Category Archives: South Carolina

Please ask our state legislators to vote NO to Kiawah developers amendment

By Mary Edna | Published: March 31, 2015
Katie Zimmerman of the Coastal Conservation League sent out the following email on March 24, 2015. We are appalled that after years of fighting to protect Captain Sam’s Spit from unwise development that this issue has not been settled! It is sad that these developers are trying to change the law to fill their pockets. […]
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Seawall denied is a victory for the Kiawah Spit

By Celie Dailey | Published: December 18, 2014
The recent ruling against the construction of a seawall along the backside of the Kiawah Spit comes after five years of litigation and reversed rulings from the South Carolina Supreme Court. This is a pivotal moment in which our laws protecting sensitive coastal areas have been upheld; we hope this will serve as a precedent. […]
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A letter from Dana Beach

By Mary Edna | Published: November 11, 2014
On Nov 7, 2014, at 8:15 AM, Dana Beach <Da*******@sc***.org> wrote: Folks, The State Ports Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are moving at lightening speed through the permitting process to deepen Charleston Harbor. A new, expedited procedure raises questions about the quality of review this extremely complex proposal is receiving. Toxic sediments […]
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