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  2. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works controversies

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    The United States Army Corps of Engineers is involved with a wide spectrum of public works projects: environmental protection, water supply, recreation, flood damage and reduction, beach nourishment, homeland security, military construction, and support to other Governmental agencies.

  3. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works controversies (New ...

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    The claim of ignorance is refuted by the National Science Foundation investigators hired by the Army Corps of Engineers, who point to a 1986 study (E-99 study) by the corps itself that such separations were possible in the I-wall design.[28] This issue is addressed again in a study released in August 2015 by J. David Rogers et al. who concluded ...

  4. Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway - Wikipedia

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    The Flood Control Act of 1928 authorized the United States Army Corps of Engineers to construct the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway in Missouri and the Morganza Spillway and Bonnet Carre Spillway in Louisiana. Even before its authorization, the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway was the subject of controversy.

  5. Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. Army Corps of ...

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    Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 531 U.S. 159 (2001), was a decision by the US Supreme Court that interpreted a provision of the Clean Water Act. Section 404 [ 1 ] of the Act requires permits for the discharge of dredged or fill materials into "navigable waters," which is defined by the Act as ...

  6. Arlington National Cemetery mismanagement controversy

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    As part of the ongoing investigation into the cemetery's mismanagement, the United States Army Corps of Engineers conducted a comprehensive investigation of Arlington's buildings, facilities, infrastructure, roads, and other systems between July 2010 and June 2011. The Corps discovered that, for roughly the past 20 years, ANC managers conducted ...

  7. Siemens Awarded Contract by Army Corps of Engineers for ... - AOL

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    As an awardee, the AMS Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) provides a contract for Siemens to conduct long term, managed services projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' customers ...

  8. Rivers and Harbors Act under the Obama administration

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    Because of this controversy, the Obama administration did not grant a real estate easement to the developers. This action by the Obama administration did not stop the construction because the jurisdiction still falls under the Rivers and Harbors Act, which is overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [5]

  9. Moral Injury: The Grunts - The ... - The Huffington Post

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    Dr. James Bender, a former Army psychologist who spent a year in combat in Iraq with a cavalry brigade, saw many cases of moral injury among soldiers. Some, he said, “felt they didn’t perform the way they should. Bullets start flying and they duck and hide rather than returning fire – that happens a lot more than anyone cares to admit.”