GROW PURPOSE DIGEST: LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS – AUGUST 26

THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY DIGEST

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:

• Fresh Future Farm’s “Rooted” Documentary will Premiere at New Orleans Film Festival

• Poop water on the rise as Debby causes leak at Charleston sewage treatment plant

• Charleston leaders developing tech to improve pedestrian safety downtown

• Sustain SC joins USC Moore School to connect sustainability to business

• Warrior Surf Foundation to Host 8th Annual Surfboard Auction & Raffle

• Charleston Exhales After a ‘Really Close Call’ With Dangerous Flooding

• High bacteria levels persist in Charleston waterways after Debby’s rains

• Group rallies against I-526 expansion ahead of sales tax vote in November

• Charleston gives nod to tax plan to bolster Union Pier

• $100M improvement project coming to busy West Ashley highway

• 7 eco-tours to help you explore Charleston’s outdoors

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• ICYMI

  • RESOURCE: LCV 2023 National Environmental Scorecard

  • MAP & REPORT: Where is plastic produced?

  • You might be surprised by how much Charleston recycles. But where does all that stuff go?

  • Preservation Society releases guide to improve community resilience

  • A patchwork of single-use plastic bans exist across Charleston. What’s banned near you?

  • Crisis in the Carolinas: Racial Disparities, the Climate Catastrophe and Environmental Racism and in the Lowcountry

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ACT NOW:

POSTCARD WRITING DROP-INS WITH CCL: Join the campaign to Save our Sea Islands!

• Tell your U.S. senators: Support the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

• Urge Congress to Hold Plastic Pellet Polluters Accountable!

• PETITION: Preserve the Former Baker Hospital Site as a Park

• Lowcountry Thrives Green Business Program – Call for community FEEDBACK

• TAKE ACTION on transportation and mobility issues!

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Featured Upcoming Events:

• AUG 27: City of Charleston to Host Public Workshop Presenting The Water Plan (hybrid)

• AUG 31: 8th Annual Surfboard Auction

• SEP 3: Conservation Postcard Writing Drop-in

• SEP 5: PechaKucha 46

• SEP 5: Sierra Club with Shan Burkhalter: Wild Mushrooms of the Lowcountry

• SEP 6: GrowFood Carolina Warehouse Tour

• SEP 7: Fall Festival of Plants

• SEP 10: Lifelong Learning Talks on Tap: The Future is in Our Sands

• SEP 12: Green Market Night

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