The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this week is playing rope-a-dope with its critics as it listens to flood-weary Midwestern farmers and residents wanting answers about why the Missouri River flood of 2011 was so bad.
To halt future floods along the Missouri River, causes of the 2011 flood must first be understood by all parties.
Franklin County commissioners must be oblivious to the record flooding throughout the Missouri River basin. On Wednesday, they moved forward with a plan that could, under certain circumstances, allow Ameren Missouri to build a 400-acre coal-ash landfill in the river's flood plain.
Amid the din of partisan rancor emanating from Washington, D.C., these days, it's impossible to underestimate the value and importance of a recent meeting among senators from seven Missouri River states.
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Amid the din of partisan rancor emanating from Washington, D.C., these days, it's impossible to underestimate the value and importance of a recent meeting among senators from seven Missouri River states.
Senators from Missouri to Montana hope to find common ground on changing how the Army Corps of Engineers manages the Missouri River.
Franklin County commissioners must be oblivious to the record flooding throughout the Missouri River basin. On Wednesday, they moved forward with a plan that could, under certain circumstances, allow Ameren Missouri to build a 400-acre coal-ash landfill in the river's flood plain.
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., sent an interesting letter to the Army Corps of Engineers today asking that the corps stop sending letters to landowners near the Missouri River asking if they might be willing to sell their land.
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Editorial: The corps is following an outdated Master Manual; that's a problem that needs to be addressed.
The Missouri River is racing toward St. Louis like an unfed carnivore stalking new prey. This fierce beast stirs fear in the heartland as it rises, and it exposes a wasteland of destruction as it recedes.
Editor's note: The following is the editorial published in the May 14, 1944, Post-Dispatch, that was the inspiration for this series.
Flooding prompts the call for political solutions along the Missouri River.
River will be high all summer, but agricultural levees should be only ones in danger.
