Items Tagged with 'rivers'

A water resources reauthorization bill nearing final congressional approval could accelerate the reconstruction of locks and dams and other waterway projects. 

Agricultural shippers who use one of America's inland waterways to move grain, fertilizer, chemicals, and other products through the nation's midsection say they are ready for lock and dam project closures this summer.

Lawmakers are expressing confidence that they can they can pass a water projects authorization bill this year despite the distraction of a campaign where control of both Congress and the White House will be at stake.