by Stas | Dec 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
BY STAS MARGARONIS The first volume of former President Barack Obama’s memoir of his presidency begins on a positive note. He describes the challenges and rise of the young Illinois U.S. Senator who subsequently galvanizes a grass roots movement of fellow Democrats to...
by Stas | Dec 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
BY STAS MARGARONIS Union Pacific railroad maintenance workers who are represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes (BMWED), a division of the Teamsters Union, are demanding the UP provide a “full quarantine pay package” for workers by December 27th....
by Stas | Nov 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Source: Port of San Francisco BY STAS MARGARONIS, RBTUS The second day of the Storms, Flooding & Sea Level Defense 2020 conference featured sea level defense strategies being developed by ports from New York/ New Jersey, Hawaii, Washington, California and...
by Stas | Nov 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers & Texas General Land Office By Stas Margaronis, RBTUS The Texas Legislature will be asked to approve a $26 billion coastal defense network, including $12 billion for storm surge gates to protect Galveston Bay and the...
by Stas | Nov 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Source: Watermaster BY STAS MARGARONIS A new report published by Tulane University’s Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy warns that the high cost of U.S. dredging, caused by high shipbuilding costs and a lack of dredging vessels, will undermine the nation’s...
