New Marching Orders for the Army Corps of Engineers
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina there’s a move to reform the Army Corps of Engineers. Critics say the Corps needs to better plans and design its massive water control projects. But Living on Earth’s Washington correspondent Jeff Young tells us that would require big changes in Congress, too.
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