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June 11, 2025

Say no to offshore drilling!

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April 18, 2025

WOTUS Comment Letter

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July 2, 2024

Bramlett Public Comment Period

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June 7, 2023

A Note on Sackett v EPA

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May 25, 2023

Worrying For Our Waters - May 2023 E-News

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April 28, 2023

A Critical Time for Solutions on Septic - April 2023 E-News

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March 24, 2023

Springing Into Action - March 2023 E-News

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February 23, 2023

From Federal Courtrooms to Local Council Chambers - February 2023 E-News

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January 26, 2023

New Year, New Life - January 2023 E-News

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January 9, 2023

A Note on Gadsden Creek

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December 21, 2022

Protecting the Gifts We All Share - December 2022 E-News

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November 22, 2022

Forging Ahead, Always Thankful - November 2022 E-News

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October 27, 2022

Fighting One Tree at a Time - October 2022 E-News

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September 22, 2022

Wild (Side) and Wonderful - September 2022 E-News

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August 25, 2022

Will the Captain Sams Spit saga ever end? - August 2022 E-News

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July 25, 2022

Two Wins for the Mountains and Marshes - July 2022 E-News

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June 21, 2022

Troubled Water: From Gadsden Creek to Toxic PFAS - June 2022 E-News

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May 26, 2022

More Wins, Challenges... and a Widening Tragedy - May 2022 E-News

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April 30, 2022

Spring Build Up | April 2022 E-News

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March 23, 2022

Fighting Back When It's Toxic at the Top | March 2022 E-News

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March 21, 2022

SCELP on Exhibit: Creek By Creek  

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February 10, 2022

Our Vision for South Carolina | February 2022 E-News

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January 17, 2022

Act Today to Protect SC's Parks

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January 12, 2022

Laws Must Be Followed, By Everyone | January E-News

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December 10, 2021

Ending the Year on a High Note! | December E-News

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November 15, 2021

Do Not Let DHEC Side with Polluters 

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November 10, 2021

At a Crossroads | November E-News

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November 9, 2021

DHEC’s Dereliction of Duty on Coal Plant Pollution Must Stop

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October 11, 2021

Bold Action & Major Announcements | October E-News

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September 16, 2021

Supreme Court Affirms People Over Profit | September E-News

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August 20, 2021

More Sprawl Coming Soon? | E-News for August

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August 19, 2021

The Fight to Protect Greenville from Unrestrained Development Continues

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August 16, 2021

County Council Must Protect What Makes Greenville Special

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August 16, 2021

Action Needed Now: Tell County Council to Adopt Staff’s Proposed Changes to Article 3.1

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August 10, 2021

Action Alert: Tell County Council to Adopt Staff's Article 3.1 Replacement

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August 3, 2021

The time is now

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July 22, 2021

Don't Let SC Be The Pits State | E-News for July

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July 19, 2021

Use Your Voice to Protect Greenville's Green Spaces

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July 15, 2021

Speak Out for Fairfield County!

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July 15, 2021

Luck Mine Comment Letter

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July 6, 2021

Shoreline Issues: Past, Present and Future

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June 29, 2021

US pit production: Why we can wait, and why we should wait

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June 28, 2021

WATCH: Major Action Against DOE's Plutonium Pit Plans

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June 15, 2021

What's yours may be mined in Fairfield County

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June 10, 2021

BIG Victory for Our Tidelands | E-news for June 2021

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May 20, 2021

Watch Amy Armstrong fight for Pickens County at the Supreme Court

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May 17, 2021

Action needed NOW to protect rural lands and communities

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May 11, 2021

Setting New Records | E-News for May 2021

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May 3, 2021

Donor Profile: Jess Epley, Murrells Inlet

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April 13, 2021

Donor Profile: Karen Sundberg, Georgetown

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April 10, 2021

We Cannot Continue "Business-as-Usual" | E-News for April 2021

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April 9, 2021

Arcadia Lakes not SLAPPed

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March 17, 2021

All Set for a Supreme Court Showdown Over Captain Sams Spit | E-News for March 2021

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March 17, 2021

Donor Profile: Clyde and Carlin Timmons, Sullivans Island

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June 17, 2025

SC has a plan to clean up toxic waste in a disadvantaged Greenville community. What comes next?

