2025 Press Round Up

ABC News 4: South Carolina lawmakers urged to prioritize environment in upcoming legislative session

Post & Courier: Commentary: Local governments must do more to reduce septic tank pollution

Post & Courier: Plastic nurdles often wash up around Charleston. What can we learn from a handful of them?

Post & Courier: Charleston city council gives greenlight to new flood action committee

Post & Courier: Editorial: Nurdle pollution isn’t going away, but we can better protect Charleston waters

Post & Courier: SC’s saltmarsh sparrows are going extinct. What do they tell us about a changing climate? 

Post & Courier: As the ocean heats up, will SC’s coastal wetlands welcome more non-native species? 

Live 5 News: ‘The only safe level is zero’: Trump halts PFAS limits, lowcountry experts weigh in

Live 5 News: Lowcountry nonprofit, NOAA testing waterways for contaminants

News 2: Mount Pleasant Town Council discusses plan to protect wetlands

Post & Courier: Editorial: Local governments should do more to guide development away from SC wetlands

Daniel Island News: SCDES, Charleston Waterkeeper begin monitoring swim water quality

ABC News 4: Plastic pellet pollution remains an issue, and its not getting any better says experts

Post & Courier: New ruling on septic tanks is a win for clean water in SC, conservation groups say

News 2: High bacteria levels found in several popular Charleston area waterways. Here’s where to avoid this Memorial Day weekend

Post & Courier: Offshore drilling along SC coast is not in the state’s best interest, Gov. Henry McMaster says

Post & Courier: A South Carolina river has some of the worst ‘forever chemical’ contamination in the nation

Post & Courier: Don’t be trashy: Independence Day means litter galore across Charleston’s local beaches

ABC News 4: Charleston Waterkeeper urges water safety as bacteria levels vary in local waterways

Live 5 News: Lowcountry organizations to build oyster reefs to protect waterways

ABC News 4: Volunteers paddle and plant spartina grass to restore West Ashley’s Old Town Creek Marsh

ABC News 4: Safe for swimming: groups analyze bacteria levels at Lowcountry beaches

Post & Courier: Commentary: Mount Pleasant’s debate over Laurel Hill exposes a 180-acre blind spot

News 2: Experts see increase of bacteria levels at Lowcountry beaches

ABC News 4: Nurdles continue to plague Lowcountry waters, posing environmental threat

Live 5 News: Where is it safe to swim this Labor Day? Charleston experts say to know the risk

Post & Courier: Beached whales, cocaine bales, cannonballs and much more are found on South Carolina beaches

Charleston City Paper: Deja vu’: Bacteria levels in local waterways soar after heavy rain

The State: Hazardous pellets, harmful chemicals discharging to Congaree River, groups says

Post & Courier: Our water, our responsibility: The power of local stewardship

Charleston Magazine: Charleston’s 50 Most Influential 

News 2: Charleston Waterkeeper volunteers help SCDNR relocate oyster shells on Folly River

News 2: Charleston Waterkeeper continues battle against nurdle pollution on South Carolina coast

News 2: Magnolia Landing to host second community marsh clean up

ABC News 4: Shutdown threatens South Carolina’s environmental protections, local groups warn

Post & Courier: Erosion and debris from Isle of Palms’ ocean club renovation highlight risk of oceanfront property

Post & Courier: As feds pull back on protecting wetlands, some South Carolina communities are leaning in

Live 5 News: Federal wetlands protections could be reduced under new EPA proposal

Charleston City Paper: State water plan shows rising strain on SC rivers

Post & Courier: Commentary: The tragedy of Cainhoy Plantation

Post & Courier: Many thousands of new homes and a big population rebound planned on Charleston peninsula

News 2: How to give back this Giving Tuesday: support local nonprofits and charities

Post & Courier: Commentary: SC shouldn’t be intolerant to science