Environmental groups want a federal court to order more protection for coral reefs during the planned expansion of Port Everglades in Broward County.

The groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in South Florida, contending work by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violates the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act and will lead to repeating damage to coral habitat that occurred with a recently completed dredging project at PortMiami.

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