Thursday, July 24, 2025
The Conservation League is excited to announce the appointment of two new members of the Board of Directors: Darcy Mauro and Duncan Mégroz. Darcy and Duncan share the Conservation League’s passion for protecting our environment and the coastal plain. Their involvement will be a tremendous asset to the Conservation League and to the protection of the South Carolina coast.
Darcy Mauro has lived on Sullivan’s Island for 20 years, where she recently…
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Santee Cooper wants to cut down hundreds of trees in the Francis Beidler Forest, including sections of original and old growth, to make way for a new transmission line.
Beidler is the world’s largest old-growth cypress-tupelo swamp forest, featuring thousand-year-old trees, a vibrant ecosystem, and flowing blackwater that attracts photographers and nature lovers from all over the world.
To proceed with their plan, Santee Cooper must obtain…
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
On Monday night, the Town of Ridgeland’s Planning Commission voted 3-2 in favor of the proposed “Special District” zoning for Tickton Hall. This upzoning would allow for 2,034 homes, 50 docks on Euhaw Creek, and 250,000 square feet of commercial space. Such a development could have major impacts to the environment and quality of life for Jasper and Beaufort County residents. Further, Highway 462 is already dealing with high traffic volumes, and…
Friday, May 30, 2025
Many South Carolina residents receive their electricity from investor-owned utilities like Dominion Energy and Duke Energy, or from government-owned utilities like Santee Cooper. Others are served by a member-owned electric cooperative, also known as a “co-op.” These co-ops were created in the 1930s to bring electricity to rural areas, and today, 19 of them serve homes across the state.
Residential electricity bills typically include two parts: an account (or service) charge, which…
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
The I-526 Mark Clark Extension project is officially no more!
The I-526 Mark Clark Extension project is officially no more. The S.C. Transportation Infrastructure Bank Board voted unanimously yesterday to end the three-way funding contract. This is one of the final pieces to affirm the end of this destructive road project. Read more from the Post & Courier.
After many years of community opposition, including voting down a sales tax that would have funded the…
Thursday, May 8, 2025
The US Army Corps of Engineers will hold public meetings to present and discuss the draft purpose and need being prepared as part of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed South Carolina Highway 22 Extension project.
These will be the first set in a series of community meetings as
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
What’s in our waterways?
While the best approach to reducing plastic pollution is to strengthen policies that will better help prevent different types of plastics from entering our waterways and littering the coastline, we can also take steps to remove plastic from our environment and collect data to help us learn what items are most abundant in our area.
One opportunity to get involved in advocacy on the local level is participating…
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Last Thursday, the Town of Hollywood held a Q&A session to hear both concerns and hopes from residents regarding the future of the town. These meetings are meant to give the community an opportunity to weigh in on updates to the comprehensive plan and zoning ordinances to better regulate how the town addresses future growth and development.
The community has been showing up to meetings and…
Thursday, April 3, 2025
A proposed sandscraping project on the beach at Midway Inlet/South Litchfield could endanger sea turtles during nesting and hatching season and disturb migratory birds along the beach.
The project would place up to 75,000 cubic yards of sand – about the equivalent of over 6,200 dump trucks – in front of the Peninsula Community up to two times over the next five years.
These scraping events are proposed for August through October, during…
