This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” When a major storm blows through town, local, state, and tribal governments rely on federal funding to help ...

After recent flooding tragedies in Texas, New Mexico and North Carolina, St. Johns River Water Management District officials ...

Rivers are Earth's arteries. Water, sediment and nutrients self-organize into diverse, dynamic channels as they journey from ...

A new study identified hot spots of sinking levees that will need to be prioritized for maintenance to withstand future ...

In a nutshell New Orleans’ $15 billion flood protection system is sinking up to 28 millimeters per year—nearly 10 times faster than sea level rise The Louis Armstrong International Airport area shows ...

There was the higher natural levees and the ridges, which were fully developed as agricultural and enslaved plantations.

Grays Harbor County in Washington secured a federal grant to pay for a much-needed levee with bipartisan support. Then the Trump administration cut the program.

When asked about flood concerns, Fesi said he thinks his bill would make it easier to construct and repair levees, aiding with much-needed flood control in some areas and “promoting individual ...

The levees now incorporate T-shaped reinforced concrete walls, replacing the “I-wall” designs that failed during Katrina due to inadequate foundation support and unstable soils.

The system was born out of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Besty, and then destroyed and redone following Hurricane Katrina.

California Delta levees are at risk of floods, repairs could cost $3 billion The Delta faces a funding crisis to repair and maintain 1,100 miles of levees. If flooded, it could endanger half a ...