https://www.nap.usace.army.mil Philadelphia District News RSS Feed en-us Wed, 14 Oct 2020 17:09:00 GMT Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:38:18 GMT https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/2382486/protecting-fragile-coasts-and-improving-community-resilience/ In this episode of the new Engineering With Nature® Podcast, guest Monica Chasten, a project manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District’s Operations Division, discusses Engineering With Nature (EWN) and her work and collaboration with other scientists and engineers to advance coastal dredging practices and the beneficial use of dredged material. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/Aug/27/2002517284/115/75/0/200827-A-A1304-006.PNG' alt='A new podcast series tells the stories of how, over the last 10 years, a growing international community of practitioners, scientists, engineers, and researchers across many disciplines and organizations are working together to combine natural and engineering systems to solve problems and diversify infrastructure value by applying the principles and practices of Engineering With Nature®.' /> <br /> Wed, 14 Oct 2020 17:09:00 GMT Mary Margaret Edney, Public Affairs https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/2382486/protecting-fragile-coasts-and-improving-community-resilience/ Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Coastal Management Dredging U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/2105077/army-corps-announces-signing-of-chiefs-report-for-delaware-bay-study/ PHILADELPHIA (Mar. 9, 2020) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District announces that Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, USACE Commanding General and the 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, has signed the Chief’s Report for the “Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for the Delaware River Feasibility Study” — a key milestone for the proposed project. The signing of the report advances the project to Congress for authorization.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/Mar/09/2002261316/115/75/0/200309-A-EO314-100.JPG' alt='Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, USACE Commanding General and the 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed the Chief’s Report for the “Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for the Delaware River Feasibility Study in March 2020. Ms. Stacey Brown, Chief of Planning and Policy Division, USACE Headquarters, and Mr. Wesley Coleman, Chief of Office of Water Project Review, USACE Headquarters participated in the official signing ceremony. The study recommends beneficially using dredged material for beach nourishment in multiple Delaware bay communities.' /> <br /> Mon, 09 Mar 2020 13:00:00 GMT Pentagon News https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/2105077/army-corps-announces-signing-of-chiefs-report-for-delaware-bay-study/ Civil Works Coastal Management