Author Archives: Mary Edna

“Sick City Blues” Community and Environmental Justice Conference on Saturday, March 20

By Mary Edna | Published: March 11, 2010
Renowned scientists, intellects, community organizers are gathering for a conference on the impact of international trade and port emissions on our health in Charleston county at the Royal Missionary Baptist Church.  They are concerned about diesel emissions from port operations that have been linked to asthma, cancer, heart disease, leukemia, high blood pressure, lower IQs […]
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“Terraqueous Silks” by Mary Edna Fraser opening this Saturday at the Florence Museum of Art, Science, and History

By Mary Edna | Published: March 11, 2010
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Major victory in the South Carolina Supreme Court for the SC Environmental Law Project (SCELP)

By Mary Edna | Published: February 7, 2010
On February 1st, 2010, the SC Supreme Court ruled to uphold the Coastal Management Program which is used to protect wetlands throughout South Carolina’s 8 coastal counties.  The case was filed as an appeal by Spectre, LLC who had been denied a stormwater permit by DHEC, which included plans to fill over 30 acres of wetlands […]
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