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Electric rate changes could mean higher electric bills
Friday, May 30, 2025Many 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…
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Over 2,700 acres of Chelsea property protected
Wednesday, May 14, 2025As of today, the Chelsea property in Jasper County will be protected. This is a monumental win for conservation, rural land use planning and maintaining the character of Jasper County. Read more from the Post and Courier Over the past years, the Conservation League played a critical role in preventing this property from being annexed and intensely developed, partnering with, informing, and rallying community members to advocate against annexation, which would have…
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The End of the I-526 Extension
Tuesday, May 13, 2025The 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…
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Speak Up for the Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge and Our Communities
Thursday, May 8, 2025The 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
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Sweeping energy bill passes
Thursday, May 8, 2025This week, the omnibus energy legislation House Bill 3309 was approved by the General Assembly. The bill includes sweeping policy changes that will significantly impact electric utility investment decisions, the environment, and our electricity bills. In April, the Senate approved numerous amendments that improved upon the version of the bill initially passed by the House in February. While some of those amendments remain, the House unfortunately stripped three key provisions: energy efficiency program savings targets,…
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Another win for the St. Helena CPO
Tuesday, May 6, 2025Beaufort County Planning Commission unanimously recommends denying After a four-hour meeting last night, the Beaufort County Planning Commission unanimously recommended denying the application to remove Pine Island from the Cultural Protective Overlay, or CPO, to allow for developing a private gated community and golf resort. The Planning Commission cited the planning staff’s recommendations to deny the…
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Ruling Signals Win for Transparency for Clean Water
Monday, May 5, 2025This week, Conservation groups secured a legal victory for transparency and accountability, ensuring that decisions about large, dense subdivisions relying on septic systems are not made behind closed doors. The Circuit Court Judge issued an order in favor of the Coastal Conservation League and Charleston Waterkeeper that public notice of individual septic tank applications is necessary. The Judge ruled that public notice is needed for due process so that those impacted have the right to…
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Post & Courier: GrowFood Carolina delivers produce to a Florence County food desert
Friday, April 18, 2025
In September, the community in Pamplico, South Carolina lost their only local access to fresh food. Earlier that month, the local IGA, the only grocery store within a 15-20-mile radius, gave a month’s notice to the community that they would be closing their doors. This has essentially created a food desert for the community, leaving over 5,000 families without access to fresh or local produce or food supplies for nearly 6…
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Pine Island Golf Resort plan reintroduced
Friday, April 11, 2025Earlier this week, during multiple Beaufort County committee meetings, an attorney representing the Pine Island developers reintroduced plans for a golf resort on the Pine Island property on St. Helena Island. Yet again, the representative of Pine Island Property Holdings, LLC is requesting permission to remove Pine Island from St. Helena’s long-standing Cultural Protection Overlay (CPO) zoning. This latest proposal substantially mirrors the original proposal that was first introduced in 2022 and soundly rejected…