Category Archives: South Carolina
Kiawah Spit still unaltered, opposition to revetments being heard in court
This update about the proposed development of the Kiawah Spit by Kiawah Development Partners (KDP) was sent out by Friends of the Kiawah River on August 30, 2009: The hearing concerning the Kiawah River Revetment between KDP, represented by Leonard Long, and DHEC has finished. Our legal team (SCELP) supported DHEC in their decision to […]
Future generations have one less coal plant
Santee Cooper has finally given up its $2.2 billion dollar coal-fired power plant by unanimous vote of its board. The Coastal Conservation League (CCL) has been fighting its construction for three years, alongside instrumental concerned citizens’ groups, Conservation Voters of South Carolina (CVSC) and SCsaysNO, and the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign. Mary Edna Fraser […]
Coastal Conservation League’s efforts to keep Kiawah Spit pristine are heard in appeals court