{"id":11935,"date":"2019-04-18T00:26:45","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T00:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastalconservationleague.org\/?p=11935"},"modified":"2019-04-18T00:44:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T00:44:25","slug":"statement-senate-approval-anti-drilling-measure-budget-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastalconservationleague.org\/news\/press-releases\/statement-senate-approval-anti-drilling-measure-budget-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on Senate approval of anti-drilling measure during budget debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Coastal Conservation League<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Press Statement<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">April 17, 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Contact:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Alan Hancock, Energy and Climate Advocacy Director<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"mailto:alanh@scccl.org\">alanh@scccl.org<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0or (803) 361-1693<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Caitie Forde-Smith, Communications Director<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"mailto:caitiefs@scccl.org\">caitiefs@scccl.org<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0or (252) 714-4790<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>State Senators approve anti-drilling measure during budget debate<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">CHARLESTON, SC \u2013 Today, South Carolina Senators approved a budget proviso introduced by Senator Chip Campsen that would block onshore infrastructure needed for offshore drilling and seismic testing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The proviso seeks to deter federal efforts to explore and drill for oil and gas in the waters off South Carolina\u2019s coast. It would prevent state regulators and local governments from using state dollars to plan or permit drilling and testing activities \u2014 including the construction of massive and environmentally destructive pipelines and refineries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The proviso will head next to the House of Representatives, where lawmakers will consider the proviso as it reviews drafts of the state budget. If passed, it will carry the full weight of law and could be renewed yearly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In response to the good news from Columbia,\u00a0<b>Coastal Conservation League Executive Director Laura Cantral<\/b>\u00a0issued the following statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span class=\"s1\">State lawmakers should immediately seek every opportunity to protect South Carolinians and our vibrant environment and economy from dangerous offshore drilling and seismic testing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span class=\"s1\">This proviso would effectively block expansive industrialization of our entire coastline \u2014 something that is incompatible with the fragile beauty of South Carolina\u2019s shore and our quality of life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span class=\"s1\">We applaud Governor Henry McMaster for his continued support on this important effort and Senator Chip Campsen for leading the charge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 60px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\"># # #<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coastal Conservation League Press Statement\u00a0 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2018 Contact: Alan Hancock, Energy and Climate Advocacy Director alanh@scccl.org\u00a0or (803) 361-1693 Caitie Forde-Smith, Communications Director caitiefs@scccl.org\u00a0or (252) 714-4790 State Senators approve anti-drilling measure during budget debate CHARLESTON, SC \u2013 Today, South Carolina Senators approved a budget proviso introduced by Senator Chip Campsen that would [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":11936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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