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FEMA's acting chief and his successor lacked legal authority to dismantle its infrastructure resilience program, states argue in a federal district court lawsuit.

Sources say flood water had nowhere to go during heavy precipitation and discuss role and need for FEMA

A partial collapse in LA’s Clearwater Tunnel trapped 31 workers nearly 450 ft underground; all were rescued safely. Officials cite soft soil and “squeezing ground” as likely contributing factors.

EPA Inspector General report says many at-risk sites—all military facilities—are near population centers and important ecological areas.

How a dispute was contained without spilling over into the courts.

The package of works are part of the wider Horizon Lateral Program developed to meet the water consumption demands of the fast-growing Southern Nevada region.

Portland faces a 2027 federal deadline to complete Bull Run Filtration Project in East Multnomah County, with environmental impact issues disputed.

Joint venture's award is part of a nearly $3.3B effort to build a larger lock to accommodate modern cargo vessels as they traverse the 21-ft elevation change traveling between Lake Superior and the other Great Lakes.

The design-build team of Stantec and PCL Construction says they can expand San Diego's South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant first to 35 million gallons per day and, eventually, to 50 mgd..