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Birds stall plans to dredge Shooters Island in harbor
In New York Harbor a 50 acre Shooters Island, a long abandoned site now a bird rookery, faces possible removal by the Army Corps of Engineers to widen channels and prevent ship disaster. Environmentalists warn of ecological loss while supporters claim 10,000 jobs and port benefits. Congress must decide funding.
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Joseph
Gelhof
Chicago Tribune
New York
Shooters Island
Army Corps of Engineers
Arthur Kull
Kill van Kull
Staten Island
Newark Bay
Buckley
New York Area
Mariners Harbor
Arthur Klein
Broadway
Klein
Howland Hook Marine Terminal
New York City
New Jersey
Corps of Engineers
Congress