South Carolina legislature draws closer to killing deepening permit
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A pair of bills intended to suspend Georgia's dredging permit for the Savannah Harbor Deepening Project and rebuke the South Carolina agency that granted it is moving through the S.C. Legislature with unusual swiftness.On Wednesday the South Carolina Senate approved a resolution to strip a state agency of its authority over Savannah River dredging matters and cancel the agency ...
$2.5 million keeps Charleston harbor study going
A $20 million study of deepening the Charleston Harbor shipping channel will continue now that the work has been included on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' work plan and $2.5 million in federal money made available.
S.C. senators again target deepening permit
COLUMBIA - Members of the South Carolina Senate have signed on to a joint resolution to override the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control board's decision to grant a permit for the deepening of the Savannah harbor.
York Co. leaders told not to count on tax relief
York County business leaders and elected officials who attended the 25th annual York County Day in Columbia were told in no uncertain terms that nothing will be passed on tax reduction this legislative session.
Fess up, Carolina - it's not about the environment
The latest in a series of increasingly desperate attempts to derail the deepening of the Savannah Harbor has South Carolina state Sens. Hugh Leatherman and Glenn McConnell sponsoring a joint resolution to override the S.C.
Corps funding advances Charleston Harbor Project
Charleston's already-underway harbor deepening project got another boost Wednesday with $2.5 million for the continued work.
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Charleston, SC - Charleston's already-underway harbor deepening project got another boost today with the release of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Work Plan for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2012. In it the Corps included $2.5 million for the continued work on the Charleston Harbor post-45 foot deepening project.
S.C. lawmakers strike Savannah River dredging permit, DHEC powers
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Following the South Carolina Senate's lead, the House gave a key vote to a bill that would suspend a state agency's authority over the Savannah River and cancel its decision to allow the state of Georgia to advance its deepening plans.
Charleston harbor deepening study gets federal funding
Plans to deepen the Charleston Harbor got a big boost today, with the announcement that $2.5 million in federal funding has been included in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers national work plan for this year.
Bill to undo dredging permit headed to SC gov
A measure suspending the authority of South Carolina's environmental agency to make dredging decisions received final approval Wednesday, sending it to the governor's desk.