{"id":12251,"date":"2019-07-08T21:39:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T21:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastalconservationleague.org\/?p=12251"},"modified":"2020-05-18T21:26:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T21:26:09","slug":"statement-on-states-rejection-of-seismic-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastalconservationleague.org\/news\/press-releases\/statement-on-states-rejection-of-seismic-request\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on state&#8217;s rejection of seismic request"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">July 8, 2019<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Media contacts:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Caitie Forde-Smith, Communications Director at <a href=\"mailto:caitiefs@scccl.org\">caitiefs@scccl.org<\/a> or (252) 714-4790<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Alan Hancock, Energy and Climate Advocacy Director at <a href=\"mailto:alanh@scccl.org\">alanh@scccl.org<\/a> or (803) 361-1693<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Coastal Conservation League cheers state\u2019s rejection of seismic request<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>CHARLESTON, S.C. \u2014 Today, the state\u2019s Department of Health and Environmental Control announced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scdhec.gov\/environment\/your-water-coast\/ocean-coastal-management\/federal-permit-request-conduct-seismic\">it would not support a federal permit application\u00a0from WesternGeco, LLC<\/a>, for proposed seismic testing in federal waters off South Carolina\u2019s coast.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>More than 1,700 South Carolinians weighed in during the agency\u2019s Coastal Zone Consistency review of the permit application. Every comment opposed seismic testing. DHEC determined that the proposed seismic activities were not consistent with its coastal management policies. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scdhec.gov\/environment\/your-water-coast\/ocean-coastal-management\/federal-permit-request-conduct-seismic\">You can read more on its decision here.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In response,\u00a0<strong>Conservation League Executive Director Laura Cantral<\/strong>\u00a0said:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\r\n<p>DHEC made the right call today, and its decision is grounded in the best available science and input from South Carolinians. All 1,720 comments submitted to the state agency opposed seismic testing. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\r\n<p>This is yet another signal to Washington that dangerous seismic testing, the precursor to offshore oil and gas drilling, is not up for debate in our state. The Trump administration should immediately dismiss its dangerous plans and protect communities that rely on a healthy and vibrant coast.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"># # #<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Coastal Conservation League<\/strong>\u00a0is a nonprofit advocacy and conservation organization whose mission is to protect South Carolina\u2019s natural landscapes, abundant wildlife, clean water and quality of life by working with citizens, local government and the state legislature. Learn more and get involved at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coastalconservationleague.org\/\">www.coastalconservationleague.org<\/a>. <em>Celebrating 30 years \u2014 1989 to 2019.<\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 8, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contacts: Caitie Forde-Smith, Communications Director at caitiefs@scccl.org or (252) 714-4790 Alan Hancock, Energy and Climate Advocacy Director at alanh@scccl.org or (803) 361-1693 Coastal Conservation League cheers state\u2019s rejection of seismic request CHARLESTON, S.C. \u2014 Today, the state\u2019s Department of Health and Environmental Control announced\u00a0it would not support a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":11927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","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":[45,3,4],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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