May 29, 2013
A South Carolina federal judge on Wednesday signed off on the settlement of a challenge to a $652 million project to deepen a shipping channel in the Savannah River, praising environmental groups, state government and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for working together to close the case.
November 05, 2012
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Friday nixed a $652 million project to deepen a shipping channel in the Savannah River, ruling the state's Department of Health and Environmental Control acted illegally when it ignored its own staff's recommendation and improperly granted a Clean Water Act permit.
October 24, 2012
Mediation in a $650 million environmental lawsuit in South Carolina federal court challenging a project to deepen a shipping channel in the Savannah River was postponed Wednesday until the state's high court hands down a ruling in a similar case, according to an attorney for Savannah Riverkeeper Inc.
August 14, 2012
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled the Georgia Ports Authority and the Savannah River Maritime Commission may join a $650 million lawsuit challenging a project to deepen the river shipping channel.
July 09, 2012
A South Carolina federal judge on Friday allowed an environmental group's lawsuit challenging a $650 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers river deepening project to move forward, ruling it was not too early to determine whether the project had received the proper permits.
April 17, 2012
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday asked a South Carolina federal court to toss a suit accusing it of sidestepping state law by failing to secure permits for a $650 million project to deepen the Savannah River, calling the suit premature.