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Report warns of rising sea levels, floods on Beaufort County coast + interactive map

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Frank Knapp, president and CEO of the S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce, said the report shows coastal communities need to “begin to develop strategies to make their communities more resilient to different sea-level rise scenarios.” He cited the tourism industry as one sector that could be hit hard in a flood. “We don’t want […]

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Coastal Flooding Has Surged Along Eastern Seaboard, Investigation Finds

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The Huffington Post Reuters 07/10/2014 By Ryan McNeill and Deborah J. Nelson Coastal flooding along the densely populated Eastern Seaboard of the United States has surged in recent years, a Reuters analysis has found. During the past four decades, the number of days a year that tidal waters reached or exceeded National Oceanic and Atmospheric

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Small business owners in coastal states have a unique concern about climate change

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The small business owner’s poll released this week by the American Sustainable Business Council has drawn national attention (here and here) primarily for the results showing that 87 percent of small businesses indicated that the effects of climate change could harm their businesses and 64 percent supporting government regulations of carbon emissions from power plants.

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Small business owner supports EPA “Waters of the USA” rule

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The Environmental Protection Agency has put forth a “Waters of the USA” rule which, of course, has caused some controversy with folks who believe that businesses would be better off with no regulations to protect the nation’s water sources. Eric Henry of TS Designs and a member of the American Sustainable Business Council testified this

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South Carolina: The perfect case study for new EPA Clean Power Plan rules

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The Hill’s Congress Blog June 5, 2014 By Frank Knapp Jr. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released proposed rules for reducing carbon emissions from the nation’s power plants in an effort to address the negative impacts of climate change.  Power plants contribute about 40 percent of the country’s carbon pollution. Transitioning to a clean

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Real chemical reform, not industry-backed reform

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The Hill May 29, 2014 By Kathy Attar Researchers from UC Berkeley recently found toxic flame retardants in 100 percent of dust samples taken from California preschools and day care centers. These flame retardants have been linked to hormone disruption and lowered IQ in children. This shouldn’t be shocking news – previous studies have commonly

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Chemical Disasters & Environmental Racism

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May 1, 2014 New Report Documents Black & Latino Communities at Higher Risk for Chemical Catastrophe (Washington, DC) The Environmental Justice and Health Alliance (EJHA), a national coalition of grassroots groups working on toxic chemical exposures that impact communities of color, released a new report today in collaboration with the Center for Effective Government (CEG)

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Earth Day brings Rhode Island senator to Charleston

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Charleston Post and Courier April 23, 2014 By David Slade Marine science projects, including one involving a blue crab running on a treadmill, were on display in a James Island research building Tuesday as a U.S. senator arrived to learn more about climate change. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) is already well-versed on the subject, as

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Attend 2 events next week

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You might be interested in attending two events in Columbia next week. Monday, April 14, at 9:30 a.m. in room 209 of the Gressette Building–The Public Service Commission (PSC) Screening Subcommittee will be interviewing potential candidates to serve on the PSC.  The PSC is the state regulatory agency that oversees all public utilities in the

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