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March 26, 2022


Press Releases

Wadmalaw Citizens Seek Reversal of Permit Authorizing Destruction of Public Trust Tidelands

Saturday, March 26, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2022 Media Contacts: Amy Armstrong, Esquire Executive Director, General Counsel South Carolina Environmental Law Project amy@scelp.org, (843) 527-0078 Melinda Kelley, Chair Wadmalaw Island Land Planning Committee MkelleyLaw@outlook.com, (843) 214-8266 Diane Knich Communications Manager Coastal Conservation League dianek@scccl.org, (843) 530-0211 Wadmalaw Citizens Seek Reversal of Permit Authorizing Destruction of Public Trust Tidelands Wadmalaw Island residents and conservationists are asking the Board of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to reverse its staff’s decision to issue a permit to…

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Conservation groups sue regulators, pharmaceutical company over crab pens

Saturday, March 26, 2022

Press release from the Southern Environmental Law Center, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Coastal Conservation League For immediate release: Jan. 12, 2022 Contact: Mike Mather, SELC Communications, (434) 977-4090 or cell/text (434) 333-9464, mmather@selcva.org Jake Bleich, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-3208, jbleich@defenders.org Diane Knich, Coastal Conservation League Communications, cell/text (843) 530-0211, dianek@scccl.org Conservation groups sue regulators, pharmaceutical company over crab pens Confining horseshoe crabs to manmade ponds robs threatened shorebirds of critical food source Aerial videos and still images…

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The Coastal Conservation League Announces Interim Executive Director and Executive Search Firm

Saturday, March 26, 2022

Press release from the Coastal Conservation League For immediate release: January 20, 2022 Media Contact: Diane Knich, Coastal Conservation League, dianek@scccl.org, (843) 530-0211 The Coastal Conservation League Announces Interim Executive Director and Executive Search Firm The Coastal Conservation League has hired an Interim Executive Director and retained an executive search firm to find a permanent successor for former Executive Director Laura Cantral, who announced her departure last month. This week, Denise Schlener joined the Conservation League’s team as…

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GrowFood Carolina is moving! (in 2023)

Saturday, March 26, 2022

Press release from the Coastal Conservation League For immediate release: December 1, 2021 Media Contact: Diane Knich, Coastal Conservation League, dianek@scccl.org, (843) 530-0211 GrowFood Carolina is moving! (in 2023) A new home at 1814 Harmon Street After 10 very productive and successful years of operations at 990 Morrison Drive, we are excited to announce the purchase of a new—and larger—location for GrowFood Carolina, our state’s first local food hub. Opening in spring 2023, we will bring our experience,…

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