Wednesday, May 13, 2020
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MAY 13, 2020
Contact: Diane Knich, Communications Manager, dianek@scccl.org, (843) 530-0211
Coastal Conservation League ramping up local food deliveries with U.S. Department of Agriculture contract
CHARLESTON, SC – The Coastal Conservation League will be able to substantially increase its deliveries of fresh, local produce to families in need thanks to a new contract with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Under the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box…
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Press Statement from the Southern Environmental Law Center, Charleston Waterkeeper and Coastal Conservation League
For Immediate Release: 3/18/2020
Contact: Mike Mather, SELC Communications; cell/text (434) 333-9464; mmather@selcva.org
Groups file lawsuit against Frontier Logistics over plastic pollution
CHARLESTON, S.C. — After submitting the required notices, and without a satisfactory response from Frontier Logistics, SELC has filed a federal lawsuit against the plastic-pellet packager and shipper asserting that the company is responsible for ongoing pollution of the…
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
PRESS STATEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE
February 19, 2020
Contact:
Diane Knich, Communications Manager, dianek@scccl.org, (843) 530-0211
Supreme Court Preserves Rights to Challenge Government Approval of Polluters on Behalf of Affected Citizens
CHARLESTON, SC – Today, the South Carolina Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s decision that denied citizens’ ability to challenge the permit authorizing the construction of new cruise ship terminal at Union Pier.
In response to the decision, Laura Cantral, Executive Director of the Coastal Conservation League,…
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Press Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 11, 2020
Media Contacts:
Diane Knich, Coastal Conservation League, dianek@scccl.org, (843) 530-0211
Alan Hancock, Coastal Conservation League, alanh@scccl.org, (803) 361-1693
In response to the announcement of bids from the Department of Administration on the disposition of Santee Cooper, Eddy Moore, Energy and Climate Director at the Coastal Conservation League, issued the following statement:
“The bids are a good start. South Carolina deserves a clean energy future and the jobs that come…
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR:
Jan. 30, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contacts:
Diane Knich, Coastal Conservation League, dianek@scccl.org, (843) 530-0211
Angelina Ricci Eisenhauer, Audubon South Carolina, angelina.eisenhauer@audubon.org, (202)257-4733
Mike Mather, Southern Environmental Law Center, mmather@selcva.org, (434) 977-4090
John Tynan, Conservation Voters of South Carolina, john@cvsc.org, (803) 626-4650
MEDIA ADVISORY
Groups to Provide Legislative and Media Briefing on a Least-Cost,
Clean Energy Path for Santee Cooper
COLUMBIA, S.C. – On Thursday, Jan. 30, conservation and clean…
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Press Release
South Carolina Environmental Law Project
Coastal Conservation League
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 29, 2019
Contact:
Amy E. Armstrong, Esquire
SC Environmental Law Project
amy@scelp.org or (843) 527-0078
Caitie Forde-Smith
Coastal Conservation League
caitiefs@scccl.org or (252) 714-4790
Court denies request to proceed with groin construction in Georgetown County
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC – The Administrative Law Court denied DeBordieu Colony Community Association’s request to lift the automatic stay, which would have enabled it to begin constructing three groins on Debidue Beach in Georgetown…
Monday, July 8, 2019
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’s rejection of seismic request
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Today, the state’s Department of…
Monday, June 3, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 3, 2019
Contacts:
Caitie Forde-Smith, Communications Director — (252) 714-4790 or caitiefs@scccl.org
Diane Knich, Communications Associate — (843) 530-0211 or dianek@scccl.org
Coastal Conservation League, residents challenge Interstate 526 contract
Legal filing calls into question Charleston County’s use of half-cent sales tax
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Today, the Coastal Conservation League and three Charleston County residents filed a lawsuit in South Carolina state court challenging the county’s use of funds from the 2016 half-cent…
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
May 8, 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 applauds the final passage of Energy Freedom Act
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Following today’s Senate vote in favor of the Energy Freedom Act (House Bill 3659), Executive Director Laura Cantral issued the following statement….
Friday, April 26, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media contacts:
Amy Armstrong, Esquire, Executive Director
South Carolina Environmental Law Project
amy@scelp.org or (843) 527-0078
Caitie Forde-Smith, Communications Director
Coastal Conservation League
caitiefs@scccl.org or (252) 714-4790
Erin Hardwick Pate, North Coast Office Director
Coastal Conservation League
erinp@scccl.org or (803) 413-5008
Groups challenge proposed groins on Georgetown Co. beach, efforts to engineer shoreline
A new appeal to state’s Administrative Law Court aims to protect pristine estuary and health of beach
GEORGETOWN, SC — On behalf of the Coastal Conservation League, the…