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June 16, 2025

SC coastal town stands tough to protect its wetlands, despite efforts of developers and landowners

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June 14, 2025

Toxic site in Greenville neighborhood to be cleaned up

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June 14, 2025

For coalition, density is not a dirty word

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June 13, 2025

Cleanup decision reached for contaminated site in historically Black Upstate neighborhood

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June 12, 2025

South Carolinians voice opposition as federal agency reconsiders offshore oil leasing

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June 10, 2025

McMaster, Fry call on White House to uphold ban on offshore oil and gas drilling

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June 5, 2025

Here's how a rail line in Utah could impact federal environmental reviews in South Carolina

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May 26, 2025

Wealthy SC beach house owner rails against ‘Russian’ system as seawall trial ends

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May 22, 2025

New ruling on septic tanks is a win for clean water in SC, conservation groups say

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May 14, 2025

Judge rules in favor of Lowcountry environmental groups on new septic systems

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April 30, 2025

Judge confirms SC authority to protect beaches in dispute over Isle of Palms seawall

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April 9, 2025

People accused of illegally building on SC beach to get state help if senator has his way

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April 7, 2025

Editorial: Local governments should do more to guide development away from SC wetlands

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March 27, 2025

Charleston County defers vote on development in Ten Mile community

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March 27, 2025

As EPA deregulates, nearly 1.8M acres of SC wetlands could lose federal protection, report says

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March 25, 2025

Following Supreme Court decision, Bluffton moves to better protect its wetlands

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March 19, 2025

Commentary: There are more than two choices to protect Paris Mountain

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March 19, 2025

Wetlands 101: What are they? Why are they a hot topic in Beaufort Co? Are they disappearing?

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March 19, 2025

Supreme Court stripped wetland protections, but this SC town won't let developers eat away more

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March 15, 2025

Environmental concerns over Georgetown harbor dredging project

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March 8, 2025

Community Group Headed to the SC Court of Appeals to Fight for the Little River and Mountville Community

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March 3, 2025

Hotel project studies show few traffic and environmental impacts, some beg to differ

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February 27, 2025

Neighbors raise objections to Litchfield sand dredging

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February 26, 2025

‘Profound betrayal’: 8 charged in North Charleston corruption investigation

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February 17, 2025

County leaders sign resolution, against Paris Mountain hotel proposal

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February 4, 2025

A years-long fight between conservation and construction continues on Awendaw's White Tract

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January 30, 2025

Commentary: Local governments must do more to reduce septic tank pollution

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January 29, 2025

Environmental group challenges Awendaw development permit

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January 20, 2025

New council chairman says his focus in on zoning update

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January 20, 2025

‘How could they do this?’: New permit granted to problematic recycling plant

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January 17, 2025

Feds to study potential danger of nuclear factory at SRS. Could it delay jobs-rich plant?

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November 14, 2024

Commentary: Why we won't give up on Gadsden Creek or Gadsden Green

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November 11, 2024

Millions of chickens leave tiny SC community in uproar. Giant poultry farms raise stink

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November 4, 2024

Delays, negotiations ongoing in environmental lawsuit over pit production

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October 28, 2024

Planners still like natural resources plan adopted in 2022

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October 25, 2024

Irate beach house owner accuses state of ‘gestapo’ tactics after he’s hit with huge fine

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October 17, 2024

Plutonium just had a bad day in court

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October 14, 2024

Sand will run out before the money does, hazards expert says

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October 10, 2024

Long-delayed natural resources plan emerges from ‘mire of impropriety’

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October 9, 2024

Attorney challenges legality of council's closed-door revisions to environmental plan

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October 9, 2024

South Carolina Supreme Court sides with developer in fight over Gadsden Creek

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October 4, 2024

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Sites Violated Rules, Judge Finds

