Friday, January 18, 2019
Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center and Coastal Conservation League
For Immediate Release: Jan. 18, 2019
Contact:
Mike Mather, SELC Communications, (434) 333-9464 or mmather@selcva.org
Caitie Forde-Smith, Coastal Conservation League, (252) 714-4790, caitiefs@scccl.org
Judge bars government from working on seismic permits during shutdown
Ruling clarifies government’s confusing and contradictory position
CHARLESTON, SC — A federal judge has barred the government from moving forward with seismic permitting during the shutdown, settling the confusion the government created…
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
This month, Tori Schumacher, chef de cuisine at The Ordinary, shares his simple and seasonal sweet potato recipe. To get started, grab two handfuls of fingerling burgundy sweet potatoes, fresh sprigs of thyme and two bay leaves. While your potatoes roast in a warm oven, whisk Lowcountry Creamery yogurt and cream together and add a splash of lemon juice. Read the full recipe using the…
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 15, 2019
Contact:
Amy E. Armstrong, Esquire
SC Environmental Law Project
amy@scelp.org or (843) 527-0078
Caitie Forde-Smith
Coastal Conservation League
caitiefs@scccl.org or (252) 714-4790
Groups Appeal Administrative Law Judge’s Ruling Upholding Development Permits for Captain Sams Spit
CHARLESTON, SC—Administrative Law Judge Ralph King Anderson, III, issued a ruling on December 14, 2018, affirming the state Department of Health and Environmental Control’s decision to issue a permit authorizing the construction of a road, steel sheetpile…
Monday, January 7, 2019
Press Statement from the Southern Environmental Law Center and the Coastal Conservation League
For Immediate Release: Jan. 8, 2019
Contact:
Caitie Forde-Smith, Coastal Conservation League, (252) 714-4790 or caitiefs@scccl.org
Mike Mather, SELC, (434) 977-4090 or mmather@selcva.org
SC Attorney General Alan Wilson Joins Anti-Seismic Lawsuit
Seven Other East Coast Attorneys General Previously Joined Action
CHARLESTON, SC — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a lawsuit to stop the possibility of seismic blasting in the Atlantic Ocean, joining…
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Happy holidays from the GrowFood team! We hope this December finds you happy, healthy and, like us, celebrating the abundance of local, delicious citrus fruit. The warehouse is full of pink grapefruit, satsumas, meyer lemons, navel oranges, and my favorite … the Swingle!
Some cold hardy varieties of citrus grow incredibly well in the Lowcountry. Though production here is not as consistent as Florida or California, we’ve encouraged many…
Friday, December 21, 2018
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 21, 2018
Contact:
Amy E. Armstrong, Esquire
SC Environmental Law Project
amy@scelp.org or (843) 527-0078
Caitie Forde-Smith
Coastal Conservation League
caitiefs@scccl.org or (252) 714-4790
Administrative Law Judge Halts Development on Captain Sams Spit Pending an Appeal
CHARLESTON, SC – After issuing a decision authorizing the construction of a road, steel sheetpile wall, and other infrastructure to facilitate a 50-house development on Captain Sams Spit on September 24, Administrative Law Judge Ralph King Anderson, III, agreed…
Friday, December 14, 2018
We hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving! The holiday is our favorite and busiest of the year and a great time to express gratitude for South Carolina's producers. For several weeks, we raced around and spread the love (a.k.a. local vegetables!) from our partner farmers. And in this season of thanks, we also celebrated fabulous fungi and want to share a brief story with you as you savor your…
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 11, 2018 at 11 a.m.
Contacts:
Oceana – Dustin Cranor, 954.348.1314, dcranor@oceana.org
Natural Resources Defense Council – Anne Hawke, 646.823.4518, ahawke@nrdc.org
Southern Environmental Law Center – Mike Mather, 434.333.9464, mmather@selcva.org
Earthjustice – Maggie Caldwell, 415.217.2084, mcaldwell@earthjustice.org
Center for Biological Diversity – Kristen Monsell, 914.806.3467, kmonsell@biologicaldiversity.org
Coastal Conservation League – Caitie Forde-Smith, 252.714.4790, caitiefs@scccl.org
Sierra Club – Gabby Brown, 914.261.4626, gabby.brown@sierraclub.org
Surfrider Foundation – Angela Howe, 949.732.6414, ahowe@surfrider.org
Groups Sue…
Thursday, October 25, 2018
October’s cooler days and nights are beginning to deliver many of our favorite things: kale, broccoli, cabbage, fennel and radishes. To celebrate the start of the fall harvest, we are highlighting our favorite, zippy root vegetable–the radish.
Over the last seven years, GrowFood Carolina has successfully partnered with South Carolina farmers to diversify the radish harvest. This collaboration means chefs and consumers like you have access to multiple local varieties…
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
The Rural and Critical Lands Preservation Program enhances Beaufort County’s coastal economy, way of life, and small businesses like Larry Toomer’s Bluffton Oyster Company, captured here in a video by Beaufort County Open Land Trust. This November, you have a chance to support conservation on the ballot by voting ‘yes’ to a General Obligations bond. If passed, the referendum will generate $25 million for land conservation and…