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

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

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Use Your Voice to Protect Greenville's Green Spaces

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Luck Mine Comment Letter

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Speak Out for Fairfield County!

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Dispute over Long Savannah wetland permits ends in settlement

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Winter 2021

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Shoreline Issues: Past, Present and Future

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

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

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

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Watchdog groups suing Biden administration over plutonium pit plans

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Groups sue Biden admin over planned expansion of nuke work

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Lawsuit Filed Against Biden Administration Over Nuclear Bomb Core Production Plans

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WATCH: Major Action Against DOE's Plutonium Pit Plans

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

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SCELP, Nuclear Watchdogs Hold Virtual Press Conference

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Judge Sends Fews Crossing Subdivision Back to Greenville County Planning Commission

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Captain Sam’s Spit Permits Denied

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What's yours may be mined in Fairfield County

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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South Carolina Chapter of the Sierra Club

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CCU foundation sues large land donor, blocking Waties Island preservation

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

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

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Watch Amy Armstrong fight for Pickens County at the Supreme Court

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Action needed NOW to protect rural lands and communities

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Rezoning tests limits of rural growth

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

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Setting New Records | E-News for May 2021

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Virtual donations top $2 million in 36 hours

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Donor Profile: Jess Epley, Murrells Inlet

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

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

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

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

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

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Environmental groups threaten feds with lawsuit over plutonium pit plans

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Coalition plans to sue over pit work at LANL

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

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Donor Profile: Karen Sundberg, Georgetown

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Huger community reaches settlement over sand mine expansion

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

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Arcadia Lakes not SLAPPed

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

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

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

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

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Advocates Fight Against Environmental Racism to Save South Carolina Wetland

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

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

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Donor Profile: Clyde and Carlin Timmons, Sullivans Island

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

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Nuke groups pressing Biden administration for more pit production environmental review

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Groups ask Biden administration to reconsider nuke decision

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Cape Romain neighbors push back on sand mine expansion

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South Carolina Considers Breaking up Public Health Agency

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

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

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Biden Administration Asked to Review Plutonium Pit Expansion Plans

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On the Move: Michael Martinez

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

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SC Enacts Stricter, Safer Bacteria Standard For Recreational Saltwaters

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Judge upholds state permit for DeBordieu groins

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Persistence And Resources

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Michael Martinez Joins SCELP Upstate Office

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Environmental leaders back combined Greenville sewer service; districts maintain objections

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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As Flooding Increases, Trump Reduces Wetlands Protections, Sparking Concern In SC

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SC Coastal Municipalities And Small Business Chamber Celebrate Seismic Lawsuit Win

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Board Denies Controversial Plan To Put Luxury ‘Ecotourism’ Resort On SC Barrier Island

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Did DHEC Fail To Protect Rivers, Minority Communities From Coal Plant Pollution?

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

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Summer 2020

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Winter 2019-20

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Toxins On Former Upstate Power Plant Site Concern SC Activists

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Opinion: Why it's time for Greenville to address environmental sins from its past

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