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Fleet of massive cranes arrive at Baltimore's Key Bridge to begin clearing wreckage following deadly collapse
The largest crane on the East Coast is in place and ready to start hauling debris out of Baltimore's Patapsco River as early as Saturday following the deadly collapse of...
Hazardous materials stored in 56 containers on cargo ship that toppled Baltimore Key Bridge: Coast Guard
Dozens of containers onboard the cargo ship that toppled the Baltimore Key Bridge have hazardous materials inside -- with some having already spilled into the harbor waters, according to officials.
Feds finally cleaning up radioactive remnants of Oppenheimer's A-bombs in NYC after 80 years of passing the buck
The feds are cleaning up Robert Oppenheimer’s mess on Staten Island, removing radioactive remnants of the atomic bombs that ended World War II from a former uranium storage site.
NYC hotels may soon turn into temporary hospitals
The city will be teaming up with the state and the feds to rent Big Apple hotels and convert them into temporary hospitals to help ease burden on other facilities...
Judge orders environmental review of Dakota Access pipeline
FARGO, ND — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the US Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full environmental review of the Dakota Access pipeline, nearly three years after...
Inside the Javits Center's overhaul into a coronavirus hospital complex
The Javits Convention Center’s stunning transformation into a 2,000-bed hospital complex to treat coronavirus patients was in full swing Monday, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave a sneak peek at the...
Army plans to turn NYC hotel, dorm rooms into coronavirus hospitals
New York's beleaguered hotel industry is getting drafted to help out in the disease outbreak that threatens its very survival. The US Army Corps of Engineers has plans to take...
Andrew Cuomo praises feds, Army Corps of Engineers in coronavirus 'war'
Gov. Andrew Cuomo praised the feds for using the Army Corps of Engineers to increase hospital capacity in what he called a “war” against coronavirus.
Army Corps of Engineers will deploy to NY first, Defense Sec says
Defense Secretary Mark Esper in a Tuesday phone call with Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledged to deploy the Army Corps of Engineers to New York the “soonest” to help combat the...
Lee Zeldin supports decision to halt Fire Island replenishment project
“I am actually thrilled with the Army Corps of Engineers. They’re doing an outstanding job. Their priorities are in the right place," Zeldin told The Post.
US Army Corps shuts down major study of NYC storm protections
The US Army Corps of Engineers has indefinitely suspended a $19 million study of measures to protect the New York City region from devastating storm surges and damage from rising...
Fire Island dredging halted for 'emergency' beach project near Mar-a-Lago
Local residents were left fuming after being given the shaft by the Army Corps of Engineers this month.
Jeep unveils revamped Wrangler
When Fiat Chrysler engineers and designers set out to revamp the venerable Jeep Wrangler for the first time in a decade, they didn't want to mess much with its looks....
Build the 'dam wall': What Houston needs now
Exploding chemical plants. More than 100,000 people without drinking water. Despite these headline disasters, Hurricane Harvey has also revealed an important success story: The waterworks the government built seven decades...
Senator: Army Corps to proceed with Dakota pipeline easement
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven says the acting secretary of the Army has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with an easement necessary to complete...
Army Corps of Engineers won't grant easement for Dakota Access Pipeline
Protesters at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation have beaten back the Dakota Access Pipeline, which will no longer be built across the sacred land, the US Army Corps of Engineers...
The Indians were right all along about this historic skull
In 1996, a couple college students went on a beer-fueled mission to check out girls and ended up stumbling on what would be one of the most historic, and controversial,...
Scientist warned in '99 of deadly mudslide
ARLINGTON, Wash. — A scientist working for the government had warned 15 years ago about the potential for a catastrophic landslide in the fishing village where the weekend collapse of...
British man charged with hacking US military networks
A British man has been arrested in England and charged by the United States and Britain with infiltrating U.S. government computer systems, including those run by the military, to steal...