THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY
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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:
- S.C. gets new evacuation zones as hurricane season nears
- Toxic ‘garbage juice’ transports navigate narrow roads, tight traffic on Johns Island
- Farmers markets help communities thrive
- BIG STORY: S.C.’s environmental movement is a 35-year overnight success story
- Building private sea walls on oceanfront property: What’s the big deal?
- Power lines difficult to bury, but worth it, some say
- How does Charleston rank on the transportation climate index?
- A very Lowcountry lesson: Elementary school students learn how to protect the salt marsh
- Folly Beach finishes first phase of renourishment project
- South Carolina fireflies face pressure from habitat loss
- Charleston Heights homeowners report more flooding after SC Ports construction
- Mark Clark Extension, if built, could impact nearly 40 acres of wetlands in Charleston
- ICYMI
- Why we need to pass the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
- CARTA offering free rides to the beach all summer
- Crisis in the Carolinas: Racial Disparities, the Climate Catastrophe and Environmental Racism and in the Lowcountry
- CCC Launches new online portal to make community data more accessible and empowering: Environmental Justice Community Profile
- RESOURCE: Climate Literacy Communications Toolkit
ACT NOW:
- Tell your U.S. senators: Support the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
- Stand up to big power companies on H.5118!
- Urge Congress to Hold Plastic Pellet Polluters Accountable!
- PETITION: Help Protect Black Skimmers and nesting islands!
- Submit COMMENTS: The harm of the I-526 Extension
- PETITION: Preserve the Former Baker Hospital Site as a Park
- Urge your Senator to Support the Trail Tax Credits Bill!
- DEMAND the strongest possible pollution standards by May!
- Expand electric vehicle infrastructure in SC!
- Support thoughtful growth and land conservation!
- Lowcountry Thrives Green Business Program – Call for community FEEDBACK
- TAKE ACTION on transportation and mobility issues!
Featured Upcoming Events:
- MAY 20-22: SC7 Resiliency Conference
- MAY 21: Lowcountry Lecture: Gardening with Native Plants for Bees (Native Bees + Honey Bees)
- MAY 23: Pint Night with Coastal Conservation League
- MAY 23: 14th Annual Harvest Dinner
- MAY 25: Plant & Sip @FreshFutureFarm
- MAY 25: Charleston Transportation History & Civil Rights
- MAY 25: Green Paws Fest
- MAY 25-26: Beginner Beekeeping Class
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