The seven foul-smelling lagoons of sewage near Gaza's coast were supposed to be replaced by a globally funded waste-treatment plant. Instead, they epitomize the nightmare faced by foreign donors as they seek to rebuild the territory and open a pathway to peace. ...more

March 2, 2009

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection signed off Thursday on plans to dredge 22 canals and four channels, a multimillion-dollar project that has been years in the making. ...more

July 4, 2008

In this city of turbulent politics and personalities, every election seems to have its defining issue; something that prompts average citizens to run for public office. ...more

February 8, 2008

State regulators have presented city officials with another laundry list of concerns about plans to dredge a waterway linking Lake Deedra to the Pithlachascotee River, one of three permit requests for a multimillion-dollar project. ...more

January 26, 2008

Tuesday night for several hours, city officials tried to clarify misinformation and how setbacks occurred in the process to obtain permits for the city's decade-old dredging project. ...more

September 27, 2007

Things finally were looking good for the city's dredging project. After nearly a decade of costly studies and contentious, late-night meetings, city officials proclaimed two weeks ago they were clearing the first hurdle in the regulatory process. ...more

September 13, 2007