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Monday, April 09, 2012  The South Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear a dispute over a state water quality permit for the dredging of the Savannah River shipping channel.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  More than 100 people turned out to provide the first public comment on a $300 million project to deepen the Charleston Harbor so the city can serve larger ships that will be calling when the Panama Canal is widened.

Friday, December 09, 2011  The Senate Medical Affairs Committee cleared Governor Nikki Haley’s office of unfairly influencing DHEC’s decision to grant a water permit, clearing the way for the expansion of the Port of Savannah.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011  A panel of state lawmakers plans to question several of Governor Nikki Haley's staffers Thursday about what role, if any, they had in a decision that will allow for the dredging of the Savannah River. An anonymous email is raising some questions for lawmakers.