Welcome to the September edition of our Berkeley County newsletter. I hope you and your loved ones are doing well! Fall is on the horizon. The days are getting shorter, the weather is ever so slightly starting to cool, and the kids are heading back to school, either virtually or in person. I appreciate the […]
...FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 7, 2020 Contact: Ben Cunningham, Esquire, South Carolina Environmental Law Project, ben@scelp.org or (843) 527-0078 Diane Knich, Communications Manager, Coastal Conservation League, dianek@scccl.org or (843) 530-0211 Conservationists Move to Join Suit to Support City in Addressing Flooding CHARLESTON, SC – The Coastal Conservation League moved to intervene as a Defendant in […]
...PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE June 3, 2020 Contact: Diane Knich, Communications Manager, dianek@scccl.org, (843) 530-0211 A Statement on Standing Against Racism from Executive Director Laura Cantral The recent brutal and senseless murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and others before them, including Walter Scott and the Emanuel Nine, bring the systemic racism […]
...PRESS RELEASE FROM THE COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MAY 13, 2020 Contact: Diane Knich, Communications Manager, dianek@scccl.org, (843) 530-0211 Coastal Conservation League ramping up local food deliveries with U.S. Department of Agriculture contract CHARLESTON, SC – The Coastal Conservation League will be able to substantially increase its deliveries of fresh, local produce to […]
...Press Statement from the Southern Environmental Law Center, Charleston Waterkeeper and Coastal Conservation League For Immediate Release: 3/18/2020 Contact: Mike Mather, SELC Communications; cell/text (434) 333-9464; mmather@selcva.org Groups file lawsuit against Frontier Logistics over plastic pollution CHARLESTON, S.C. — After submitting the required notices, and without a satisfactory response from Frontier Logistics, SELC has filed […]
...Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center, the Sierra Club and Coastal Conservation League For Immediate Release: Sept. 12, 2019 Contact: Mike Mather, SELC, (434) 977-4090 or cell/text (434) 333-9464; mmather@selcva.org Alan Hancock, Coastal Conservation League; (803) 361-1693; alanh@scccl.org Alex Amend, Sierra Club, (404) 457-8937; alex.amend@sierraclub.org Fossil fuel path for Santee Cooper is most […]
...Press Release South Carolina Environmental Law Project Coastal Conservation League FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 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 Court denies request to proceed with groin construction in Georgetown County GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC – The Administrative […]
...We just learned that the South Carolina Supreme Court agreed to hear another one of our cases to stop development on Captains Sams Spit, a dynamic sand spit on the far end of Kiawah Island. This is great news! Justices will soon consider the developers’ plans to build a 2,380-foot steel wall on the eroding […]
...July 8, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contacts: Caitie Forde-Smith, Communications Director at caitiefs@scccl.org or (252) 714-4790 Alan Hancock, Energy and Climate Advocacy Director at alanh@scccl.org or (803) 361-1693 Coastal Conservation League cheers state’s rejection of seismic request CHARLESTON, S.C. — Today, the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control announced it would not support a […]
...This post has a comprehensive list of news coverage related to the recent Intergovernmental Agreement and actions by Charleston County with half cent sales tax dollars. News Coverage January 2019-present: Topic – FAQ on the project October 3, 2018: I-526 extension explained: The controversy, the cost and what it means for you Excerpt: Charleston County […]
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