Levees

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is giving a reprieve to southwestern Illinois and other U.S. areas guarded by levees it was to have deemed…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 16, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Fearing that the budget-cutting wave in Congress might damage federal…

FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate says homes and businesses in the Mississippi River floodplain may need flood insurance, even if they are protected by a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 4, 2011 - WASHINGTON - When is a levee not considered to be a levee? When flood-plain modelers…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 31, 2011 - WASHINGTON -- They don't have the same political affiliation and they disagree on…

The case of three southwestern Illinois counties suing to block the U.S. government from declaring the region's levees functionally useless could be…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: July 31, 2008 - On or off the levee, Fair St. Louis continues to attract many to its free concerts.…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: July 29, 2008 - The recent floods in the Midwest demand a new approach by Congress and by local…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: July 3, 2008 - As the turbid, polluted waters slowly recede, it is time to reflect on why 2008 was…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: June 16, 2008 - Heartbreaking flooding is destroying thousands of homes and endangering their…