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GA: Environmentalists Sue Corps Over Wetlands Mining Permit 12/12/05. RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press, SAVANNAH, Ga. – “Environmental groups are suing the Army Corps of Engineers for granting a permit for titanium mining on 100 acres of freshwater wetlands near the Satilla River in southeast Georgia. The suit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Waycross, accuses the Corps' Savannah district office of violating wetlands protection provisions of the federal Clean Water Act. According to the lawsuit, the Corps granted the permit in October to Florida-based mining company TE Consolidated, which began a $35 million mining operation last year on 1,500 acres near Lulaton in Brantley County. The Corps gave its permission without proof that the company had no feasible alternative to mining in the wetlands, as required by federal law, said Chris DeScherer, an attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center in Atlanta. He argued the Brantley County site has plenty of space for mining outside the wetlands … “ http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/politics/13391073.htm |
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Hi Johnny. I love your updates on wetland cases and links. I have one request though--can you place the updates in a context that allows discussion/comment?
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