GROW PURPOSE DIGEST: LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS – FEBRUARY 26

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:

• South Carolina Legislature Unlearns Lessons, Promotes Major Gas Industry Push

  1. CP View: Don’t let Charleston County play voters on funding to extend Interstate 526

  2. SC court dismisses Coastal Conservation League I-526 half-cent sales tax funds lawsuit

  3. Storm drain stewards: More than 8,000 storm drains are available for adoption

  4. S.C. sees $2.5B in climate damage over 3 years, new report says

  5. CARTA Seeks Community Input on Proposed Changes to Downtown Transit Service

  6. James Island resident calls out lack of crosswalk signs on Fort Johnson Road

  7. Isle of Palms temporarily reverses local sea wall ban. SC isn’t budging on state rules.

  8. Dead sperm whale discovered near Charleston

  9. Coast Guard, others clear Charleston oil spill near Chevron facility

  10. Roland makes art about wrongful conviction, wins Gibbes Museum’s 1858 prize

  11. Charleston choreographer draws attention to ghost forests through dance

  12. These are the us counties with the most bicycle traffic fatalities

  13. The thinking behind Historic Charleston Foundation’s choices for the Russell House

  14. Duke Energy proposes new gas plant to meet load growth, but groups question projections

      • Letters: Dominion Energy’s gas plan harmful to environment

      • LISTEN: Surge Radio: Dominion’s New Gas Plans

ACT NOW:

• Expand electric vehicle infrastructure in SC!

• Support thoughtful growth and land conservation!

• Lowcountry Thrives Green Business Program – Call for community FEEDBACK

• TAKE ACTION on transportation and mobility issues!

Featured Upcoming Events:

• FEB 27: Talks on Tap: Walk on the Wild Side of Forensics

• FEB 27: CULTIVATE Science Street Art

• FEB 29: MAD PARK Night {Powered by Ethos Athletic Club, The Works, and The Works Cycle}

• FEB 29: Vermicomposting Workshop- Drop In Style

• MAR 2: Where the Wild Things Run 5k

• MAR 3: Teddy Bear Picnic

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GLOBAL NEWS & RESOURCES

• Japan to launch world’s first wooden satellite to combat space pollution

• Where could millions of EV batteries retire? Solar farms.

• Snaking toward a universal antivenom

• Back Forty: ‘The milk-drinking cult’

• ICYMI: The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic

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