Saturday, March 26, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2022
Media Contacts:
Amy Armstrong, Esquire
Executive Director, General Counsel
South Carolina Environmental Law Project
amy@scelp.org, (843) 527-0078
Melinda Kelley, Chair
Wadmalaw Island Land Planning Committee
MkelleyLaw@outlook.com, (843) 214-8266
Diane Knich
Communications Manager
Coastal Conservation League
dianek@scccl.org, (843) 530-0211
Wadmalaw Citizens Seek Reversal of Permit Authorizing Destruction of Public Trust Tidelands
Wadmalaw Island residents and conservationists are asking the Board of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to reverse its staff’s decision to issue a permit to…
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Press release from the Southern Environmental Law Center, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Coastal Conservation League
For immediate release: Jan. 12, 2022
Contact:
Mike Mather, SELC Communications, (434) 977-4090 or cell/text (434) 333-9464, mmather@selcva.org
Jake Bleich, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-3208, jbleich@defenders.org
Diane Knich, Coastal Conservation League Communications, cell/text (843) 530-0211, dianek@scccl.org
Conservation groups sue regulators, pharmaceutical company over crab pens
Confining horseshoe crabs to manmade ponds robs threatened shorebirds of critical food source
Aerial videos and still images…
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Press release from the Coastal Conservation League
For immediate release: January 20, 2022
Media Contact: Diane Knich, Coastal Conservation League, dianek@scccl.org, (843) 530-0211
The Coastal Conservation League Announces Interim Executive Director
and Executive Search Firm
The Coastal Conservation League has hired an Interim Executive Director and retained an executive search firm to find a permanent successor for former Executive Director Laura Cantral, who announced her departure last month.
This week, Denise Schlener joined the Conservation League’s team as…
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Press release from the Coastal Conservation League
For immediate release: December 1, 2021
Media Contact: Diane Knich, Coastal Conservation League, dianek@scccl.org, (843) 530-0211
GrowFood Carolina is moving! (in 2023)
A new home at 1814 Harmon Street
After 10 very productive and successful years of operations at 990 Morrison Drive, we are excited to announce the purchase of a new—and larger—location for GrowFood Carolina, our state’s first local food hub. Opening in spring 2023, we will bring our experience,…
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Press release from the Coastal Conservation League
For immediate release: December 1, 2021
Media Contact: Diane Knich, Coastal Conservation League, dianek@scccl.org, (843) 530-0211
The Coastal Conservation League Announces the Departure of
Executive Director Laura Cantral
The Coastal Conservation League today announced that Executive Director Laura Cantral will depart from the organization, effective December 31, 2021. For personal family reasons, Laura and her husband will be relocating to Atlanta in January 2022.
In her memo…
Thursday, October 1, 2020
For Immediate Release: Oct. 1, 2020
Contacts:
Mike Mather, SELC Communications; (434) 977-4090 or cell/text (434) 333-9464; mmather@selcva.org
Kristen Monsell, Center for Biological Diversity; (510) 844-7137; kmonsell@biologicaldiversity.org
Alice M. Keyes, One Hundred Miles; (912) 230-6495; alice@onehundredmiles.org
Diane Knich, Coastal Conservation League; (843) 530-0211; dianek@scccl.org;
Jake Bleich, Defenders of Wildlife; (510) 882-1592; jbleich@defenders.org
Dustin Cranor, Oceana; (954) 348-1314; dcranor@oceana.org
Seismic blasting efforts halted in Atlantic Ocean
Permits will expire next month; industry won’t…
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Environmental Groups Prepare to Sue Illegally Operating South Carolina Wood Pellet Manufacturer
Jasper Pellets Facility in Ridgeland Is Violating the Clean Air Act and State Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9/22/2020
Media contacts:
Patrick Anderson, Attorney, Environmental Integrity Project, (719) 963-4072 or panderson@powellenvironmentallaw.com
Diane Knich, Communications Manager, Coastal Conservation League, (843) 530-0211 or dianek@scccl.org
Mike Mather, SELC communications, (434) 333-9464 or mmather@selcva.org
Charleston, South Carolina –Three environmental groups today sent a notice of intent to sue Jasper Pellets for…
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
The Trump Administration today announced an offshore oil and gas drilling moratorium that includes South Carolina, as well as Florida and Georgia. In response to the announcement, Laura Cantral, Executive Director of the Coastal Conservation League, issued the following statement:
“Our coast deserves better than a scattershot memorandum. It leaves out most of the east coast, it doesn’t start until 2022, and it doesn’t address seismic testing. If this Administration actually intends to protect our…
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster yesterday expressed opposition to building a luxury “eco-resort” on undeveloped Bay Point Island. In a letter to Beaufort County’s Zoning Board of Appeals, Governor McMaster urged rejection “of this latest attempt to develop this beautiful barrier island.” He added, “The project’s tremendous impact on wildlife and surrounding communities cannot be squared with principles of fiscal responsibility and our shared mission of protecting the shared treasures of our state for…
Friday, August 14, 2020
Press Release from the Coastal Conservation League and the Charleston Waterkeeper
For Immediate Release: Aug. 14, 2020
Contacts:
Andrew Wunderley, Charleston Waterkeeper, andrew@charlestonwaterkeeper.org, (843) 906-7073
Diane Knich, Communications Manager, Coastal Conservation League, dianek@scccl.org, (843) 530-0211
Conservation groups should get their day in court against Frontier
Groups suing over plastic-pellet pollution challenge company’s mistakes and misstatements
CHARLESTON, SC — In a legal response filed today, the Charleston Waterkeeper and the Coastal Conservation League told the court their lawsuit against Frontier…
