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…
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Another major player in Charleston’s food scene and a close friend of GrowFood Carolina, Shuai Wang, is also inspired by Japanese tradition and cuisine. In 2014, together with his wife, Corrie, Shuai debuted Short Grain, a pop-up restaurant and food truck that celebrates local farmers and fishermen. This month, Shuai shares his recipe for brown butter radishes and their greens, which calls for a hot cast iron pan, a local pear, ricotta, pecans and…
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Coastal Conservation League
Press Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 2, 2018
Contact:
Jason Crowley, Communities and Transportation Program Director
jasonc@scccl.org or (802) 233-8744
Caitie Forde-Smith, Communications Director
caitiefs@scccl.org or (252) 714-4790
Diane Knich, Communications Associate
dianek@scccl.org or (843) 530-0211
Bank and Charleston County Council Waste More Time on I-526
CHARLESTON, SC — Today, the South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank (SCTIB) Board voted 5-2 to rescind a June 26 vote ending its contract with Charleston County to fund the proposed extension of I-526.
In the next…
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 25, 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 authorizes development on Captain Sams Spit for third time
CHARLESTON, SC – In a setback for Captain Sams Spit on Kiawah Island, Administrative Law Judge Ralph King Anderson, III, issued a Final Order and Decision on September 24, 2018, authorizing the construction of a road, steel sheetpile wall, and other…
Friday, September 21, 2018
The phones are working overtime at the warehouse. In the days leading up to and following Florence, our team has been calling and checking on our farmer partners. For the most part, the news is good. Many of them weathered the storm well, though our thoughts are with our regional community in North Carolina and its recovery.
Florence marked the fifth extreme weather event in four years for our farmers…
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Coastal Conservation League
Press Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 20, 2018
Media Contacts:
Eddy Moore, Energy and Climate Director — (501) 772-5426 or eddym@scccl.org
Erin Pate, North Coast Office Director — (803) 413-5008 or erinp@scccl.org
Diane Knich, Communications Associate — (843) 530-0211 or dianek@scccl.org
CHARLESTON, S.C. —In 2013, the Coastal Conservation League and our partners, the Southern Environmental Law Center and Waccamaw Riverkeeper, reached an agreement with Santee Cooper to clean up coal ash at the former Grainger Station in Conway.
Santee Cooper…
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Circa 1886’s Executive Chef and a founder of Charleston Wine + Food Festival, Marc Collins, was thrilled when we asked him to share a recipe using September’s secret ingredient: local eggs. Chef Marc and his team are big fans of Watson Farms eggs for their bright yellow yolks and the richness they bring to every dish, especially the restaurant’s in-house ice creams. Cue…
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Coastal Conservation League
Press Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 21, 2018
Media Contacts:
Caitie Forde-Smith, Communications Director—(252) 714-4790 or caitiefs@scccl.org
Eddy Moore, Energy and Climate Program Director—eddym@scccl.org
CHARLESTON, S.C.—In a statement today responding to the Trump Administration’s plans to replace significant climate change policy, the federal Clean Power Plan, and revive heavy-polluting industry, Coastal Conservation League Executive Director Laura Cantral said:
South Carolinians deserve better from Washington. We feel the effects of a changing…