Monday, November 20, 2023
On November 13, the South Carolina Environmental Law Project, on behalf of the Coastal Conservation League, filed a Request for Contested Case in the Administrative Law Court, asking for a decision allowing a sand scraping project to take place on Seabrook Island to be overturned. The request for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (DHEC…
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Land, Water & Wildlife Project Manager Brooke Blosser stands with Katie McKain, director of Sustainability for the City of Charleston during the proclamation of November 15 as America Recycles Day.
As we continue to celebrate National Recycling Month, we have good news to share! Last night, the City of Charleston and Charleston County proclaimed November 15 as America Recycles Day!
We’re excited to see the City of…
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
I-526 or the “Mark Clark Expressway” is an interstate in Charleston County that runs from West Ashley to Mount Pleasant. Charleston County is proposing to extend the highway from the current terminus at Savannah Highway onto Johns Island and over to James Island to connect to the James Island Connector.
This project would displace homes and businesses, destroy over 30 acres of saltwater and…
Friday, November 3, 2023
Say NO to Charleston County Public Works Exemption for Grand Tree Removal
PROPOSED AMENDMENT CHANGES
Charleston County Council has proposed amendments to the tree protection and preservation ordinance that would exempt county-led road projects from needing authorization from the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) before cutting down trees. This could lead to the loss of hundreds of grand trees all…
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Contact members of Charleston County Council
Herbert Ravenel Sass, III – Council Chair 843-766-7500 [email protected]
Jenny Costa Honeycutt – Council Vice Chair 843-693-6447 [email protected]
Larry Kobrovsky 843-955-8143 [email protected]
Robert L. Wehram 843-958-4030 [email protected]
Henry E. Darby 843-901-6793 [email protected]
Teddie E. Pryor, Sr. 843-958-4030
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Jasper County boasts award-winning tree farms, expansive wild game lands, and pristine waterfront vista views. Many longtime residents have sustained themselves on their family land for generations by farming, fishing, and hunting. In Jasper County, scenes like landowners driving their tractors on the highway, crabbers checking their pots, or bird dogs roaming through stands of longleaf pines, are still common sights today. For…
Friday, October 20, 2023
Learn more about the I-526 Extension project
This week, our team was in Columbia advocating to avoid the outdated, overpriced, and environmentally destructive I-526 Extension project that would displace homes and businesses, destroy over 30 acres of saltwater and freshwater wetlands, impact over 30 acres of James Island County Park, and escalate suburban sprawl on rural Johns Island.
Unfortunately, on Tuesday, the South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank (SCTIB) voted to release $75 million dollars for…
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Groups oppose SC Attorney General’s attempt to open wildlife refuge to horseshoe crab harvesting
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Yesterday the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a motion to intervene and a motion to dismiss on behalf of the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League and Defenders of Wildlife in the State of South Carolina’s challenge to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s authority to manage horseshoe crab harvesting and protect threatened wildlife in the Cape Romain…
Friday, October 13, 2023
The Coastal Conservation League announced today the appointment of a new Director of GrowFood Carolina, their highly successful and innovative nonprofit food hub providing logistical, sales, marketing, and distribution support to South Carolina’s smallest producers, with the goal of supporting the conservation of the state’s farmland.
Benton Montgomery, who has been with GrowFood since 2011, will step into the role of…
