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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

Luck Mine Comment Letter

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July 15, 2021

Speak Out for Fairfield County!

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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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July 14, 2022

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

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June 28, 2022

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

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

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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 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

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

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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 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

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

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January 13, 2022

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

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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

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

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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 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

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

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June 29, 2021

Watchdog groups suing Biden administration over plutonium pit plans

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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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June 3, 2021

As Greenville argues over development rule, judge urges council to ‘get this under control’

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June 2, 2021

County Council members delay action on development rule after judge urges them to 'fix' it

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June 2, 2021

SC Supreme Court overturns permits in latest battle over Captain Sam’s Spit

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June 2, 2021

SC Supreme Court blocks development on fragile coastal sand spit. Is the fight over?

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May 30, 2021

South Carolina Chapter of the Sierra Club

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May 26, 2021

CCU foundation sues large land donor, blocking Waties Island preservation

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May 25, 2021

SC Supreme Court justices question whether landfill operator near Liberty aims to take coal ash

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May 24, 2021

Arabella Farm lawsuit dismissed, environmentalists say decision could limit ability to sue

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May 15, 2021

Rezoning tests limits of rural growth

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May 11, 2021

4 options to fight urban sprawl around Greenville County have emerged. Here's what to know

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May 5, 2021

Virtual donations top $2 million in 36 hours

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April 30, 2021

Why is Columbia suing its own zoning board? It involves a scrapyard and Gills Creek

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April 29, 2021

SC lawmakers may extend building permits for years despite rapidly changing coast

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April 23, 2021

Groups Threaten Court Challenge Within 60 Days over DOE Pit Production Plans

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April 21, 2021

Minorities threatened by atomic weapons plants in S. Carolina and NM, groups say

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April 21, 2021

Greenville County Council puts brakes on repeal of controversial land-development rule

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April 21, 2021

Environmental groups threaten feds with lawsuit over plutonium pit plans

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April 21, 2021

Coalition plans to sue over pit work at LANL

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April 12, 2021

Huger community reaches settlement over sand mine expansion

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April 7, 2021

Arguments Made Over Breaching Public Access To Captain Sam’s Spit In Future Development

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April 6, 2021

Commentary: How to fix Greenville's flawed but only check on sprawling development

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March 30, 2021

Rural character. Country lifestyles. These northern Greenville County natives say growth is ruining that.

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March 30, 2021

Tiny Berkeley County community of New Hope pushes back against industrial warehouse complex

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March 26, 2021

Advocates Fight Against Environmental Racism to Save South Carolina Wetland

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March 23, 2021

SC Supreme Court mulls danger of future erosion and development of Captain Sam’s Spit

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March 1, 2021

522-home development in Piedmont wins approval despite traffic and environmental concerns

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February 17, 2021

Nuke groups pressing Biden administration for more pit production environmental review

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February 17, 2021

Groups ask Biden administration to reconsider nuke decision

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February 16, 2021

Cape Romain neighbors push back on sand mine expansion

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February 15, 2021

South Carolina Considers Breaking up Public Health Agency

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February 14, 2021

Editorial: DHEC has tweaked SC water quality standards; let’s strive to exceed them

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February 12, 2021

Atomic weapons plan risky for SC, lawyers say. Noted legal service joins fray

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February 10, 2021

On the Move: Michael Martinez

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February 7, 2021

Saltwater bodies like Shem Creek must meet stricter bacteria standards with new regulation

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January 21, 2021

Judge upholds state permit for DeBordieu groins

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January 20, 2021

Persistence And Resources

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January 15, 2021

DHEC Agrees To Update Pollution Permits For Three Coal Plants Affecting Waterways

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January 15, 2021

After Years Of Failure, DHEC Moves To Limit Water Pollution At Coal Plants

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January 15, 2021

DHEC Will Revisit SC Coal Pollution Permits That Expired A Decade Ago

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December 8, 2020

In Major Move, Horry County Gives Up Local Control Of Multi-Million Dollar Industry

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November 25, 2020

Champion of Upstate SC environmental causes takes lead at Greenville’s Lake Conestee preserve

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November 24, 2020

Environmental leaders back combined Greenville sewer service; districts maintain objections

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November 24, 2020

Horry County Looks To Shed Mining Regulations, Making Them A State Government Affair

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November 20, 2020

Wealthy coastal residents remove illegal seawalls. But dispute rages as seas rise

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November 17, 2020

‘We’ve Got To Have Some Restrictions’: Despite Opposition, Horry County Council Moves Looser Mining Regulations Forward

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November 5, 2020

Developers appeal decision rejecting Bay Point Island resort, may head to court

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November 5, 2020

Developers appeal decision that blocked luxury resort plan for SC barrier island

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November 2, 2020

Even Near Endangered Plants, Developer Makes Progress On 147-Home Travelers Rest Subdivision

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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