The $30 billion barrier may fail to block climate-fueled storm surge—and won’t prevent other urban flooding in Houston. Reading time 7 minutes This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for ...

Stalled repairs of the aging dike surrounding Lake Okeechobee could resume in February but will require more land and money under a new design to reinforce the earthen levee. The Army Corps of ...

Rehabilitation of the southwest quadrant of the Herbert Hoover Dike around Florida’s Lake Okeechobee is expected to begin in the spring following the Jan. 31 award of a $387-million multiple-award ...

As part of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project, these beaches in Galveston could have a double dune system and extra sand added to extend into the Gulf Coast. The long-planned Ike Dike project has ...

PAHOKEE, Fla. – In 1961, engineers completed an 85-mile section of dike around Lake Okeechobee, and the public was assured it could rest easy — there would be no more disasters like the two 1920s ...