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If you are interested in our services for an environmental problem affecting you or your community, fill out this form. https://t.co/dcu3OmGJTR
There are a few tickets remaining to our signature fundraiser, Wild Side, this Saturday! ✨
Secure your spot now at: https://t.co/Bsri4RkFoi
#SCELP#WildSide#GeorgetownSC#KaminskiHouse
Our Wild Side auction is now OPEN!
Be sure to register now and start bidding on the incredible experiences, treasures and vacation stays we have available this year!
Link to register and view items: https://t.co/78XRM9kvdJ
Enacting laws only to amend them and erode long-awaited protections when they become inconvenient for special interests is wrong. Get caught up in the fight to protect unincorporated settlement communities from suburban sprawl by reading: https://t.co/GOUK4RBz80
Recently taken photos on Harbor Island show beachgoers alarmingly close to the remaining stranded houses on Harbor Island. See more: https://t.co/g1shz7mSKi
#BeachedHouses#HarborIsland#SouthCarolina
Today, we are asking the court to prevent DHEC from issuing additional septic permits for large, dense developments along the coast until the court has an opportunity to rule on the merits of our "Coastal Septic Management" case.
Learn more at: https://t.co/UJrndmyjfX
On behalf of our clients, we are asking a South Carolina circuit court to determine the ownership status of beachfront land created by renourishment.
Learn more at: https://t.co/eGxugR8w0j
Images: Examples of why building on the beachfront is so problematic on Folly Beach.
Would you build a beachfront house on these lots?
After a late 2018 renourishment, a group of Folly Beach property owners stepped forward to claim ownership of newly created dry ground and pursue development before the beach inevitably returns back to ocean.
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Introducing Columbia’s newest Staff Attorney, Madison Martin! We’re delighted to bring an additional Staff Attorney to the Midlands area. Get to know Madison at: https://t.co/TCGIb7crdX
#SCELP#ForTheWildSide#StaffAttorney#USCLaw#SCDNR
STANDING Proudly to protect @gullahgeechee land! Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation & St. Helena Gullah/Geechee Famlee were represented by attorneys of @scelp@scccl and @penncenter in Beaufort County Circuit Court today.
https://t.co/5ucPANdd7X
A hearing on the motions to intervene will be held tomorrow, August 29, in the fight to #SavePineIsland. In support, we encourage all to explore St. Helena Island’s history, culture, values and the importance of cultural protection in the area by visiting: https://t.co/LOO0TIsYRr
This summer we’ve celebrated wins for communities, settled cases to protect our water resources, and moved forward on important legal work for other cases and issues.
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Introducing, Courtney Cannon, SCELP's new Environmental Justice & Equity Specialist!
Courtney came to SCELP because of her passion for environmental law and policy.
Get to know Courtney and say hello at: https://t.co/vyd8L8vvI8
For 14 years and counting, our work has successfully warded off senseless development on Captain Sams Spit. Now, we echo the sentiment of the @postandcourier and others who are calling for the state to secure a permanent conservation outcome.
Read more: https://t.co/0vMAcuRQkE
An article in the Post & Courier highlights several environmental justice issues in South Carolina, including the degradation of Gadsden Creek in the Westside community. Learn more: https://t.co/NDFJj0bh8u
In a long overdue move, South Carolina’s Attorney General, Alan Wilson, filed a lawsuit against the country’s largest manufacturers and distributors of toxic chemicals this past Monday. Learn more: https://t.co/F6dccGJLhe
@sfretwell83@thestate#SCELP#SouthCarolina
A hearing on the motions to intervene in our Pine Island case has been scheduled for the end of August. If you’d like to catch up on this case, we encourage you to read this @postandcourier article for an overview of what’s led to this pivotal moment: https://t.co/1ti29Fu7fA
On August 2, the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a lower court’s dismissal of the lawsuit that held that our clients lacked standing and had no viable cause of action. Learn more about this victory at: https://t.co/Xu3loJePXF… (2/2) @scccl@CityofFolly#SaveFollyBeach
In October 2020, we took our fight over the "Folly Beach Super Beachfront Lots" to the court of appeals to prevent these risky and unwise oceanfront structures from being constructed on public beaches... (1/2).
On August 3, on behalf of the Gullah Geechee Sea Island Coalition, we filed a Motion to Intervene and uphold the Beaufort County Planning Commission’s denials based on the CPO zoning ordinance. Learn more: https://t.co/EVFirlrgK2
On behalf of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition, we are seeking to intervene in a developer’s appeal of the Beaufort County Planning Commission’s decision to deny a request to construct three golf courses in conjunction with a gated community resort on St. Helena Island...