Tony Messenger's columns on levees and flood control along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers
Tony Messenger has written a series of columns about a levee setback project that could be a turning point in Missouri River policy in the face of climate change.
(12) updates to this series since
Messenger: Foes from old Missouri River battles find themselves unitedHow did environmentalists, Missouri farmers and the Army Corps of Engineers end up on the same page for flood control?Â
Historic cooperation in moving levee back in Atchison County could affect floodplain policy in ºüÀêÊÓƵ and the entire river basin.
Maryland Heights TIF Commission could learn from flood working group report ahead of key vote.
ºüÀêÊÓƵ County TIF Commission is prepared to decide on massive flood-plain development.Â
When policymakers take land out of flood plain, somebody else suffers. Every single time.Â
Great Rivers Habitat Alliance urges lawmakers to give river room to roam.
After Flood of 1993, experts called for Big Muddy Refuge. It works but needs to be bigger.Â
Climate change and man-made changes to Missouri River keep turning seasonal floods into disasters.
Federal court rules government "took" farmers' land. It highlights decades of failed policies along the Big Muddy.
In California, the death toll is rising from historic fires, after the worst hurricane season in recent memory.Â
Region, nation struggle to embrace shared responsibility of flooding.
Developments that seek tax incentives in floodplains are part of the problem with our nation's flood policy.Â
Big development plans should keep natural beauty of the Missouri River Valley in mind.Â
The infrastructure bill has hundreds of millions of dollars for states and local governments to build ‘resilience’ into road and bridge projects.
Can 10 states really come together and agree on anything? Fear might motivate them.Â
Flooding experts work on plan to detect rising water during early stages.Â
Meriwether Lewis called it the Grand Tower. Thousands of folks are flocking to it because it is accessible due to low water in the Mississippi River.Â