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NFC: Fw: Army Corps Reform Update: March 13, 2001
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From: American Rivers <outreach at amrivers_org>
To: robertrice at juno_com
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 06:12:03 +0800
Subject: Army Corps Reform Update: March 13, 2001
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Corps Reform Update: March 13, 2001
WHAT'S NEW?
Upper Mississippi River Navigation Study Scandal =96 Update
A Message from Friends of Clear Creek, TX
Green Scissors Report Released, Conference Held in Washington DC
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NAVIGATION STUDY SCANDAL UPDATE
The National Academy of Sciences recently released its findings from
its independent review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Upper
Mississippi River Navigation Study. The report criticized the Corps
for overestimating the demand for more barges on the Upper
Mississippi and for underestimating the environmental impacts of
increasing barge traffic.
The NAS study is one of several investigations that followed the
filing of a whistleblower complaint by a Corps economist on the study
charging that Corps economists were ordered to cook the books to
justify the $1.2 billion lock expansion project. The complaint
resulted in numerous investigations, including an investigation by
the Office of Special Counsel and the Army's Inspector General that
substantiated many of Sweeney's claims.
For more information on the NAS Study, visit
http://www.americanrivers.org/pressrelease/misspress2.28.01.htm
For more information on the whistleblower complaint, visit
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/programs/Ecosystems/Mississippi/
For more information on the OSC/IG investigation findings, visit
http://www.osc.gov/armyroi.htm
http://www.osc.gov/documents/osc_d8.pdf
For more information on the Upper Mississippi River Navigation Study,
visit http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/pdw/nav_study.htm
A MESSAGE FROM FRIENDS OF CLEAR CREEK, TX
Clear Creek Flood Control Project Scoping Meeting/Public Hearing will
be held at 7p.m. on March 15 in the Friendswood High School
Auditorium. The Army Corps of Engineers' Clear Creek flood control
project is currently being restudied, and residents of the Clear
Creek area as well as Galveston, Harris and Brazoria County residents
are being asked to submit their comments on the project.
For more information on the project, contact Mona Shoup, Friends of
Clear Creek at 281-335-7194 or visit
www.clearcreekproject.com
For more information on the meeting, visit
http://www.americanrivers.org/armycorpreform/clearcreekmeeting.htm
GREEN SCISSORS 2001 REPORT RELEASED
Friends of the Earth, Taxpayers for Common Sense, and U.S. Public
Interest Research Group have released the Green Scissors 2001 report,
highlighting 74 federal programs whose elimination could protect the
environment and save taxpayers $55 billion. 14 of these projects and
programs entail wasteful spending and operations by the Army Corps of
Engineers.
On March 9-11, Green Scissors partner organizations sponsored a Green
Scissors conference in Washington, DC. The conference focused on
wasteful spending on land and water transportation projects and
programs, with a specific focus on Corps Reform issues.
For view the Green Scissors Report and Conference, visit
http://www.greenscissors.org/