GROW PURPOSE DIGEST: LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS – JULY 8

THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY DIGEST

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:

• City of Charleston Plastic Code Changes Take Effect

• Loophole’ closed in Charleston’s thick plastic bag ban

• South Carolina Aquarium celebrates Shark Week themed activities

• Local Government 101: Understanding The City of Charleston’s Board of Architectural Review

• S.C. hemp farmers struggle after market collapsed

• A patchwork of single-use plastic bans exist across Charleston. What’s banned near you?

• South Carolina Aquarium Brings Marine Life Into Classrooms This World Ocean Month

• Bike-walk advocates weigh in on SCDOT railroad plans

• Six Exciting Examples of Clean Energy Progress in the Southeast – SACE

• What could a recent SCOTUS ruling mean for SC’s natural resources? Experts weigh in.

• CP View: The climate is changing. Face this inconvenient truth

• Sullivan’s Island saves 269 palmettos from removal, plans to relocate historic trees

• Sullivan’s Island Advances Maritime Forest Trail Project with Focus on Balancing Accessibility and Preservation

• Mayor Cogswell Outlines City’s Priorities for Improving Infrastructure and Traffic

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• ICYMI

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

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

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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Featured Upcoming Events:

• JUL 8: Honey Harvest Workshop

• JUL 8-12: Kid’s Natural Building Summer Camp

• JUL 11: Charleston Green Drinks: Plastic-Free Campaign

• JUL 11: Food Preservation Workshops

• JUL 13: Isle of Pirates Beaches with the Bus

• JUL 13: James Island Pride Community Cleanup

• JUL 18: Drinks for Dolphins

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