Monday, September 9, 2024
The Conservation League’s campaign highlights environmental damage, community displacement, and the project’s empty promises to voters ahead of the November vote.
The Coastal Conservation League has launched a “Save Our Sea Islands” campaign to stop the I-526/Mark Clark Expressway Extension project set to be funded if the Charleston County Special Sales and Use Tax referendum passes this November. This campaign initiative aims to protect Charleston’s most treasured resources—our Sea Islands, our Stono River, our…
Monday, September 9, 2024
On Monday, September 9, Beaufort County Council will discuss the proposed Pine Island golf resort during Executive Session. Don’t allow a backroom deal to circumvent the Cultural Protection Overlay (CPO) and green light a golf resort on St. Helena.It is urgent to show up on Monday to remind the County Council that the community has spoken: protect the CPO and don’t allow a golf resort…
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Today, the Court of Common Pleas concluded that voters will have to wait until after the November election to challenge Charleston County’s ballot language for its transportation sales tax referendum.
This is an issue for all Charleston County voters.
The County’s ballot language clearly fails to meet the requirement of South Carolina law to give voters a clear choice in the voting booth about how their taxpayer dollars are spent….
Thursday, September 5, 2024
We are creeping toward the end of summer; the season of afternoon storms, juicy John’s Island tomatoes, and time enjoying our beautiful beaches. This spring and summer, we’ve earned some major wins for our beaches. I’m excited to share that last month,
Friday, August 9, 2024
At the Coastal Conservation League, we are big supporters of responsibly sited solar farms. Unfortunately, we have recently heard a litany of myths from solar opponents, often related to conservation issues. Here are some solar truths to help set the record straight.
Truth #1: Solar energy does not take up much land.
Despite what you might hear, solar farms do…
Thursday, August 8, 2024
As we make our way through the thick of summer in the lowcountry, we find ourselves reflecting back on this time just over a year ago, when we joined forces with St. Helena Island residents to uphold and reinforce the intent of the Cultural Protection Overlay (CPO), a zoning law written by and for the people of St. Helena Island to safeguard…
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Ballot breaks laws guiding fair elections, misleads voters
Today, Mary Edna Fraser, Glenda Miller, and the Coastal Conversation League, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, W. Andrew Gowder, Jr., and W. Jefferson Leath, Jr., sued Charleston County to demand that the 2024 sales tax referendum ballot meet the requirements for transparency under South Carolina law. The…
Thursday, July 25, 2024
The Coastal Conservation League is in full support of the proposed subdivision moratorium for the unincorporated Charleston County historic settlement communities. While the amendments to the Historic Preservation Ordinance leave these communities vulnerable, a moratorium will offer temporary protection while more permanent safeguards can be put in place.
“Refining the Historic Preservation Ordinance tools will enable the County to meet the charge of protecting the character, culture, and way of life in our traditional settlement…
Monday, July 15, 2024
Settlement to increase low-income energy efficiency program spending
Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Coastal Conservation League and Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, joined a settlement in the Dominion Energy South Carolina rate case that all parties in the proceeding, including the state Office of Regulatory Staff, have joined or stated they do not oppose. Dominion initially sought a rate increase that would have increased the monthly bill for residential customers…
Friday, July 12, 2024
The Back Swamp community needs your help! Next Thursday, July 18, Florence County Council will vote on a rezoning that, if approved, will have long-lasting negative effects on the historic Back Swamp Community. In addition, the integrity of existing protected land is at stake from incompatible development associated with the heavy commercial zoning request.
Send an email to tell Florence County Council to deny this rezoning!
Florence County, with just 1.7% conserved land, is the lowest…
