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LOCAL NEWS / ACTIONS/ RESOURCES:
- City of Charleston mandates shift from reusable plastic to paper bags
- Union Pier plan developers seeking applicants for new advisory council
- SC’s balky ‘forever chemicals’ caseload arrives at a critical juncture
- Lowcountry Land Trust to Host Oyster Roast Benefitting Local Conservation Efforts
- Advocates say fewer rules on tree-cutting could cause harm
- Historic Charleston Foundation plans sale of Nathaniel Russell House as its focus shifts
- SC [and national] Greenhouse Gas Emissions Survey
- Root Down Building Collective launches membership program
- Speaking up for rivers: Conservation groups petition DHEC to rewrite water withdrawal rules
- Tri County Play Collaborative selected to participate in national Nature Everywhere Communities initiative
- CARTA’s plans to build facility at fairgrounds sparks controversy
- Q+A with Captain Thomas Bierce of Charleston Oyster Farm
- SURVEY: Palmetto Air Quality Collaborative (PAQC) addressing air pollution in SC
- CCC Launches Low-Carbon Lifestyle Annual Membership Initiative!
- SPEAK UP: Charleston County Climate Action Planning Questionnaire
MARK YOUR CALENDARS for 2024:
- JAN 13: Intro to Rammed Earth, Hempcrete, + Mineral Finishes
- JAN 18 : Acting on Climate Together: Solutions for Charleston County (WEBINAR)
- JAN 21: Soul of the Lowcountry Oyster Roast
- FEB 21-23: 2024 South Carolina’s Nonprofit Summit
- MAR 5-7: Forested Wetlands of the Upper Estuary
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GLOBAL NEWS & RESOURCES
- How to boost your staycation holiday home’s eco credentials
- Arctic Report Card 2023: From wildfires to melting sea ice, the warmest summer on record had cascading impacts across the Arctic
- The Lower Sioux in Minnesota need homes — so they are building them from hemp
- REPORT: Do Biomaterials Break Down in Natural Environments
- The Black Churches Lifting Up Climate Resilience
- Restaurants, pets and holidays: how UK’s well-off have outsize carbon footprints
- FREE GUIDE: Simplify the Holidays
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