A bill that seeks to streamline private claims on Georgia coastal marshland cleared its first hurdle Tuesday when it squeaked out of the House Judiciary Committee by a vote of 6-5. Georgia boasts one ...

The state of Georgia has entered into a dispute over a quiet title over coastal wetlands against a company that wants to 'restore and conserve' the land. Now the company needs to prove the legitimacy ...

A bill in the Georgia General Assembly that would make it easier for private citizens to claim ownership of the state’s coastal marshlands has cleared a House committee. / Courtesy AJC Legislation ...

Coastal Georgia lawmakers are backing legislation that would make it easier for owners of marshland property under grants that date back to the 1700s to permanently establish that ownership. But ...

A proposal to reduce the legal burden for proving private ownership of coastal marshlands first granted to Georgia settlers centuries ago was advanced Tuesday by a state House committee. The House ...

A bill that would make it easier for private property owners to legally claim Georgia coastal marshland missed a key deadline for passage this year, but the bill’s sponsor said he will seek changes ...

In San Francisco Bay, salt ponds created more than a century ago are reverting to marshland. Along the New York and New Jersey coasts, beaches ravaged by Superstorm Sandy underwent extensive ...

IN San Francisco Bay, salt ponds created more than a century ago are reverting to marshland. Along the New York and New ...