News | December 12, 2012
Court upholds coastal marsh protections on Wilmington Island
A state court ruled yesterday that Georgia’s Coastal Marshlands Protection Committee violated the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act when it failed to require a needs assessment justifying a private marina in state marshlands on Wilmington Island, east of Savannah, Georgia. The legal challenge was brought by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the Center for a Sustainable Coast, Ogeechee Riverkeeper, and Savannah Riverkeeper.