Charleston County voters have made it clear: they prioritize our Sea Islands, Settlement Communities, and Lowcountry way of life more than a destructive road project. The Coastal Conservation League is proud of voters who stood up for our environment, community, and future by voting down the unbalanced and unfair 2024 special sales and use tax. […]
...Yesterday, the South Carolina Public Service Commission approved Duke Energy’s integrated resource plan for South Carolina, directing Duke to work with stakeholders to consider improvements recommended by several environmental groups that, if implemented, could improve grid reliability, expand opportunities for solar energy and battery storage, and reduce reliance on risky and polluting fossil fuels. The […]
...The Coastal Conservation League has released maps showing the potential impacts the proposed route of the I-526/Mark Clark Expressway Extension would have on Charleston County communities. On November 5th, Charleston County residents will vote on a sales tax that prioritizes the outdated, overpriced, and destructive Mark Clark / I-526 Extension. If funded, the extension project […]
...The Conservation League’s campaign highlights environmental damage, community displacement, and the project’s empty promises to voters ahead of the November vote. The Coastal Conservation League has launched a “Save Our Sea Islands” campaign to stop the I-526/Mark Clark Expressway Extension project set to be funded if the Charleston County Special Sales and Use Tax […]
...Today, the Court of Common Pleas concluded that voters will have to wait until after the November election to challenge Charleston County’s ballot language for its transportation sales tax referendum. This is an issue for all Charleston County voters. The County’s ballot language clearly fails to meet the requirement of South Carolina law to give […]
...Ballot breaks laws guiding fair elections, misleads voters Today, Mary Edna Fraser, Glenda Miller, and the Coastal Conversation League, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, W. Andrew Gowder, Jr., and W. Jefferson Leath, Jr., sued Charleston County to demand that the 2024 sales tax referendum ballot meet the requirements for transparency under South Carolina […]
...Settlement to increase low-income energy efficiency program spending Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Coastal Conservation League and Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, joined a settlement in the Dominion Energy South Carolina rate case that all parties in the proceeding, including the state Office of Regulatory Staff, have joined or stated […]
...The Coastal Conservation League, represented by the South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP), reached an agreement with the Seabrook Island Property Owners Association (SIPOA) regarding a proposed sand scraping project along the beachfront of Seabrook Island and Captain Sam’s Inlet. “This agreement reinforces the need for long-term solutions for beach management,” said Riley Egger, Land, […]
...Agreement will expand low-income assistance and energy efficiency Multiple groups, including the Coastal Conservation League, have reached a settlement with Duke Energy in its request to the Public Service Commission to raise rates about 20%, reducing the increase to around 13%. The typical customer using 1073 kilowatt hours will see a $13.44 increase on their […]
...Myrtle Beach, SC — The Little Pee Dee River in North and South Carolina has been named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers® for 2024, a list of rivers at a crossroads, where key decisions in the coming months will determine the rivers’ fates. Looming highway development and poor resource management has put this river […]
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