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Wednesday, April 10, 2013  President Barack Obama's proposed budget includes more than $1 million to continue studies for the $300 million deepening of the Charleston Harbor shipping channel.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Court-ordered mediation in a federal lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel resumes this week.

Monday, March 18, 2013  An Army Corps of Engineer official says while studies for the $300 million deepening of the Charleston Harbor shipping channel are moving ahead, final completion of the project depends on Washington.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Georgia and South Carolina lawmakers who represent districts along the Savannah River plan to meet next month to discuss several topics.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Any resolution of the disputes over a $35 million South Carolina cruise terminal in Charleston is now well in the future.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  Hurricane Sandy took a chunk out of Folly Beach.

Friday, September 28, 2012  Both sides in a lawsuit over dredging the Savannah River are set to sit down next week and try to resolve their issues.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  A federal judge has appointed former South Carolina U.S. Rep. John Spratt to mediate a lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah Harbor shipping channel.

Monday, August 13, 2012  A special commission overseeing South Carolina's interests on the Savannah River agrees that a federal judge should decide whether the $650 million deepening of the river's shipping channel is subject to South Carolina's environmental laws.

Thursday, July 26, 2012  The Georgia Ports Authority wants to enter a federal lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel. The authority also wants to block the Savannah River Maritime Commission, a South Carolina state agency, from being involved in the case.

Monday, July 09, 2012  A federal judge will not dismiss a lawsuit over a pollution permit for the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel.

Monday, July 02, 2012  Regulators have chosen two new resident inspectors at a South Carolina nuclear plant where two new reactors will soon be constructed.