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Federal funding continues for Midland County flood mitigation research • June 4, 2025, 3:18 AM ET (CBS)
Army Corps analysis finds Great Lakes pipeline tunnel would have sweeping environmental impacts • May 31, 2025, 6:46 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.))
Dozens of lakes impacted by closures as USACE grapples with cuts. Check your lake's status. • May 25, 2025, 8:40 AM ET (USA Today)
Sacramento organization fights back against U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project • May 24, 2025, 10:14 AM ET (CBS)

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Also Known As United States Army Corps of Engineers • USACE • Corps of Topographic Engineers
Date 1802 - present
Areas Of Involvement engineering

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