GROW PURPOSE DIGEST: LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS – SEPTEMBER 16

THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY DIGEST

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:

• Vulnerable peninsula prepares new plan to ‘live with water’

• Charleston Co. transportation sales tax referendum meeting attracts protestors

• Experts warn about lemon cars on roads after flooding

• Charleston Parks Conservancy Surpasses $125,000 Fundraising Goal for Colonial Lake

• SC Aquarium admits smallest patient to turtle hospital

• Dominion Energy offers free upgrades to Charleston Housing Authority residents

• Walking on oyster shells: Why is there a layer of oysters under Romney Street?

• Pedestrian bridge removed from main road improvement project

• See the latest update on the Angel Oak Preserve project

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• ICYMI

  • Charleston County Council approves sustainability plan to combat climate change

  • Charleston County has a green plan to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Is it possible?

  • CARTA offering free rides to the polls on Election Day

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

  • APPLY NOW: SC Palmetto Leadership Academy

  • ENTER NOW: SCDES Coastal Photography Contest

  • RESOURCE: LCV 2023 National Environmental Scorecard

  • MAP & REPORT: Where is plastic produced?

  • 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:

• 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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• SEP 17: Conservation Postcard Writing Drop-in

• SEP 18: 16th Annual Green Tie Awards

• SEP 21: Beach Sweep/River Sweep 2024

• SEP 22: Good Catch Dinner

• SEP 28: WSF Jason Bowman Foam Frenzy Classic

• SEP 28 OCT 1: Hope Summit 2024

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