GROW PURPOSE DIGEST: LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS – JUNE 10

THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY DIGEST

CLICK HERE TO SHARE YOUR LOWCOUNTRY NEWS OR RESOURCE!

---

LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:

• Support World Oceans Day in Charleston

• Holding back the sea: Norfolk’s approach to flooding offers Charleston insight

• Local flower grower fuses nature and culture

• James Island Creek sewage expansion project remains stagnant

• South Carolina entrepreneurs awarded $200,000 for agribusiness innovations

• Farmers market fever: Town considering a second market in Mount Pleasant

• SC ports spending $400K on flood barriers to protect BMWs, other cargo at export terminal

• Waves of Feminine Strength: 22nd Annual Folly Beach Wahine Classic Returns to the Washout

• Introducing MUSC’s Newly Developed “Pocket Urban Farms”

From our friends at Charleston Climate Coalition…

The Charleston County Climate Action Plan is currently slated to go up for a vote on June 18th. This CAP is an incredibly important platform — it’ll enable hundreds of millions in Inflation Reduction Act funds to flow through the Lowcountry, and set us up for future victories in public transportation, walk & bike infrastructure, green buildings, clean energy, and more.

SIGN THE PETITION: https://tinyurl.com/chscountycap

You can also view the entire County CAP at the Charleston Resiliency and Sustainability Dept. website, or check out the CAP Actions.

• ICYMI

  • Last call: Charleston County offering final chance for input on new climate action plan

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

  • 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

• 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!

---

Featured Upcoming Events:

• JUN 8: Charleston Beach Olympics

• JUN 8: World Oceans Day 2024 Coastal Cleanup

• JUN 8: Vegan Summer Market

• JUN 12: “Protecting our Waters from Plastic Pellet Pollution” (WEBINAR)

• JUN 13: Charleston Green Drinks: Let’s Talk Transportation!

• JUN 19-24: 2024 Environmental Education Association of SC (EEASC) Conference

MORE EVENTS:
LOWCOUNTRY GREEN EVENTS CALENDAR
SHARE YOUR EVENT!

---

CHECK OUT THE LATEST:

LOCAL GREEN JOBS
& VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES!

WE CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOUR HELP...

CONTACT US TO SHARE
YOUR LOWCOUNTRY NEWS OR RESOURCE!

---

NEXT EVENT: JUNE 13!
growpurpose.com/greendrinks

---

CHECK OUT OUR NEW PROJECT
BlueCrabCollective.com

---

GROWPURPOSE.COM
The Lowcountry's Collaborative Environmental News & Resource Network 

---

---