GROW PURPOSE DIGEST: LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS – APRIL 29

THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY DIGEST

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:

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

• Lowcountry volunteers do their part to clean up, celebrating Earth Day

• CAMPAIGN: LoftinLoaded & Ready to Bring SeaBins to the Low Country!

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7 Billion Solar for All Grants

• Clemson Extension’s Ag + Art Tour shines spotlight on some of South Carolina’s ‘best-kept secrets’

• Global ocean temperatures are hitting record highs. What does that mean for SC estuaries?

• Publix employees go green with Charleston Parks Conservancy

• Dominion's tree-cutting draws ire from residents

• South Carolina awarded nearly $125 million to grow solar, clean energy programs

• App from SC Aquarium helps scientists prepare for flooding in the Lowcountry

• Charleston could lose almost 40 acres of wetlands to I-526 extension

• Charleston to Modernize Its Zoning Codes

• Sea Turtle 101: Species Identification

• IOP Rec. Department to Host 2nd Annual Free Sea Stroll & Learn

• Sea Turtle Stranding Season Begins for the South Carolina Aquarium

• SC Aquarium sees influx of sea turtle patients

• Beach water quality testing program begins May 1

• Work begins on Lowcountry Land Trust HQ and Center for Conservation in Charleston

  • ICYMI

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

    • RESOURCE: Climate Literacy Communications Toolkit

    • Charleston County launches 5-year review of Comprehensive Plan

    • CHS Peninsula Plan - Not too late for feedback!

ACT NOW:

• 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:

• APR 29: EPA Solar for All webinar

• APR 30: LLLC King St Clean Up

• MAY 2: Erin Donomeyer: PFAS and the Black River Watershed

• MAY 2: Safe Streets on Tap

• MAY 4: May the Fish Be with Youth Fishing Rodeo at Colonial Lake

• MAY 9: Charleston Green Drinks - "Climate Change & Resilience"

• MAY 9: ECO Runways: ENVIRONMENTALISM X ACTIVISM

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