GROW PURPOSE DIGEST: LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS – MAY 6

THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY DIGEST

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:

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

• Dominion to remove 519 palmettos on Sullivan’s Island

• Charleston Moves Announces Mobility Month 2024

• ECO Runways and Gullah Gala highlight slow fashion movement in Charleston

• Indie Fashion: Where creativity meets sustainability

• King Tide events in Charleston

• Discarded oyster shells get another chance at life

• GROW LOCAL: Native blooms in South Carolina

• READ ONLINE: Coastal Conservation League - Spring 2024

• Beloved Charleston attorney, preservationist Joseph H. “Peter” McGee dies

• Beach Santa collects 1 millionth piece of litter

• Smoking litter decreased in Isle of Palms in 2023

• ICYMI

  • 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

OPPORTUNITY:

Building Science Principles Course
May 13-17, 2024 | Virtual
Fee: $25
Register Here

The SC Energy Office is offering the Building Professional Institute’s (BPI) Building Science Principles (BSP) course. This course provides comprehensive training in building science, energy efficiency, and construction fundamentals. In addition, it equips participants with a deep understanding of the principles governing the energy performance of residential buildings, encompassing both new and older structures.

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

• MAY 9: ECO Runways: ENVIRONMENTALISM X ACTIVISM

• MAY 11: World Migratory Bird Day Nurdle Count

• MAY 11: Native Plant Festival at Old Santee Canal Park

• MAY 13: Clara's Kids Club Cleanup - Brittlebank

• MAY 17-19: Rally for Clean Water

• MAY 20-22: SC7 Resiliency Conference

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

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