THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY
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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:
- Vulnerable peninsula prepares new plan to ‘live with water’
- Charleston County has a green plan to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Is it possible?
- Charleston Co. transportation sales tax referendum meeting attracts protestors
- Experts warn about lemon cars on roads after flooding
- Charleston Parks Conservancy Surpasses $125,000 Fundraising Goal for Colonial Lake
- SC Aquarium admits smallest patient to turtle hospital
- Dominion Energy offers free upgrades to Charleston Housing Authority residents
- Walking on oyster shells: Why is there a layer of oysters under Romney Street?
- Pedestrian bridge removed from main road improvement project
- See the latest update on the Angel Oak Preserve project
- ICYMI
- Charleston County Council approves sustainability plan to combat climate change
- CARTA offering free rides to the polls on Election Day
- Lowcountry nonprofit awarded nearly $2.7 million for salt marsh restoration projects
- APPLY NOW: SC Palmetto Leadership Academy
- ENTER NOW: SCDES Coastal Photography Contest
- RESOURCE: LCV 2023 National Environmental Scorecard
- MAP & REPORT: Where is plastic produced?
- A patchwork of single-use plastic bans exist across Charleston. What’s banned near you?
- Crisis in the Carolinas: Racial Disparities, the Climate Catastrophe and Environmental Racism and in the Lowcountry
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ACT NOW:
- Tell your U.S. senators: Support the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
- Urge Congress to Hold Plastic Pellet Polluters Accountable!
- PETITION: Preserve the Former Baker Hospital Site as a Park
- Lowcountry Thrives Green Business Program – Call for community FEEDBACK
- TAKE ACTION on transportation and mobility issues!
Featured Upcoming Events:
- SEP 17: Conservation Postcard Writing Drop-in
- SEP 18: 16th Annual Green Tie Awards
- SEP 21: Beach Sweep/River Sweep 2024
- SEP 22: Good Catch Dinner
- SEP 28: WSF Jason Bowman Foam Frenzy Classic
- SEP 28 OCT 1: Hope Summit 2024
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