Coastal Conservation League ramping up local food deliveries with U.S. Department of Agriculture contract

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 […]

Groups file lawsuit against Frontier Logistics over plastic pollution

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 […]

Statement on S.C. Supreme Court Ruling on Cruise Terminal

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 […]

Statement on Santee Cooper

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, […]

South Carolinians support a clean energy future for South Carolina

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 […]

Court denies request to proceed with groin construction in Georgetown Co.

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 […]

Statement on state’s rejection of seismic request

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 Health and Environmental Control announced it would not support a […]

Coastal Conservation League, residents challenge Interstate 526 contract

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 […]

Statement on S.C. Senate passage of the Energy Freedom Act

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 […]

Groups challenge proposed groins on Georgetown Co. beach, efforts to engineer shoreline

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 […]