/tags/u-s-army-corps-of-engineers U.S. Army Corps of Engineers en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:12:46 GMT /environment/2025-03-07/trump-administration-army-corps-florida-headquarters The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Jacksonville District is responsible for Everglades restoration and hurricane response, among other duties. Some say the move is “shocking.â€� Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:12:46 GMT /environment/2025-03-07/trump-administration-army-corps-florida-headquarters Amy Green /environment/2025-03-06/florida-offices-housing-everglades-engineers-scientists-on-the-musk-chopping-block The federal government moved to end its lease for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office in Jacksonville, headquarters of the Jacksonville district and home to about 800 of the nearly 1,100 Florida-based employees. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 22:29:16 GMT /environment/2025-03-06/florida-offices-housing-everglades-engineers-scientists-on-the-musk-chopping-block Alex Harris | Miami Herald /environment/2024-11-25/army-corps-lake-okeechobee-algae-blooms Despite strong indications that billions of gallons of water would not gush down the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers from months on end when the new management plan for the big lake was finalized earlier this year that's exactly what is poised to occur Mon, 25 Nov 2024 19:00:04 GMT /environment/2024-11-25/army-corps-lake-okeechobee-algae-blooms Tom Bayles /government-politics/2024-11-14/west-palm-beach-army-corps-water-protection West Palm Beach is seeking assurances that a water reservoir project won't harm resident's water supply levels, as guaranteed by a 24-year-old provision. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-11-14/west-palm-beach-army-corps-water-protection Wilkine Brutus /environment/2024-04-08/lake-okeechobee-polluted-water-releases There has been a change of heart that releases of polluted water from Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee River are no longer a near-apocalypse happening but rather a beneficial event Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:59:06 GMT /environment/2024-04-08/lake-okeechobee-polluted-water-releases Tom Bayles /environment/2023-12-05/a-wet-future-south-floridas-plan-to-fight-flooding-if-sea-levels-rise-3-feet-by-2075 The multitude of canals and spillways that drain Miami-Dade and Broward counties are becoming obsolete, and the Army Corps of Engineers and SFWMD are concerned enough to hatch a plan. Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:47:59 GMT /environment/2023-12-05/a-wet-future-south-floridas-plan-to-fight-flooding-if-sea-levels-rise-3-feet-by-2075 Bill Kearney | Sun Sentinel /environment/2023-09-08/new-noaa-report-confirms-widespread-coral-damage-from-port-miami-dredge The latest report confirms earlier findings. Critics say it highlights the need for repairs that are now seven years overdue. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-09-08/new-noaa-report-confirms-widespread-coral-damage-from-port-miami-dredge Jenny Staletovich /environment/2023-08-23/miami-coast-storm-surge A brand new set of protections for Miami-Dade’s storm-prone coast is once again on the table after the county agreed to move forward with a new coastal protection study. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:16:17 GMT /environment/2023-08-23/miami-coast-storm-surge Alex Harris | Miami Herald /environment/2023-08-14/lake-okeechobee-hurricane-predictions Far warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures are causing hurricane predictors to raise the number of tropical storms expected in coming months, but it's not motiving the man in charge of Lake Okeechobee's elevated water level from lowering it. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 14:23:34 GMT /environment/2023-08-14/lake-okeechobee-hurricane-predictions Tom Bayles /environment/2023-03-29/worry-over-harmful-algae-blooms-delays-new-lake-okeechobee-management-plan Army Corps officials say the plan scheduled to begin in June will take another six months after federal environmental officials decided to issue a more rigorous review. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-03-29/worry-over-harmful-algae-blooms-delays-new-lake-okeechobee-management-plan Jenny Staletovich