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GILBERT: We can do better with sustainable development

GILBERT: We can do better with sustainable development

Published in Post & Courier - Reviewing several new large developments in the Charleston area, I have become convinced that it is far past time for developers to shift development practices in order to achieve new sustainable development in light of higher flooding potentials and large losses of valuable ecosystem elements.

Pee Dee Tree Planting Project Update!

Pee Dee Tree Planting Project Update!

This past Saturday, February 5th, Britton’s Neck residents were joined by Sara Green, SCWF’s executive director, volunteers, and partner organizations, New Alpha Community Development Corporation, Environmental Action Club (SC State University), and The Dogwood Alliance, for a kickoff event celebrating the start of a project to plant 1,000 trees in the rural community of Britton’s Neck to reduce flooding.

Legislative Update

Legislative Update

The South Carolina General Assembly reconvened on Tuesday, September 15 and concluded the legislative activities for the year on Thursday, September 24. This was a delayed final session because of the truncated schedule due to COVID-19. All of SCWF’s priority bills made it across the finish line in what was a wild roller coaster ride of back and forth legislative activities between the House and Senate chambers. Here is a synopsis of the bills SCWF actively advocated for and a recap of their final disposition by the State Legislature.

Lawsuit: Long Savannah Project Would Destroy 209 Acres of Wetlands

Lawsuit: Long Savannah Project Would Destroy 209 Acres of Wetlands

Conservation groups are challenging the state environmental agency’s authorization of a 3,172.6-acre mixed use development in Charleston’s West Ashley—one of the largest proposed developments in the city’s history—and one that stands to threaten the health and livability of the community as it would allow the permanent destruction of 209 acres of wetlands.