Corps Backs Away from Expanding the Seaway

In late November, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Report, which is a follow-on to a highly controversial study recommending the physical expansion of the St. Lawrence Seaway.

 

While this most recent report doesn’t focus on physically expanding the Seaway – a victory for the River and Great Lakes, the report falls short of formally removing expansion options from further study.

 

 

Read Save The River’s Statement (November 26, 2007) on the release of the Report.

 

 

Read our background fact sheet on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River study.

 

 

 

 

Study Criticized for Dismissing Environmental Impacts of Shipping on River and Lakes

In January, Save The River and Great Lakes United teamed up with 42 other regional environmental and conservation groups to submit a critique of the study. While the report backs away from endorsing the expansion of the Seaway, it falls far short of articulating a sustainable navigation system plan by trivializing the environmental impacts of shipping on the River and Lakes.

 

 

 

Read Save The River and Great Lakes United joint press release: Seaway Study Misses Opportunity to Foster Sustainable Shipping (January 22, 2008)

 

And, read the full comments submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

 

 

 

For further information, visit the official Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River study website to download the full report.