SCELP to Host Pawleys Pavilion Reunion

Posted 03/31/08

We are pleased to announce that SCELP will host the 2008 Pawleys Pavilion Reunion!

This event has become a favorite of Pawleys locals and visitors from all over. It began as a reunion of folks who used to gather at the Pawleys Pavilion, which burned in 1970. It has grown to include all age groups and a great mix of people who enjoy listening to live music (our band this year is The Catalinas) in a beautiful outdoor location (Pawleys Nature Park - at the triangle just across the North Causeway bridge), dancing the shag, and seeing old friends and making new ones.

Join us: Saturday, May 10, 2008, 6:30 pm to Midnight, just across the North Causeway. Parking is available in the Pawleys Plaza parking lot on Highway 17 just south of the CVS - we'll have a shuttle running to take you to and from the event from there.

For more information, download the pdf file below, or visit PawleysPavilionReunion.com.

» Download available: PawleysPavilionReunionFlyer.pdf

Farewell, Bill Marscher

Posted 01/30/08

It is with heavy hearts that we write of the passing of one of the Low Country's most respected environmental advocates, SCELP board member Bill Marscher. His tireless dedication to conservation will be sorely missed and hard to match. You can view two articles on Bill, from the Beaufort Gazette & the Hilton Head Island Packet or a tribute by Bob Bender.

Ballentine Case Success!

Posted 01/11/08

SCELP protects headwater stream in Richland County from being filled in for a Wal-Mart parking lot. For the full story view our most recent newsletter.

Major Win in the Smiley Case, Helping Protect Citizen's Rights

Posted 01/11/08

On July 30, 2007 SCELP won a case making it clear that individuals who use and enjoy our state's natural resources can challenge agency permitting decisions that would harm that use. To read more on this and the issue of "Standing" see our most recent newsletter.

Native wins respect as advocate for environment Georgetown roots add passion to legal defense of nature in S.C.

Posted 07/30/07

By Sammy Fretwell - McClatchy Newspapers

Practically everyone in Georgetown knew Jimmy Chandler when he came home for a visit in 1981. Read the entire Sun News article here.

Success in the Bernholz case

Posted 05/04/07

SCELP, representing the Coastal Conservation League, successfully defended the denial of a permit for an industrial-sized dock that would have allowed large-scale development of pristine Goat Island. Read about the Bernholz case here. Access Judge Kittrell's Order here.

UPDATE: On Dec. 12, 2007 the Coastal Zone Managemment Appellate Panel affirmed Judge Kittrell's ruling.

Big Victory in Fenwick Island case

Posted 03/05/07

SCELP and the Coastal Conservation League have won the first citizens enforcement suit filed in South Carolina. See Fenwick Island for the full story and read the court's order here.

Our Winter/Spring 2007-08 Newsletter Available On-Line

Posted 07/17/06

The South Carolina Environmental Law Project’s latest newsletter, Mountains & Marshes, Winter/Spring 2007-08, featuring our precedent setting victory in the Jim Smiley case, is now available on-line. The newsletter is in an Adobe pdf format, and you will need the Adobe Reader - available free from Adobe. Visit our downloads page for all issues available.