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A district court judge granted summary judgment in the Corps of Engineers' favor in a lawsuit over Mississippi River training structures.

LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — A court will hear arguments in an ongoing lawsuit filed by environmental groups alleging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mismanaged a 195-mile stretch of the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri, to Cairo, Illinois. On Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Southern Illinois announced it would consider motions for summary judgment in the case during a hearing set for Aug. 24. Summary judgment occurs in a civil case when one party wants to move to a ...