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The project to provide a steady supply of sand to eroding beaches has created plumes of sediment near one of the largest remaining stands of endangered staghorn coral and threatened queen conchs, while noisy excavators drown out waves along the popular beach next to Port Everglades.

In a letter last month, Army Corps officials withdrew a request for a state permit for the port's massive channel widening project.

The study to determine what impact a planned port dredge will have on nearby coral confirmed millions of coral, including one of the largest stands of wild staghorn coral left on the reef.

Port Everglades and local elected officials marked the first step in a $437 million expansion to make way for expected massive new cargo ships with a…

A former lead biologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who managed the controversial dredging of PortMiami will plead guilty to lying, her attorney…