Friday, October 2, 2020
October 1, 2020
Town of Sullivan’s Island
2056 Middle Street
Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482
Re: Comments regarding the Town’s consideration of settlement agreement for Bluestein et al vs. Town of Sullivan’s Island at a Special Meeting on October 2, 2020
Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of Council:
The Coastal Conservation League appreciates the opportunity to submit comments for the record regarding the proposed settlement agreement for Bluestein et al…
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Welcome to the September Word from the Warehouse, the monthly newsletter from GrowFood Carolina, where you can find out what is happening in our warehouse, learn more about one of the 100 growers we work with, and hear about how our work supports the mission of the Coastal Conservation League.
Please feel free to reach out to me with feedback and ideas on how to make Word from the Warehouse and GrowFood Carolina better. I’m at
Monday, September 21, 2020
Frontier Logistics asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit the Conservation League and Charleston Waterkeeper filed to stop the company from polluting our marshes, rivers, and beaches with plastic pellets. Today, the court correctly denied the polluter’s effort to get the case thrown out. This ruling means our efforts to protect Charleston’s waterways from plastics pollution will continue to move forward. See the decision in the attachment below.
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Tuesday, September 8, 2020
The Trump Administration today announced an offshore oil and gas drilling moratorium that includes South Carolina, as well as Florida and Georgia. In response to the announcement, Laura Cantral, Executive Director of the Coastal Conservation League, issued the following statement:
“Our coast deserves better than a scattershot memorandum. It leaves out most of the east coast, it doesn’t start until 2022, and it doesn’t address seismic testing. If this Administration actually intends to protect our…
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Through the special lens of our coastal conservation mission, the Coastal Conservation League’s Energy and Climate Program tackles the human health and environmental degradation caused by today’s energy systems.
We are protecting the coast from the oil and gas drilling that underlies a major share of the global climate crisis. And we are working with state regulators, energy companies, and others to establish a rational retirement plan for the five South Carolina coal-fired power plants…
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a grim reminder of why the majority of South Carolinians are opposed to offshore drilling off our coast.
More than 200 million gallons of oil, enough to fill more than 300 Olympic-sized swimming pools, gushed out damaging 1,000 miles of Gulf shoreline from Texas to Florida. That would cover the coast of South Carolina more than five times….
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center, the Sierra Club and Coastal Conservation League
For Immediate Release: Sept. 12, 2019
Contact:
Mike Mather, SELC, (434) 977-4090 or cell/text (434) 333-9464; mmather@selcva.org
Alan Hancock, Coastal Conservation League; (803) 361-1693; alanh@scccl.org
Alex Amend, Sierra Club, (404) 457-8937; alex.amend@sierraclub.org
Fossil fuel path for Santee Cooper is most expensive for customers going forward
COLUMBIA, S.C. – A new report being distributed to lawmakers shows that a Santee Cooper future…
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
On Tuesday, the House Agriculture committee approved an important bill (House Bill 3087), which would keep the onshore infrastructure associated with offshore drilling out of our communities.
The Coastal Conservation League has long opposed drilling for oil and gas off our coast. The risks are just too great. Offshore oil and gas drilling threatens our beaches, rivers, creeks, salt marshes and sea islands. And it could harm brown pelicans, bottlenose dolphins, sea turtles and…
Thursday, April 25, 2019
April 25, 2019
Press Statement
Coastal Conservation League
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media contacts:
Alan Hancock, Energy and Climate Advocacy Director
alanh@scccl.org or (803) 361-1693
Caitie Forde-Smith, Communications Director
caitiefs@scccl.org or (252) 714-4790
Coastal Conservation League calls on Congress to settle drilling debate
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Following remarks by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to the Wall Street Journal confirming the Trump administration’s plan for federal offshore oil and gas leasing…
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Coastal Conservation League
Press Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 17, 2018
Contact:
Alan Hancock, Energy and Climate Advocacy Director
alanh@scccl.org or (803) 361-1693
Caitie Forde-Smith, Communications Director
caitiefs@scccl.org or (252) 714-4790
State Senators approve anti-drilling measure during budget debate
CHARLESTON, SC – Today, South Carolina Senators approved a budget proviso introduced by Senator Chip Campsen that would block onshore infrastructure…
