Thursday, April 16, 2015
Recognizing the need for transit alternatives (like Bus Rapid Transit, Light Rail, or Commuter Rail) along the I-26 Corridor between Summerville and Charleston, the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (BCDCOG) initiated the I-26 Regional Fixed Guideway Transit Alternatives Analysis study (I-26ALT). The purpose of I-26ALT is to enhance regional mobility with transit along the I-26 Corridor between Summerville and Charleston – providing people with an alternative to sitting alone in their car in gridlock on…
Sunday, April 12, 2015
In celebration of the arrival of a glorious spring, The State‘s Sammy Fretwell reports that the University of South Carolina Development (and Conservation!) Foundation has sold the 1,200 acre Prince George tract, just south of Pawley’s Island, to a conservation buyer. The future of this extraordinary property, formerly part of Arcadia Plantation, had been uncertain, with development a troubling possibility. The Conservation League’s Nancy Cave has followed the project for the past…
Friday, April 3, 2015
What a week it has been! Spring is finally here. The pollen has largely washed away. Spring break is over (for our family anyway). That’s the good side.
On the other hand, the Legislature, and one DOT commissioner, are still up to an unprecedented level of mischief. This article by Sammy Fretwell with The State sums it up perfectly. Although only turkeys are in season in the Lowcountry, it is open season on environmental…
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
“You won the first round, but you’re not going to win the second round.”
This comment was made by Senator Paul Campbell at today’s hearing on the beachfront protection act. Sen. Campbell is promoting an amendment on behalf of a Charlotte-based development company (which is, incidentally, backed by a hedge fund in New York.) His amendment would have allowed the beach building line to move seaward, facilitating the construction of a road and…
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Opinion: The Rural and Critical Lands Program is an asset to Beaufort County
By Kate Schaefer – newsroom@islandpacket.com
To date, some incredible places have been protected with our public dollars: the headwaters of some of our rivers, farmland and other traditional landscapes that make this place so special.
Spending dollars on conservation has saved us dollars on infrastructure,…
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Beaufort, SC — The Coastal Conservation League announced today that Kate Schaefer has joined the staff as South Coast Office Director. She will be working with longtime South Coast Project Manager Reed Armstrong in the Conservation League’s Beaufort office.
“I look forward to working with the entire community to promote conservation of natural resources and the wonderful quality of life that…
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
The regulatory line that restricts how close to a beach you can build might be moved to make way for a controversial road to Capt. Sam’s Spit.
A bill that would delay freezing the beach setback at its current point until 2021 has been approved by a S.C. House committee, but a vote on the House floor has been delayed and stakeholders directed to try to reach a compromise.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Elected officials are making a push to shrink some protected lands in Dorchester County in the name of attracting business, but conservationists say it’s a dangerous idea.
Conservationists say it’s a program that provides added protection for coastal waterways. The Coastal Management Program was started in 1979, but some Dorchester County representatives say they only want part of the county to take part.
They say the change would make…
Monday, March 16, 2015
Last week, the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources heard from hundreds of our supporters! The League’s Executive Director, Dana Beach, also testified before the committee and asked them to properly review the far reaching adverse impacts that this legislation could have on the state’s coastal resources. Rather than move forward with a vote that could eliminate all protections afforded by South Carolina’s Coastal Management Program (CMP) to approximately 90% of Dorchester County,…
Monday, March 16, 2015
by Bobby Liga
WCSC – Live 5 News
CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – A new cruise ship is set to depart from Charleston in the fall of next year. It’s called the Carnival Sunshine. That joins another Carnival ship that calls the port of Charleston home, the Fantasy.
Some residents and environmentalists are concerned about pollution that comes from these ships. In 2011 Charleston residents and environmental groups sued Carnival saying the ships were…