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Mon., May 21, 2012 3:00am
Endangered fish could swim farther up the Savannah River once the Savannah harbor deepening project gets started. US Army Corps of Engineers officials are proposing a $32 million "fishway" around an Augusta dam as part of the massive port expansion proposal. But aren't convinced the endangered shortnosed sturgeon would benefit from it.
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Thu., April 12, 2012 4:56pm
Georgia's business and political leaders eagerly awaited this week's final report on Savannah harbor deepening. But while it's the US Army Corps of Engineers' last word on the project, it's not the last word in the public debate over whether the deepening should happen. The agency next week will open a comment period.
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Fri., February 3, 2012 4:35pm
Three conservation groups are suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a $600 million project to deepen the Savannah River shipping channel. The suit was filed Friday in state court in Jasper County on the South Carolina side of the river.
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Tue., January 3, 2012 4:43pm
A broken pipe from a kaolin company caused a large spill in Reedy Creek. Kaolin is now in Brier Creek where 12,000 fish died in October from another spill. Drinking water is no longer being withdrawn from creek.
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Fri., December 9, 2011 7:57am
Conservation groups are suing to stop Savannah harbor deepening. The Savannah Riverkeeper, the Southern Environmental Law Center and other groups are challenging a South Carolina agency’s approval of a permit for the dredging of the Savannah River.
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Tue., October 18, 2011 4:22pm
Scores of fish are dead after an east Georgia waterway turned an unusual color over the weekend. Burke County's Brier Creek is naturally dark brown because of decaying organic matter. But it turned completely clear Saturday. Now Savannah Riverkeeper Tonia Bonitatibus says, state environmental officials are investigating another large fish kill.
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Mon., August 29, 2011 3:00am
New federal water regulations could cost the City of Savannah $25 million. City officials say, they'll have to upgrade wastewater facilies when the Environmental Protection Agency finalizes rules on waste in the Savannah River. The city will pass on its costs to water users.
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Thu., March 24, 2011 4:33pm
Efforts to deepen the Savannah Harbor have renewed interest in demolishing an aging dam in Augusta. The idea is drawing fire.
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Mon., December 27, 2010 4:13pm
A recent report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says pollution in industry heavy Richmond County is on the decline. The EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory tracks chemicals released to land, air and water by industries across the country.
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Fri., December 10, 2010 4:28pm
Olin Corporation announced today that it will stop making chlorine products that create mercury at its Augusta plant. Much of the toxic mercury ends up in the Savannah river.
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