GROW PURPOSE DIGEST: LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS – AUGUST 12

THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY DIGEST

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:

• Rivers across Charleston face severe fecal contamination

• CP view: Debby was resilience wakeup call for what we need to do about water

• SURGE Issue 8: Gullah Geechee & Earth

• Best practices for viewing marine mammals safely and legally

• APPLY NOW: Native Plant Grants from SCNPS – Lowcountry Chapter

• RESOURCE: LCV 2023 National Environmental Scorecard

• MAP & REPORT: Where is plastic produced?

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• ICYMI

  • You might be surprised by how much Charleston recycles. But where does all that stuff go?

  • Preservation Society releases guide to improve community resilience

  • 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

  • RESOURCE: Nonprofit Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing Success

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ACT NOW:

“Tuesday, August 13th at 6:30 pm, at Council Chambers (4045 Bridge View Dr. North Charleston) is your chance to give public comment and let County Council know what you think of the plan.”

• 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!

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• AUG 14: Conservation on Tap in Charleston

• AUG 17: National Thrift Shop Day

• AUG 17: Charleston Spirit of Giving Day NonProfit Palooza

• AUG 17: Laps for Love

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