Monday, September 25, 2023
We hope you’ll join us at one of the upcoming public hearings hosted by S.C. Department of Natural Resources on blue crabs to learn about the status of our fishery and what is being proposed to safeguard it for future generations.
Blue Crab Public Hearings
Charleston
Wednesday, September 27 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Marine Resources Research Institute
217 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29442
Beaufort/Hilton Head/Port Royal
Wednesday, October 4 from 6:30 – 8:30…
Friday, September 22, 2023
It’s no secret we love our trees here in South Carolina and it’s easy to see why — we have some beautiful and remarkable trees in our state.
It’s time for us to speak up for these trees in Georgetown.
This Tuesday, September 12, Georgetown County Council will once again consider amendments to the existing tree ordinance. Join us in encouraging Council to approve the amendments to increase fees for the unlawful removal of protected trees,…
Friday, September 22, 2023
Last week at City Council, we made positive progress toward a more safe, sustainable, and equitable transportation system in Charleston.
Members of City Council approved a resolution allocating $4m of necessary funding to the Ashley River Crossing and authorized Mayor Tecklenburg to submit a commitment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Huge thanks to Mayor Tecklenburg and members of City Council for advancing this important project that will greatly improve safety and connectivity between West Ashley…
Saturday, September 9, 2023
A discussion on the long-overdue topic of a Master Plan for the Lady’s Island Village Center, to realize the shared vision from the 2018 Lady’s Island Plan for a walkable, mixed-use village center, will be held next week.
On Monday, September 11th at 3:00 PM, Beaufort County’s Community Services & Land Use Committee will discuss the plan for a walkable center from the Woods Memorial Bridge at Whitehall through the intersection of Sea Island Parkway…
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
We’re over 22,000 signatures! Thanks again to everyone for your support of our petition to save Lewis Ocean Bay and ask Conway Medical Center to choose another location for their new hospital.
We are also very grateful to artist and activist Mary Edna Fraser for lending her talents to the cause. This week, she published a new video spotlighting her en plein air oil painting of pitcher plants in Lewis Ocean Bay and what makes the…
Friday, August 25, 2023
Yesterday, after over a year of fast-paced, intense litigation the Coastal Conservation League and our partners reached a milestone settlement agreement in response to our legal challenge against Charles River Laboratories and the S.C. Department of Natural Resources over the use of holding ponds used in the biomedical bleeding of horseshoe crabs. This victory secures necessary protections for the federally threatened rufa red knot (Calidris cantus rufa) – which…
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
A few weeks ago, climate activist and Charleston based artist Mary Edna Fraser spent some time out at Lewis Ocean Bay, capturing its unique beauty in painting. She used her time there to encourage others to stand up for the nature preserve by signing the petition. We are grateful for her support and loved seeing the final painting. See below for a few timelapses of her work in progress! We…
Monday, August 7, 2023
FOLLY BEACH, SC – The Plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging ownership of land newly created through artificial beach renourishment found a path forward last week as the South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in their favor. On Tuesday, August 2, the Court reversed and remanded a lower court’s dismissal of the lawsuit that held that the City of Folly Beach, Coastal Conservation League, Save Folly Beach and a group of local homeowners lacked standing…
Monday, August 7, 2023
In 2018, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) shared that King Street is one of the five most dangerous roads in the state for people walking and biking. In 2022, SCDOT presented conceptual designs to improve bike and pedestrian safety on King Street that included a buffered bike lane south of Calhoun, roughly from Marion Square to Broad Street.
This concept would have greatly improved safety for people biking to work and school along…
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Today, four groups filed independent motions to intervene to defend Beaufort County’s denial of plans for three (3) 6-hole golf courses on St. Helena Island in the appeal initiated by Pine Island Property Holdings, LLC.
The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition (filed by the South Carolina Environmental Law Project), The Penn Center (represented by Jack Smith of Nelson Mullins), Coastal Conservation League (represented by Ross Appel of McCullough Khan Appel)
