Tuesday, June 25, 2024
The Coastal Conservation League, represented by the South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP), reached an agreement with the Seabrook Island Property Owners Association (SIPOA) regarding a proposed sand scraping project along the beachfront of Seabrook Island and Captain Sam’s Inlet.
“This agreement reinforces the need for long-term solutions for beach management,” said Riley Egger, Land, Water & Wildlife Program Director for the Coastal Conservation League. “This sets the stage for Seabrook to pursue future projects…
Monday, June 3, 2024
The S.C. Department of Health & Environmental Control is holding a Public Hearing on June 5th to accept comments from residents on the Compromise Alternative for Highway 41 that seeks to equitably balance impacts to both nature and community.
Please attend the meeting and sign up to speak in support of the Compromise Alternative.
SCDHEC Public Hearing: SC Highway 41 Corridor Improvements
Wednesday, June 5 at 6:00PM
Wando High School Performing Arts Center
1000 Warrior Way, Mount…
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
You may have seen news about PFAS in the past few weeks and wondered what it is or how it can impact you and your family. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, broadly known as PFAS, are a class of manufactured chemical contaminants that have been used globally in consumer products since the 1940s. Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set a Maximum Contamination Limit (MCL), that puts an…
Friday, May 17, 2024
Agreement will expand low-income assistance and energy efficiency
Multiple groups, including the Coastal Conservation League, have reached a settlement with Duke Energy in its request to the Public Service Commission to raise rates about 20%, reducing the increase to around 13%. The typical customer using 1073 kilowatt hours will see a $13.44 increase on their monthly bill starting in August, with an additional $6.89 increase in August 2026. Originally, Duke sought to raise rates $19.18…
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Myrtle Beach, SC — The Little Pee Dee River in North and South Carolina has been named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers® for 2024, a list of rivers at a crossroads, where key decisions in the coming months will determine the rivers’ fates. Looming highway development and poor resource management has put this river at risk, threatening critical habitat for endangered fish…
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
By Faith Rivers James
Originally published in the Post & Courier
Ten years ago, the oil industry and federal government attempted to open the door to oil drilling in the ocean near our beaches. The Coastal Conservation League, along with many partners, fought that effort, and there is now a bipartisan, community-wide consensus that oil drilling on our coast should not — and will not — be allowed.
Gasoline usage in the United States has declined…
Monday, April 1, 2024
It’s no secret that many of our beaches have taken a beating over the last handful of months. Increasingly intense and frequent storms have eroded some of the places you and I have the pleasure of enjoying, along with incredibly important seabird habitat like Deveaux Bank.
These weather events should not be a surprise to us and in fact, should be reason enough for our state leaders to support and continue creating thoughtful policies that…
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
The Coastal Conservation League announced today it has filed a motion to intervene in an action filed by the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (DHEC OCRM) against a beachfront property owner who knowingly violated state law by building an erosion control structure with non-beach compatible materials on the beachfront, blocking public access to the beach at high tide.
DHEC OCRM is seeking injunctive relief regarding the…
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
We have great news to share today: the mine operating permit application for West Cox Ferry Road Sand Mine has been withdrawn. This is a win for the Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge!Moss Park Partners II, LLC notified the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control that it is withdrawing its permit application, and there has been no indication that a new permit application will be submitted.
In light of this,…
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Attend the Public Input Meeting on March 7 to learn about Mount Pleasant Way from the Town of Mount Pleasant staff and others. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide input about this proposed project and other infrastructure issues.
Residents may have questions about road and pathway safety, potential community amenities, impacts on their homes and settlement communities, and the methods of property acquisition proposed by the Town. Town officials…
