.
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As part of the largest US attempt at a public-housing makeover, some residents are now being required to work.
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The city&#039;s levee system was routinely underfunded and therefore inadequate to protect against hurricanes, according to an independent report released Monday.
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Federal emergency officials claim the New Orleans levee system is ready for another major hurricane, despite the less-optimistic views of other political leaders and engineers.
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Louisiana emergency crews discovered they still had trouble communicating with various agencies during a two-day mock hurricane evacuation, officials said Wednesday.
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Developers find themselves pushing harder, agreeing to bend more and working patiently through the unique concerns of landowners.
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There are signs that some high-end real estate developers are being hit by a slowdown.
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By Mike Dunbar, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  May 27--Deteriorating levees. Dying fish in a dying delta. Dismantling  dams or building new ones. Climate change. Peripheral canal. Drought. Welcome  to Randy Fiorini's world.
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By Bangor Daily News, Maine  Sep. 15--Getting people interested in storm water is draining.
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Virginia's highway crews are at work along a busy stretch of U.S. 220 that residents for years have wanted widened to four lanes. But instead of road building, state construction workers are enhancing nature.
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By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 2--Greeley road crews will be working to repair roads beaten up from last winter.   Raising manholes and water valves to level new pavement begins Monday on 20th Street from 35th to 47th avenues.
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By John Dickey, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Sep. 12--Levees took a beating during high water this winter, driving the number of critical erosion sites from 29 to 140, a state official said.