Time, effort and millions of dollars are slowly being eroded on Fort Myers Beach. Beach berms are a new thing for Fort Myers Beach. Their purpose is to protect properties and businesses from storm ...

STANWOOD — A quarter-mile berm will soon protect a historic business district in downtown Stanwood from the flood-prone Stillaguamish River. Atop the berm, which will be between between Marine Drive ...

An earthen berm located on the McHenry County Conservation District’s Elizabeth Lake Conservation Area will be repaired to prevent the possible contamination of nearby wetlands. The MCCD Board told ...

Cedar Rapids took the first step in permanently protecting portions of the city from future flooding with the construction kickoff of the Sinclair Levee. That earthen berm, stretching about 2,000 feet ...

City Hall's plan to build flood protection for the Sun Valley Neighborhood will take more time to allow for public comment and for the city to sort out just how much protection from Indian Creek the ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Clark Fork Coalition and American Rivers held a meeting Tuesday night to discuss hazards at the Smurfit-Stone site west of Missoula and its berms along the Clark Fork River. The ...

The seaside community of Laguna Beach is home to a great many beaches, and of course there are beach and ocean enthusiasts aplenty. Local environmentalists lately have expanded their efforts to seek ...

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CEDAR RAPIDS - The City Council is slated this evening to approve spending $120,000 to conduct a water-flow study of Indian Creek at, above and below the flash flood-prone Sun Valley Neighborhood off ...

VENICE, La. — State officials here are imploring the federal government and BP to build 80 miles of sand berms and plug holes in barrier islands in a desperate effort to stop oil from the Deepwater ...