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October 3, 2024

Better ordinances, not a town, will control growth

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September 17, 2024

Beaufort County Council rejects Pine Island mediation offer

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September 4, 2024

Aiken residents oppose proposal for new landfill planned near elementary school

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August 22, 2024

Horse Creek Valley landfill location battle going to court

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July 31, 2024

County residents launch suit against state’s DES

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July 5, 2024

SCELP vows to adapt after Supreme Court overturns 40-year-old Chevron decision

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June 26, 2024

Coal tar in Newtown: How it was found decades ago and why cleanup is still years away

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June 10, 2024

Toxic waste has plagued this Greenville community. Cleanup still may be years away.

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June 7, 2024

Contaminated site in Greenville, South Carolina neighborhood moves closer to DHEC cleanup

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June 6, 2024

A decade after neighbors push, DHEC presents clean up plan for toxic site in Southernside

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June 6, 2024

SC public meeting to be held regarding contaminants in historic neighborhood

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May 22, 2024

A Hidden Threat: Fast-rising seas could swamp septic systems in parts of the South

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May 14, 2024

New lawsuit filed against Sams Spit developer for land

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May 13, 2024

Kiawah town sues to enforce environmental promises at Captain Sam's Spit

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May 10, 2024

Kiawah Island, others file lawsuit to protect Captain Sams Spit

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April 24, 2024

3 massive fires. Thousands in fines. Is a Greenville metal-melting business also making people sick?

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April 14, 2024

Heirs' property entangled in recent effort to protect Black settlement communities

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April 10, 2024

Environmental group alleges Georgetown County violates Clean Water Act

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April 3, 2024

Environmentalists to sue Georgetown County, alleging clean water violations

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March 29, 2024

Coastal Conservation League wants in on Isle of Palms 'sea wall' case

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March 21, 2024

South Carolina Court Weighs What Residents Call ‘Chaotic’ Coastal Adaptation Standards

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March 15, 2024

Editorial: DHEC must act decisively on septic tanks along SC coast

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March 14, 2024

County faces suit over Murrells Inlet water quality

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March 12, 2024

Failing septic tanks are polluting the SC coast. Thousands more are going in the ground.

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March 8, 2024

Groups say draft update to comprehensive plan ignores their input

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February 19, 2024

Isle of Palms ‘sea wall’ owner could face fines, jail time for ignoring DHEC

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February 19, 2024

Private company offers to sell Captain Sams Spit to the state for 'a bargain sale price'

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February 16, 2024

Letter to the editor: Impacts from proposed SC 22 Extension are far reaching, permanent

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February 4, 2024

Commentary: DHEC must pause septic tank permitting in SC coastal counties

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February 3, 2024

Motion granted: Merriwether Community Coalition to intervene in developer’s appeal

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February 2, 2024

Septic tank lawsuit outcome still unknown while permits continue to be issued

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January 24, 2024

Judge yet to decide whether action group can intervene in Edgefield County case

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January 23, 2024

Editorial: Stop wasting money; start conserving Capt Sam’s Spit

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January 20, 2024

Captain Sams Spit vulnerable again as potential legal dispute brews over who controls it

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January 18, 2024

Fight against sand mine in McClellanville continues

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December 11, 2023

Proposed zoning change in Ten Mile Community seeks to curtail overdevelopment

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November 24, 2023

Charleston County Council to reconsider Historic Preservation Commission law

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November 2, 2023

Commentary: Angel Oak’s legacy lives on a decade after preservation effort

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October 27, 2023

Charleston fish show high levels of forever chemicals

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September 11, 2023

Charleston Co. judge hears arguments in septic tank case

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September 8, 2023

‘This is a crisis’: Green groups seek temporary pause on new septic tanks along SC coast

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September 7, 2023

Judge grants voice to people of St. Helena Island in ongoing development dispute

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August 15, 2023

Folly Beach resident fears overbuilding amid ongoing legal battle over beachfront development

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August 12, 2023

Editorial: New public sand shouldn’t mean new private sandcastles

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August 10, 2023

Editorial: Conserve one of South Carolina’s few remaining pristine beaches

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August 7, 2023

St. Helena community files motions in developer's appeal to build three six-hole golf courses

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August 7, 2023

Opponents to Pine Island golf course seek to join legal battle in Beaufort County

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July 19, 2023

Historic Preservation Commission denies proposals of new homes within historic Ten Mile Community

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July 17, 2023

Ten Mile Community takes legal action to preserve historic settlement

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July 15, 2023

For decades, SC farmers have fertilized fields with sludge. It could be having toxic impacts.

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July 13, 2023

Ten Mile Neighborhood Association challenges proposed approval of development along Seafood Road

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July 12, 2023

Environmental groups urge DHEC to reconsider approval of Horry County sand mine

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July 6, 2023

Part of legal fight over Columbia scrap yard ends, owner accepts environmental protections

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July 6, 2023

Conservations request DHEC 'Board Review' of permit for Horry Co. mine stalling expansion

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June 26, 2023

Planners endorse raising fine for tree cutting

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June 20, 2023

Editorial: Welcome protection for pristine coastal habitat

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June 20, 2023

Commentary: Best time to prevent septic tank pollution is before the tank is installed

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July 7, 2025

Groups appeal harmful septic ruling

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June 24, 2025

Groups go to court over permit for new landfill in Aiken County

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June 9, 2025

Newtown Community Receives Cleanup Decision for the Contaminated Bramlett Road Site

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May 2, 2025

Ruling Signals Win for Transparency for Clean Water

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April 30, 2025

Environmental Group and Community Members Make Recommendations to EPA and Army Corps of Engineers on Defining “Waters of the United States”

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March 26, 2025

Community Group Headed to the SC Court of Appeals to Fight for the Little River and Mountville Community

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January 28, 2025

Conservation group challenges stormwater permit for coastal development in Awendaw

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October 9, 2024

South Carolina Supreme Court rules that WestEdge can destroy Gadsden Creek for commercial development

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October 3, 2024

Court Rules U.S. Nuclear Weapons Production Plan Violates Federal Law

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August 20, 2024

Citizen group files challenge to permit for new landfill in heavily polluted area

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July 23, 2024

Community group sues to stop industrial poultry barns from degrading the Little River and Mountville community

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May 10, 2024

Town of Kiawah Island, Kiawah Island Community Association, and Kiawah Conservancy file suit to protect Captain Sams Spit

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March 27, 2024

Conservation League seeks to intervene in Isle of Palms seawall case

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March 6, 2024

Groups take action against Georgetown County for Clean Water Act violations

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January 17, 2024

Members of environmental groups allowed to intervene in Lofton Road Mine lawsuit

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November 20, 2023

Environmental groups oppose Seabrook Island project and DHEC decision

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September 7, 2023

Environmental groups go to court seeking immediate action on septic tanks

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August 7, 2023

Court of Appeals allows case on beachfront land ownership to move forward

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August 3, 2023

Partner groups file coordinated motions to intervene in Pine Island case

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July 28, 2023

Parties agree plat approval of proposed Captain Sams Spit development has expired and appeal to be dismissed

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July 12, 2023

Ten Mile Community goes to court over proposed development on Seafood Road

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July 5, 2023

Coastal Conservation League requests review of Edge Road Mine permitting decision

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April 28, 2023

Environmental groups seek preliminary injunction on septic tank action

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April 18, 2023

SCELP takes action against illegal wetland filling in Georgetown County

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March 3, 2023

Community groups file appeal of RV park septic permit reinstatement

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March 2, 2023

Developer drops its appeal of permit decision on proposed luxury resort

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February 27, 2023

Administrative Law Court hearing on Dominion’s Pamplico Pipeline set to begin today

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February 13, 2023

District Court Denies Department of Energy’s Motion to Dismiss Plutonium Pits Suit

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January 3, 2023

Friends of Gadsden Creek appeal decision on WestEdge development

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December 8, 2022

Decision Issued in Appeal of Permit to Fill Gadsden Creek

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November 10, 2022

Environmental Groups Seek Ruling on Septic Tank Permitting

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October 21, 2022

Settlement Agreement Reached in Port Royal Landmark Tree Appeal

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October 11, 2022

Time to Build Up our Defense: SCELP Launches Capital Campaign to Protect SC’s Wild Side

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August 4, 2022

Appeal Filed in Captain Sams Spit Preliminary Plat Extension

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July 21, 2022

Upscale resort on pristine Bay Point Island won’t move forward after developer’s appeal denied

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July 21, 2022

Federal Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Upstate Clean Water Act Lawsuit

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June 29, 2022

Appeal of Greenville County Planning Commission Decision on River Preserve

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June 6, 2022

Motion to Intervene Filed in Point Farm Appeal

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June 3, 2022

Hearing Set to Begin in the Fight for Gadsden Creek

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May 5, 2022

DHEC Responds to Petition Calling for Safer Drinking Water in Rural Communities

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March 23, 2022

Petition Calls for Safer Drinking Water in Rural and Underserved Communities

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March 17, 2022

Wadmalaw Citizens Seek Reversal of Permit Authorizing Destruction of Public Trust Tidelands

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March 8, 2022

Conservation Group Seeks State and Federal Relief Over Debidue Sandbag Wall 

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January 18, 2022

Gullah/Geechee Group Challenges Bay Point Septic Permit

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January 4, 2022

York County Citizens Urge Rejection of Massive Rock Quarry

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December 9, 2021

Supreme Court Affirms Need for Public Notice in Pickens County Landfill Dispute

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November 8, 2021

Nonprofit Seeks Invalidation of Dorchester County Zoning Regulation Change Allowing Cooks Crossroads Gas Station

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November 3, 2021

Court Reverses Planning Commission’s Approval of High-Density Blue Ridge Subdivision

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October 26, 2021

Groups Fire Back at Feds’ Move to Dismiss Plutonium Pit Lawsuit

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October 12, 2021

Community Pressure Mounts Against Dominion Energy’s Pamplico Pipeline

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October 1, 2021

‍Lawsuit Launched to Protect Gadsden Creek from Destruction

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September 22, 2021

Daufuskie Island Protected from Sand Mine

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September 1, 2021

‍Captain Sams Spit: Supreme Court Denies Developer’s Petition for Rehearing

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August 27, 2021

Greenville County Council Faces Lawsuit Threat Over Rushed Adoption of New Land Use Rule

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August 3, 2021

Georgetown Planning Commission Facing Legal Action Over Lack of New Comp Plan

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June 29, 2021

Lawsuit Filed Against Biden Administration Over Nuclear Bomb Core Production Plans

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June 24, 2021

SCELP, Nuclear Watchdogs Hold Virtual Press Conference

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June 23, 2021

Judge Sends Fews Crossing Subdivision Back to Greenville County Planning Commission

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June 2, 2021

Supreme Court Rules Against Development on Captain Sams Spit for the Third Time

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April 21, 2021

Groups Notify Biden Admin of Impending Lawsuit Over Nuclear Bomb Core Plans

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February 11, 2021

Biden Administration Asked to Review Plutonium Pit Expansion Plans

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January 26, 2021

SC Enacts Stricter, Safer Bacteria Standard For Recreational Saltwaters

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January 18, 2021

Michael Martinez Joins SCELP Upstate Office

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January 15, 2021

SCDHEC Agrees to Update Long-Expired Permits at 3 Coal Plants

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December 15, 2020

Daufuskie Property Owners, Gullah/Geechee Group Oppose Proposed Sand Mine

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November 17, 2020

Gullah/Geechee Group Seeks To Intervene In Bay Point Island Appeal

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October 6, 2020

SC Coastal Municipalities And Small Business Chamber Celebrate Seismic Lawsuit Win

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July 9, 2020

Sierra Club Files Lawsuit Over Expired Permits At Three South Carolina Coal Plants

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Long Savannah Project Would Destroy 209 Acres Of Wetlands In Flood-Prone West Ashley