GROW PURPOSE DIGEST: LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS – MAY 20

THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY DIGEST

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:

• S.C. gets new evacuation zones as hurricane season nears

• Toxic 'garbage juice' transports navigate narrow roads, tight traffic on Johns Island

• Farmers markets help communities thrive

• BIG STORY: S.C.’s environmental movement is a 35-year overnight success story

• Building private sea walls on oceanfront property: What’s the big deal?

• Power lines difficult to bury, but worth it, some say

• How does Charleston rank on the transportation climate index?

• A very Lowcountry lesson: Elementary school students learn how to protect the salt marsh

• Folly Beach finishes first phase of renourishment project

• South Carolina fireflies face pressure from habitat loss

• Charleston Heights homeowners report more flooding after SC Ports construction

• Mark Clark Extension, if built, could impact nearly 40 acres of wetlands in Charleston

• ICYMI

  • Why we need to pass the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

  • CARTA offering free rides to the beach all summer

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

  • CCC Launches new online portal to make community data more accessible and empowering: Environmental Justice Community Profile

  • RESOURCE: Climate Literacy Communications Toolkit

ACT NOW:

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

• Stand up to big power companies on H.5118!

• Urge Congress to Hold Plastic Pellet Polluters Accountable!

• PETITION: Help Protect Black Skimmers and nesting islands!

• Submit COMMENTS: The harm of the I-526 Extension

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

• Urge your Senator to Support the Trail Tax Credits Bill!

• DEMAND the strongest possible pollution standards by May!

• Expand electric vehicle infrastructure in SC!

• Support thoughtful growth and land conservation!

• Lowcountry Thrives Green Business Program - Call for community FEEDBACK

• TAKE ACTION on transportation and mobility issues!

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Featured Upcoming Events:

• MAY 20-22: SC7 Resiliency Conference

• MAY 21: Lowcountry Lecture: Gardening with Native Plants for Bees (Native Bees + Honey Bees)

• MAY 23: Pint Night with Coastal Conservation League

• MAY 23: 14th Annual Harvest Dinner

• MAY 25: Plant & Sip @FreshFutureFarm

• MAY 25: Charleston Transportation History & Civil Rights

• MAY 25: Green Paws Fest

• MAY 25-26: Beginner Beekeeping Class

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