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Dec

Charleston Waterkeeper has partnered with our friends at Green Drinks Charleston for their 2nd Annual Holiday Party. The event will be held at Yo Burrito in downtown Charleston from 7pm until 11pm. The evening will feature live bluegrass music, a huge raffle featuring prizes from local businesses, beer tasting and...

Nov

Open-House-Sailing-Extravaganza Postponed

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Andrew Wunderley

Events

The Open-House-Sailing-Extravaganza scheduled in partnership with Ocean Sailing Academy has been postponed. Today’s event will be rescheduled due to a bit of a curve ball thrown by Mother Nature. Projected rains and thunderstorms are scheduled to fill our skies and seas throughout the afternoon. We will make sure to keep...

Nov

Charleston Water System Temporarily Suspending Water Fluoridation

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Andrew Wunderley

Issues

This week, Charleston Water System announced that they will be temporarily suspending their process of adding trace amounts of fluoride to our tap water. According to a recent press release, the fluoride tank at the Hanahan Water Treatment Plant will be out of service until the summer of 2009. “Charleston...

Nov

The Sky is on Fire

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Andrew Wunderley

Programs

Alright, well not literally, but it sure looked like it last night. I was on the docks of Charleston Harbor Marina as the sun was setting and couldn’t ignore this amazing view over our harbor. Despite my always trying to be prepared, I unfortunately didn’t have my camera on hand....

Nov

Budget Cuts Reduce Monitoring

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Andrew Wunderley

Issues

Recent budget cuts within the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources have caused certain programs to fall by the wayside. One in particular, the “recreational angler tag and release program,” has been cut by the agency due to the cost of tags and staff needed to manage the program. The...

Nov

Take Part in the Community Watchdog Program

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Andrew Wunderley

Programs

Charleston Waterkeeper is calling all boaters, sailors, anglers, shrimpers, oystermen, boat captains, kayakers, swimmers, surfers, kite-boarders, scuba divers, longshoremen, harbor pilots and anyone else who frequents our waterways enough to know them like the back of their hands. We are calling on all of you who live on a creek,...

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