New Episode of the WaterLog Podcast
This month on the WaterLog Podcast we dive into the Disaster Supplemental, discuss the Democrats’ big infrastructure plans, and the new WRDA18 guidance and much more…
It’s not all just Cherry Blossoms
Co-hosts Howard Marlowe and Dan Ginolfi bring us the latest coastal news and analysis from inside the Beltway. This month, we dive into the Disaster Supplemental, discuss the Democrats big infrastructure plans, and the new WRDA guidelines.
House Infrastructure Bill, New WRDA18 Guidance, Michael was a Cat 5, FEMA Grants
Website Update **We have updated our Guide to the Corps on our website.** The House Supplemental Appropriations bill is still in committee, HR 2157, but the bill is now registered as a companion bill to the Senate’s version S 572. Nancy Pelosi wants an infrastructure bill that is ‘at least #1 trillion’ She…
Corps’ Funding is Only One Part of a More Serious Problem
Corps’ Funding is Only One Part of a More Serious Problem Can you drive on a flat tire? The President’s proposal for the Corps budget is completely inadequate and must be increased substantially by Congress. It is equally important to say that, as hard as this Committee has worked to increase the Corps’ budget over…
House Tries Again with Disaster Supplemental + What is a Sand Motor?
Today Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, introduced a new supplemental disaster appropriations bill: The previous version, HR 268, stalled in the Senate over complications with funding Puerto Rico and other issues. The new bill, HR 2157, does support Puerto Rico, but it also includes $3 billion to address urgent needs resulting from…
Congress prepares to face President’s Budget, Corps Overload, Scarce $$$ for coastal
Thanks for checking in today – Stay tuned for my E&W Testimony which will be reformatted for release on WaterLog, and an informational article ‘Financing Coastal Resilience – The Future is Now’ by Dan Ginolfi, that will be useful to all of you looking to IMPLEMENT! Congress is Taking the First Step to Deal…
New WaterLog Podcast – Trump’s Budget Cuts + A Little More
You can find details about the things we talked about today in our latest post on www.waterlog.net. Latest Podcast from WaterLog: Disaster Aid: The Senate will be back in session Monday afternoon trying to settle what has become a bitter partisan dispute over more disaster aid for recent catastrophic weather events. At the heart of…