A victory for the S.C. Coastal Conservation League does not mean an end to the struggle to save the Kiawah Island Spit from development. It does mean that a sea wall will not be built along Captain Sam’s Inlet, protecting this critical habitat for a number of species. There is no doubt that this region […]
Yesterday, Tuesday, January 18, 2011, the South Carolina Supreme Court heard the final pleas over the construction of a half-mile long bulkhead along the Kiawah River intended to stabilize the dynamic Captain Sam’s Spit on Kiawah Island. Lawyers Amy Armstrong of the South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP) and Davis Whitfield-Cargile of the state’s Ocean […]
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Laura D. Gates is chair of the Coastal Conservation League and serves on the City of Charleston Tourism Commission and board of the Historic Charleston Foundation. She is a former vice president of the Field Museum of Natural History and Principal at McKinsey and Company, Inc. This article was originally published in the Post & […]
Small victory for Kiawah Island Spit, but developers vow to move ahead