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Fri., December 9, 2011 6:57am
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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Mon., November 28, 2011 12:00am
More than a dozen Georgia roadless areas are expected to get new protections. A federal judge has upheld a Clinton-era ban on new roads on federal land. The ruling affects more than a dozen areas in North Georgia's Chattahoochee National Forest. The decision clears the way for the Obama administration to start enforcing the so-called "roadless rule."
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Fri., April 29, 2011 2:52pm
Federal officials want to manage national forests with climate change in mind. That's one of the many goals of a proposed massive overhaul of the way the National Forest Service manages public land. It's the first major change in forest management practices in almost 30 years.
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Tue., January 18, 2011 8:16am
Georgia's cypress forests are one of the top threatened places according to a list released by an environmental group.
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Wed., January 5, 2011 9:02pm
Georgia officials are worried about a potential monkey wrench in the Savannah harbor deepening project. South Carolina environmental officials say, they won't certify that the project meets their state's water quality standards until after a year-long review. Scientists have been studying the issue for 11 years and Georgia officials want the harbor deepened as soon as possible.
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Thu., November 18, 2010 2:15pm
A judge will decide within a month whether an air permit for a proposed coal plant in Middle Georgia meets Federal Clean Air Act requirements.
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Mon., July 26, 2010 3:52pm
A judge has rejected two water permits issued by Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division for a proposed coal fired power plant in Washington County. Administrative Law Judge Ronit Walker says one permit didn’t follow correct guidelines for interbasin transfers--the act of moving water from one river basin to another.
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Mon., May 10, 2010 5:26pm
Three petitions filed with the Department of Natural Resources against Plan
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Mon., February 1, 2010 2:59pm
Two Georgia sites on the Southern Environmental Law Center's top ten endang
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Wed., December 23, 2009 2:38pm
The marina at Cumberland Harbor could be one of the largest private docks o
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