Commuter rail could work here if folks will get on board
Dana Beach says it’s time for Charleston to decide what it wants to be when it grows up.
The Coastal Conservation League executive director says the community needs to quit throwing up roads with the promise that you’ll get from Kiawah to Costco 10 minutes quicker “and there won’t be anyone else on the road.”
It’s time [...]
A city divided
Cruising in: This is the first in an occasional series of stories looking at the impact on historic Charleston from weekly visits by these floating cities.
To the owners of Hall’s Chophouse, a cruise ship pulling into port signals the sound of cash registers ringing.
Big boats bursting with people translates to increased sales for the family-owned [...]
Verifiable facts prove cruise ships are risky for Charleston
Whit Smith’s Aug. 23 op-ed calling for “just the facts” on cruise ships was largely devoid of said facts. Most of his statements were either incorrect or irrelevant. To begin with: “Cruise ships are the most technologically advanced sailing today.”
If Mr. Smith is referring to the Carnival Fantasy and the Carnival Glory, which make the [...]
Another Coal Plant Threat
Selenium, arsenic, cadmium, chromium and lead are a few of the toxins in coal combustion residuals, otherwise known as coal ash. This contaminated ash is put in landfills and waste ponds; the result is contaminated drinking water supplies and elevated cancer risks. Nationally there are 101 leaking coal ash ponds; in South Carolina we [...]
‘Greenway’ an unwarranted expense
Kiawah resident Paul Roberts argues that the best way to improve traffic safety on Johns Island is to build a new road across the middle of the island, through what he describes as “mostly empty land.” Roberts fails to understand that this “empty land,” with forests, wetlands, pastures and farm fields, is precisely what Johns [...]
Road study to be presented
The results of a study looking at plans for a new road that would stretch across Johns Island from the area of the Maybank Highway and River Road intersection to Betsy Kerrison Parkway will be presented Thursday afternoon.
The Sea Islands Greenway Preliminary Environmental and Traffic Analysis Concept Study will be presented to Charleston County Council [...]
Charleston port settlement announced
The State Ports Authority and a powerful environmental group settled their differences Friday over a port expansion project that threatened to pollute the air over Charleston — but which many say is needed for South Carolina to compete economically with other states.
Slowed by legal challenges in state and federal court, the expansion project now can [...]
Activist calls for action on Williamsburg County solid waste disposal
The Bid Committee of the Williamsburg County Council is scheduled to meet next week to interview prospective companies interested in hauling the county’s solid waste, a decision that could not come soon enough for some local activists.
Williamsburg County Supervisor Stanley S. Pasley announced at a county council meeting last week that the committee would hear [...]
Georgetown Restaurants Serving Local Food
This summer, CCL has been working hard to connect Georgetown County restaurants with local farms, such as Millgrove and C-Breeze, to provide the freshest, healthiest food to their customers AND support the local economy. We’ve enjoyed getting to know the wonderful people on both ends of the supply chain, and have created lasting relationships between [...]
Federal grant good news for troubled Okatie River
News that $653,000 has been allocated to try to restore the Okatie River to its formerly pristine and productive state is a mixed bag.
It would be wonderful if the river could be brought back to health, but the money to be spent also shows a public cost to private development.
And this particular endeavor will be [...]
