Delaware’s ambitious Edgemoor port proposal loses permits
This article originally appeared on Spotlight Delaware. It is republished with permission. By Karl Baker Delaware officials suffered a key setback in their quest to massively expand the Port of Wilmington, after a judge in Philadelphia invalidated federal approvals that would have allowed them to construct a new container terminal in Edgemoor. The judge’s ruling…
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