7 Jun 2013

Army Corps removes hazardous wreckage near Carquinez Bridge

CROCKETT, CALIF. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District snagged more than 50 tons

22 Apr 2013

Going Green: District powers debris-removal vessel with biofuel

SAN FRANCISCO -- Soybeans are helping power a debris-removal vessel operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District. Mechanics at the district's baseyard in Sausalito, Calif., overhauled the M/V Raccoon in 2011, to allow its engine to run for the first time on a non-petroleum fuel made entirely from soybeans called B99. The results are already being well received on deck.

14 Dec 2012

Automated system helps Army Corps manage debris mission in NYC

QUEENS, N.Y. -- At Jacob Riis Park, a temporary storage site in Queens, N.Y., waves of short-haul trucks arrive to unload storm-damage debris, plucked from public right-of-ways following Hurricane Sandy.

3 Dec 2012

Next phase of debris removal in NYC begins for Army Corps

QUEENS, N.Y. -- On the morning of Hurricane Sandy, Martha Militano, a Rockaways resident, packed an overnight bag and left for Brooklyn to stay the night with her son. The next day, after the storm had passed, she went back to her home on Beach 130th Street, where she had lived for the past 16 years and discovered everything was gone.

11 Oct 2012

Corps employees ‘stand down’ for suicide prevention training

SAN FRANCISCO - "Being bold" was the message to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees during