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June 7, 2023

A Note on Sackett v EPA

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January 9, 2023

A Note on Gadsden Creek

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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

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

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August 16, 2021

County Council Must Protect What Makes Greenville Special

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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

Donor Profile: Clyde and Carlin Timmons, Sullivans Island

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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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May 10, 2023

SC Must Rethink its Lax Approach to Septic Tanks Before its Too Late

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May 8, 2023

Amid Growth and Lax Rules a Menance Beneath Lawns Threatens SC Waterways Health

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May 5, 2023

Efforts to Break Up DHEC Move Forward

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May 5, 2023

New Court Filing Could Put Pause on Coastal Waterway Development

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April 1, 2023

Gadsden Creek Case is Appealed with Hope of Preserving the Tidal Channel

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April 1, 2023

Editorial: Awendaw Must Rise to Challenge of New Development

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March 30, 2023

Council Defers Action on Much Revised Resources Plan

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March 19, 2023

Editorial: Protect St. Helena Island from encroaching development

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March 13, 2023

Bay Point developer drops appeal of permit decision for proposed luxury resort

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March 10, 2023

Residents say planned RV park in northern Spartanburg County could cause harm to environment

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March 2, 2023

Developer who wanted a resort on untouched Beaufort County barrier island drops appeal

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February 27, 2023

Hearing set Monday on challenge to Dominion Energy's proposed Pamplico Pipeline

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February 23, 2023

Letter to the Editor: County Council’s approval of gutted Natural Resources Element a slap in the face to the community

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February 16, 2023

Environmental plan was weakened before Georgetown County Council’s approval, opponents say

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January 25, 2023

SC beachfront home sellers should disclose more about erosion, flood hazards, experts say

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January 5, 2023

Planning commission rejects change that would bring new development to St. Helena Island

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January 3, 2023

Local group files appeal over WestEdge development permit approval

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December 8, 2022

Toxic chemicals found in virtually every SC river tested. Action needed, critics say.

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December 6, 2022

SC court decision favors WestEdge Foundation in Gadsden Creek challenge

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December 3, 2022

State needs to assess cumulative impact of septic systems on the coast

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November 28, 2022

Leaking sewage a threat to SC coast; state agency isn’t doing its job, suit says

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November 28, 2022

Size of wetlands buffer left for debate as plan advances

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October 21, 2022

Settlement reached over removal of 2 landmark live oak trees in Port Royal

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September 28, 2022

Frustration grows in Florence County over Dominion Energy pipeline

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September 13, 2022

Will this landmark tree in Port Royal be saved?

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September 4, 2022

Can a historic vacation spot for African Americans in Georgetown County be revitalized?

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September 2, 2022

Environmental groups sue a Pickens County wedding venue. SC argues they can’t.

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August 25, 2022

Affluent coastal property owners win SC court case in their fight against rising seas

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August 18, 2022

Editorial: Keep the pressure on to protect Captain Sams Spit from development

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August 12, 2022

Fight over Captain Sams Spit is heading back to court

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August 11, 2022

An iconic Port Royal live oak at the center of a controversy lost its limbs. Then this happened

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August 10, 2022

Arabella Farm court decision reversed

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August 8, 2022

Goals grow for county plan to protect natural resources

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July 28, 2022

Homeowners’ lawyers helped draft research pitch that left sandbags on affluent SC beach

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July 21, 2022

Planners reject proposed Sandy Run development

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July 15, 2022

Second permit extension for renourishment raises concern for turtles

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July 14, 2022

Greenville County changed its land rules. The court appeals keep coming.

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July 14, 2022

Charleston County zoning proposal could limit public input surrounding mitigation banks

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July 11, 2022

Kiawah vote on subdivision plans not an OK for construction on Captain Sam’s Spit

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July 2, 2022

One of the last unspoiled beaches near Myrtle Beach to be saved from development

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July 1, 2022

Neighbors voice anger, ambitions surrounding Horry Co. mine neighboring Heritage Preserve

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June 28, 2022

With lawsuit settled, Waties Island is a step closer to permanent preservation

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May 26, 2022

Surge of sand mining seen in Horry County after council decision

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May 25, 2022

Environmental advocacy groups hopeful for future after cruise ship plan announcement

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May 21, 2022

Environmental group hosts public forum against Dominion Energy’s plan for natural gas pipeline in Florence County

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May 20, 2022

Pickens County sees victory in long-running coal ash dispute

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May 7, 2022

The debate over Charleston’s Gadsden Creek flooding-remediation plan heats up

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May 1, 2022

Columbia, environmental groups fighting scrap yard on main downtown route and near creek

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April 15, 2022

Debate reignites over fate of Gadsden Creek in downtown Charleston

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April 8, 2022

Charleston County already paid almost $15M for credits from stalled mitigation bank

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April 5, 2022

Wadmalaw wetland bank plan stalls after Charleston County denies zoning requests

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March 24, 2022

SC environmental group calls for rule change after water tank wasn’t cleaned for years

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March 23, 2022

Wadmalaw residents want DHEC to reverse permit allowing destruction of freshwater wetlands

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March 22, 2022

SC won’t punish a dirt mine near an Horry nature preserve, but its permit is delayed

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March 22, 2022

SC agency targeted for failure to stop slime-killing chemical in drinking water

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March 18, 2022

Industrial site linked to polluted drinking water in SC added to EPA Superfund list

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March 15, 2022

Environmentalists, towns worry new Statehouse effort would gut SC beach permitting

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March 14, 2022

Group appeals state decision on sandbags at DeBordieu

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March 8, 2022

Sea turtles at risk from effort to save high-dollar beach houses in SC, notice says

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March 8, 2022

Coastal Conservation League will sue to appeal DeBordieu sandbag decision by DHEC.

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March 4, 2022

Horry County deregulated a major industry. Now it’s moving closer to people’s homes

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March 3, 2022

Horry Co. mine wants to expand as conservationists question its impacts on nearby preserve

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March 2, 2022

DHEC ponders 'punitive action' for un-permitted mining near Lewis Ocean Bay preserve

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February 28, 2022

11 Horry County mines operated without permits. Could one of them harm a nature preserve?

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January 24, 2022

A permit has been issued for Bay Point Island. An environmental group is trying to stop it

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January 21, 2022

Panel approves permanent sandbags as ‘research’

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January 13, 2022

Commentary: SC plutonium pit plan distracts from our most pressing threat

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January 13, 2022

Wealthy beach residents get break from DHEC board in their battle with rising seas

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January 6, 2022

Community against proposed rock quarry in York County

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December 10, 2021

SC Supreme Court issues ruling on Pickens County landfill that could accept coal ash

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November 29, 2021

SC barrier island owner gets permit for 1 villa as appeal for controversial resort lags

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November 29, 2021

Developers still plan to build on Bay Point. What’s happening on the uninhabited island?

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November 19, 2021

An industry’s waste was used to fertilize farm fields in SC. Now wells are polluted

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November 11, 2021

Summerville group sues county over plans to build gas station in conservation district

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November 8, 2021

Dorchester County sued over Cooks Crossroads zoning change allowing gas station

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November 2, 2021

Nuclear weapons monitors demand environmental review of new bomb production plans

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October 23, 2021

Group asks court to block groin project during permit appeal

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October 6, 2021

WestEdge project to fill Gadsden Creek in Charleston is challenged in court

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October 2, 2021

Lawsuit filed over state permit for Gadsden Creek construction

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October 1, 2021

SCELP launches lawsuit to “protect Gadsden Creek from destruction”

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October 1, 2021

Lawsuit launched to prevent filling of tidal Gadsden Creek as part of WestEdge development

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September 9, 2021

County has the chance to create a vision for the future

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September 7, 2021

Rural councilman wants Greenville County to stop new subdivisions for 6 months

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September 4, 2021

Impact of Fairfield County mining project has some residents concerned about quarry

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August 30, 2021

Environmental law group threatens to sue Greenville County Council over land rule vote

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August 26, 2021

Luck Stone, Start by Being a Good Neighbor

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August 5, 2021

Groups threaten to sue county over delay in comp plan update

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July 26, 2021

A new mine could come to the Midlands. Here’s why some residents want to stop it

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July 9, 2021

Dispute over Long Savannah wetland permits ends in settlement

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July 5, 2021

Berkeley-Charleston industrial developer reaches $1M deal with New Hope community

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June 29, 2021

Watchdog groups suing Biden administration over plutonium pit plans

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June 29, 2021

Feds face suit over plan to build atomic weapons component factory in SC

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June 29, 2021

Groups sue Biden admin over planned expansion of nuke work

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June 24, 2021

Judge: Flawed Greenville land use rule must be considered even as county works to fix it

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June 16, 2021

Captain Sam’s Spit Permits Denied

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June 14, 2021

South Carolina Town’s Growth Seeks to Outrace EPA Waters Rule

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June 13, 2021

Editorial: The court has spoken. Now it’s time to conserve Captain Sam’s Spit for all of us forever.

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June 10, 2021

Commentary: Public trust doctrine was crucial to protecting Captain Sam’s Spit

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June 7, 2021

Commentary: SC Supreme Court ruling on Capt. Sam’s Spit is a victory for entire coast

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June 4, 2021

BIG STORY: Advocates fear tons of nuclear waste from new SRS project

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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

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

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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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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