Items Tagged with 'Army Corps of Engineers'

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is putting $3.1 billion toward waterway construction efforts this year and is expected to fully complete at least one major dam project, enabling it to focus on others vital to ag shipping in coming years. 

Congress returns to work faced with failed Iran peace talks and a worsening U.S. economy. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other members of Trump’s Cabinet are scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill throughout the week. 

EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are taking another stab at establishing a “durable, common-sense definition of ‘water of the United States’” under the Clean Water Act, the agencies said Monday in announcing a proposed rule.

Bipartisan bonds in water and fire? * Farmers brief senators on farm economy * RFK Jr. advances

President Trump’s promise to release large quantities of water in California took shape on Thursday after the Army Corps of Engineers released flows from two Tulare County dams.

The Senate Appropriations Committee looks to advance the rest of its fiscal 2025 spending bills, including measures that fund federal water resource agencies and the Labor Department, ahead of the long August recess.

The House will debate funding for USDA and FDA as lawmakers return from their break for the Republican National Convention, while the House Agriculture Committee this week will hold a hearing on farmers’ current financial situation.