Corps of Engineers
Americannoun
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The Army Corps of Engineers has identified silted-up chokepoints throughout the greater delta and its tributaries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“There’s a plan for this?” a young national security aide asks after a superior tells him to notify the Army Corps of Engineers to dig them out if a bomb hits the White House.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
Army Corps of Engineers has fielded over 1,100 complaints filed by property owners affected by the Eaton and Palisades fires — over 20% of which were related to the quality of work.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
Army Corps of Engineers also contributed by leveeing the Mississippi River to prevent flooding, which had the unintended effect of preventing wetlands from naturally regenerating.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
The Péligre Dam, as it was called, had been planned by the Army Corps of Engineers and constructed in the mid-1950s, during the reign of one of Haiti’s American-supported dictators.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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