Over 4,000 Pieces of Trash Collected!!
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This past weekend, Charleston Waterkeeper and Starbucks Coffee joined forces to cleanup Folly Beach. Nearly 150 volunteers showed up to pick up... Read More
Robotic Fish to Detect Pollution
British Scientists have designed a 1.5 meter long, robotic fish that can detect sources of pollution. The fish, which resembles a carp,... Read More
Spill on the ICW (UPDATE)
Charleston Waterkeeper has received numerous tips regarding an oil (or gasoline) spill on the Intra-coastal Waterway by IOP. We are currently keeping... Read More
Taking on the Abandoned Boats!
Charleston Waterkeeper, in collaboration with Olive Productions, is preparing to launch a campaign targeting the abandoned and derelict boats disbursed throughout Charleston’s... Read More
Source of Patriots Point Oil Spill Still Unknown
Last month, a large oil slick consumed much of Charleston Harbor Marina on Patriots Point. Charleston Waterkeeper was informed of the spill... Read More
Home Bound Hound
After showing off our new patrol to the other Waterkeeper’s around the world, John Lipscomb, boat captain for Riverkeeper, sent me these... Read More
$55 Million in Pollution Fines
Since 1991 South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has dished out nearly $55 million worth of fines to businesses... Read More
Proposed Coal-Fired Plant Receives Opposition
Over the past week, Santee Cooper’s proposed coal-burning power plant has generated a large amount of public opposition. On the day before... Read More
Biodiesel Spill in Dewees Inlet
On January 29, workers delivering a tank of biodiesel to Dewees Island accidentally spilled the fuel into the nearby waterways. Kim Knight,... Read More
Unfiltered Discharge Corrected
Previous reports of suspicious activity on the old navy base have apparently been corrected by the parties responsible. Per a citizen tip,... Read More