GROW PURPOSE DIGEST: LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS – JUNE 17

THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY DIGEST

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:

• Charleston loses official who has been fighting flooding, rising waters

• Bailey: Why Dale Morris, Charleston’s most indispensable man, is leaving

• Sullivan’s Island palmettos receive a reprieve

• Horseshoe crab spawning season is in full swing. DNR wants your help documenting it.

• Lawsuits Targeting Plastic Pollution Pile Up as Frustrated Citizens and States Seek Accountability

• Lowcountry firm has plans to fight flooding on Sullivan’s Island

• The City of Isle of Palms Discusses Shoal Management Project Concerns

• Halsey Creek, one of Charleston’s last remaining creeks, gets a marker and party

• Folly Beach considering updated lighting rules to protect sea turtles. What are the proposed changes?

• Check out these 8 hiking trails catered to all skill levels in and around Charleston

• Flooding blights Charleston’s medical district. A recently finished project could help.

• Charleston nonprofit makes plant-based meals for cancer patients. Here’s how to get them.

• After 2 women killed, DOT and developers working to make Morrison Drive safer

• Folly Beach to see major construction as city approves pedestrian safety upgrades

From our friends at Charleston Climate Coalition…

Update on the County CAP.

The vote has been pushed back until July 23rd.

This is frustrating! The vote was originally supposed to happen back in April. However, this also means that we have more time to rally people around this important first step toward reliable, locally-led climate action that will 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

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

  • 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!

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• JUN 29: Newton Blueberry Festival

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