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LOCAL NEWS / ACTIONS/ RESOURCES:
- South Carolina Aquarium and Southern Environmental Law Center Track High Tides Throughout Charleston
- Push for King St bike bane continues, thanks to community engagement
- Charleston nears completion of long-awaited flood prevention tunnel project in medical district
- Charleston Musicians Join Forces to Support Lowcountry Conservation with Benefit Concert
- An alternative to a ‘wall’ in Charleston
- Federal agency limits horseshoe crab harvesting in national wildlife refuge near Charleston
- 2 SC environmental organizations partnering against illegal dumping in waterways
- P&C Editorial: Ashley River bike-pedestrian bridge will improve Charleston
- Neighbors express concerns about proposed development on James Island
- Calling All Gullah/Geechee and Black Artists in South Carolina!
- Holy City Straw Co. Introduces Bamboo EarthCutlery: The Eco-Friendly Solution for The FoodService & Hospitality Industry
- Charleston leaders OK plan for Piggly Wiggly site in West Ashley. Few know what it is.
- Water Mission Awarded Grant from P&G’s Children Safe Drinking Water Program, Funding Safe Water Projects In Kenya
- RESOURCE: Are you prepared? Hurricane season is approaching
- Interactive map shows which US cities will be underwater in 2050
- CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS: 2024 SC Nonprofit Summit
- Public Input Needed: Growth in Charleston County
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
- AUG 19: Radcliffeborough Neighborhood Litter Sweep
- AUG 20: West Ashley Bikeway Litter Sweep
- AUG 22: Online Seminar: Gardening to Support Pollinators, Birds, and Other Wildlife
- AUG 26: Lowcountry Summer Sendoff
- SEP 6: Making the Case for Reuse & Waste Prevention (WEBINAR)
- SEP 13: Wire Reef Construction with The Sustainability Institute’s ECC
- SEP 14: Serenity Sea Stroll & Learn – SC Reptiles
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GLOBAL NEWS & RESOURCES
- How the ‘circular economy’ went from environmentalist dream to marketing buzzword
- CRISPR Crops Are Here
- The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think
- An insidious form of climate denial is festering in the Republican Party
- E-bike incentive programs are spreading nationwide
- The first generation of solar panels will wear out. A recycling industry is taking shape
- Carbon-capture gold rush an ‘insult’ to locals in emissions-hit Louisiana
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