Judge halts dredging at Sparrows Point

Published December 19, 2006 5:00am ET



A Baltimore County Circuit Court judge ordered the operators of the Sparrows Point Shipyard to halt dredging Monday.

The ruling appeased area activists who said the toxic sediment settled at the bottom of the harbor could have “catastrophic” health effects if disturbed.

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