April issue of The Corps Environment is available

By U.S. Army Corps of EngineersApril 1, 2015

April issue of he Corps Environment
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The April 2015 issue of The Corps Environment is now online.

As the nation's environmental engineer, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages one of the largest federal environmental missions: restoring degraded ecosystems; constructing sustainable facilities; regulating waterways; managing natural resources; and, cleaning up contaminated sites from past military activities. The Corps Environment highlights many of the Army Corps of Engineers and Army environmental and sustainability efforts across the country.

IN THIS ISSUE:

2014 Secretary of the Army Environmental Awards;

U.S. Army Environmental Command emphasizes compliance program customer support; Philadelphia District employee earns national recognition for coastal work;

Omaha District restores former oil and gas well lands;

Lighting upgrades save Tobyhanna Army Depot energy, maintenance costs; Buffalo District establishes chronic beryllium disease prevention program;

Low water crossings use new technique to minimize environmental impact;

USACE, partners get batty over endangered species;

Installations, districts monitor American bald eagle populations across the nation;

and much more...

Related Links:

U.S. Army Environmental Command

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environmen

Army.mil: Energy

Army.mil: Environment

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Program

USACE Environmental Operating Principles

Read the April issue (PDF)