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The expansion project will enable the world’s largest class of tanker ships to dock at a new oil export terminal on the Gulf Coast.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans on dredging a superfund site to complete the projected expansion of a massive terminal for oil tankers.
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The reversal follows a challenge by Earthjustice and Gulf Coast community groups alleging flaws in the corps’ environmental review of Matagorda and Lavaca bays.
The opponents argued that the project would stir up mercury and other toxins in Lavaca Bay, off the ship channel.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is withdrawing its final environmental impact statement for a project to expand the Matagorda Ship Channel, the acces...