GROW PURPOSE DIGEST: LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS – NOVEMBER 4

THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY DIGEST

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:

• North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season 2024

• Georgetown, Marion counties part of largest easement project in South Carolina history

  • $50M grant to boost largest conservation easement in state history

• Toadfish Conservation Coalition to Host “Shellabration” Event on December 8th

• Behind the scenes of South Carolina Aquarium’s next exhibit in Charleston

• 15 Minutes With: Talking edible flowers and herbs with Urb Farm founders

• North Charleston hosts celebration of first mass transit system in the state

• Emerger Strategies Launches 2025 Sustainability Boot Camps for Businesses Committed to a more Sustainable Future

• What should you do with your pumpkins post-Halloween? Charleston has fun suggestions.

• Charleston Waterkeeper sees record-high bacteria in seasonal testing

• Endangered Bats Have Slowed, But Not Stopped, a Waterfront Mega-Development in Charleston. Could Flood Risk?

• Lowcountry Lowline project finally making progress with help from foundation

• Climate change spurs renewed interest in nuclear power

• ICYMI

  • Black Residents Say No To Climate Gentrification in Charleston

  • CARTA offering free rides to the polls on Election Day

  • Lowcountry nonprofit awarded nearly $2.7 million for salt marsh restoration projects

  • 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:

• SIGN PETITION: Ashley River Crossing: Keep the Connection to the Medical District

• 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

• TAKE ACTION on transportation and mobility issues!

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Featured Upcoming Events:

• NOV 7: 8th annual Pedal & Panache

• NOV 8: GrowFood Carolina Warehouse Tour

• NOV 8-10: Ripple Effect: Ways We Connect Through Water – SCMEA Conference (Columbia)

• NOV 10: Green Heart Project’s 2nd Annual Farm to Table Dinner

• NOV 14: GREEN DRINKS – “Food Systems | Food Security” + Pumpkin Smash

• NOV 16: Unique Lowcountry Outing and Feast

• NOV 16: KIDS are COOL Family Festival

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