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Determined to Forge Ahead With Canal Expansion, Army Corps Unveils Testing Plan for Contaminants in Matagorda Bay in Texas

Inside Climate News · By Dylan Baddour · last updated
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. It also involves dredging a former Superfund site.

By Dylan Baddour

PORT LAVACA, Texas—Federal authorities have outlined a path forward for controversial plans to dredge a canal for oil tankers through a Superfund site on the Texas coast amid persistent environmental concerns.

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