GROW PURPOSE DIGEST: LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS – JUNE 23

THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY DIGEST

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:

• In rapidly developing SC, a planned change to the Endangered Species Act raises alarms

• Meet the chefs behind the veggie-forward cookbook from The Harbinger and Harken cafes

• SC Ports looks to fix a flood-prone Charleston terminal where cars ship out

• A colorful Folly Beach landmark will get a new paint job

• South Carolina's crayfish are a critical aquatic critter. Why are they dying off?

• Fishermen pushing for state control of offshore fisheries in SC

• SC Aquarium program enables Lowcountry residents to help track sea level rise. Here's how.

• How your yard can become a thriving food forest

• Charleston-area produce delivery services bring farmers market to your front door

• ICYMI

  • Food insecurity deepens in Charleston area

  • CARTA’s Beach Reach shuttle service to the beach now running through Labor Day

  • How coastal SC residents transform anxiety over climate change into productive action

  • Sea level rise and frequent tides: understanding Charleston's increasing coastal flooding

  • City of Charleston launches the first-ever environmental corridor in Southeast

  • Take a hike: A guide to trails around Charleston

  • Paper, plastic, metal: SC app shows what, where and how to recycle

  • 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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Featured Upcoming Events:

• JUN 26: CCC Monthly Meeting - Green the Eastside

• JUN 28: Brunch n’ Learn: Food Justice 101

• JUN 28: Newton Blueberry Festival

• JUN 29: Pollinator Trivia with Trivia Time Charleston at Indigo Reef

• JUL 26-27: Folly Beach Wahine Classic

• AUG 7: Sierra Club Picnic on Shem Creek

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