New Orleans' Levees: Can Disaster Strike Again?

As residents of New Orleans slowly rebuild their homes and lives after Hurricane Katrina, they are relying on the city's cordon of levees and floodwalls to protect them from the next big storm. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers declared almost a year ago that it had restored the barriers to pre-Katrina strength. But leading experts from the U.S. and the Netherlands say the system is riddled with flaws. They say that even a weaker storm than Katrina could ... Full Story »

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by Mike Riger - Oct. 1, 2008

My criticism of this story is that after 8 paragraphs of criticism the articl only has one paragraph in response from the Army Corps. Also, the primary source has an obvious conflict of interest as he is serving as an expert witness in a multi-billion dollar lawsuit. This article may call into question the work done, but it clearly does not present a balance of viewpoints. Ideally, the article should have included a point by point refutation of the charges.

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