River Preserve is a proposed development, bordering the Reedy River and located in southern Greenville County. We are challenging the Greenville County Planning Commission’s decision to approve the preliminary subdivision proposal on behalf of Citizens for Quality Rural Living.

At a historic intersection near the town of Summerville, Dorchester County officials abandoned their own unique plans for the ecologically sensitive area to greenlight a gas station next to the Ashley River floodplain. We are fighting on behalf of the Dorchester Trust Foundation to protect the area’s special rural character and uphold Dorchester County’s Comprehensive Plan. (Photo by Cori McIntyre.)

The Bramlett plant, located in Greenville's Southernside community, is leaking dangerous pollutants into the Reedy River. Immediate cleanup is needed.

Special places require special consideration, and Arabella Farm—a Pickens County wedding venue located along Highway 11—is right in the middle of one of the Upstate's most special natural areas. The area's specialness is not conceptual or abstract. Rather, this area is special because it is utilized extensively by fishermen, hikers, birders and lovers of the outdoors. People in this rural part of the Upstate take land stewardship very seriously, and that is why the ongoing pollution from the event venue must be addressed.

Perhaps more than anywhere else in the state, suburban sprawl into rural and agricultural lands is plaguing Greenville County, not just in terms of environmental quality but also in terms of overall quality of life. We have been working with citizens groups in the southern and northern parts of the County, and we are now in court on their behalf.