Category Archives: Charleston

Don’t fill Charleston’s last urban tidal creek

Gadsden Creek, the last remaining urban tidal creek in historic Charleston, is threatened by development. 93 concerned citizens congregated at DHEC’s public meeting at 265 Fishburne St on June 17, 2015. It began with a 10 minute defense by a representative of WestEdge (Horizon Project Foundation, Inc.) to fill 354,000 cubic feet of wetlands and […]
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Prayers for healing in Charleston, SC

Our hearts go out to the congregation of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church downtown after the 9 PM shooting yesterday. The young man spent an hour at the prayer meeting before opening fire. The 9 lost lives of our community members shake our city to its historic roots. This tragic event follows the killing of […]
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A letter from Dana Beach

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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