Posts tagged: Wetlands

Published by Post & Courier: https://www.postandcourier.com/environment/south-carolina-wetlands-at-risk-sackett/article_e6dd35ee-c453-11ee-a97b-4f61260eafe4.html By Toby Cox tcox@postandcourier.com A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision rolled back federal wetlands protection, making it easier for developers to backfill marshes and streams. Officials are worried...

SCWF Note: This is a terrific article about an amazing SC species, the threats that it faces, and legislation that could help to save it. SCWF is involved in a lawsuit to protect the...

Published December 9th in Post & Courier: https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/commentary-we-can-do-better-with-sustainable-development-in-the-lowcountry-heres-how/article_06cf79c6-771f-11ed-a71c-03364e1187ff.html Reviewing several new large developments in the Charleston area, I have become convinced that it is far past time for developers to shift development practices in...

SCWF and other conservation groups are working to ensure that new housing developments conserve critical wildlife habitat and protect residents from increased flooding. The article below describes our challenging of a permit for the...

This past Saturday, February 5th, Britton’s Neck residents were joined by Sara Green, SCWF’s executive director, volunteers, and partner organizations, New Alpha Community Development Corporation, Environmental Action Club (SC State University), and The Dogwood...

The developer’s proposal would not only exacerbate West Ashley’s notorious flooding, it would destroy more than 200 acres of valuable wetland habitat and create a mixed-use development unaffordable for the majority of the present...