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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: postandcourier.com/news/can-charl…
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: bit.ly/septicdj
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: bit.ly/follylots
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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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.
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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: bit.ly/gullahgeechees…
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: bit.ly/courtneyatscelp
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: bit.ly/conservesamssp…
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: bit.ly/pcclimatechang…
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: bit.ly/pineislandarti…
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: scelp.org/cases/folly-su…… (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: scelp.org/cases/pine-isl…
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...
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