Taxonomy Archives: South Carolina

Lawsuit Aimed at Army Corps Leads to Protection of Critical Wetland South of Myrtle Beach

Following a court challenge brought by conservation groups, the Army Corps of Engineers has reversed its removal of federal protection for a large wetland near Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, and brou...

BP responsible for harm to ecosystem and species in the Gulf

Conservation groups today filed suit against oil giant BP under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the ongoing unlawful harm or killing of endangered and threatened wildlife caused by the company’s ...

Southern States Bottom Out in ACEEE National Energy Efficiency Rankings

Following are statements by the Southern Environmental Law Center regarding the findings released today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, with state-by-state rankings for energy...

Government leaves Gulf of Mexico at risk

Statement by Catherine Wannamaker, senior attorney, SELC, on the lifting of the temporary moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

SCDOT’s Environmental Study For I-526 Extension Is Off-base, And Illegal

The environmental study by the state Department of Transportation for the proposed extension of I-526 distorts relevant data, skews the analysis of alternatives, and is heavily biased in favor of buil...

SCDOT Planners Ignore Better, Cheaper Alternative to Mark Clark Expressway

The draft report released today by the South Carolina Department of Transportation, which describes the environmental impacts of the proposed Mark Clark Expressway, fails to consider alternatives that...

Oil industry assurances not enough

Pause of Risky Deepwater Drilling Needed for Safety

The federal moratorium announced July 12 pauses risky deepwater drilling operations until safety and environmental safeguards can be assessed.

Court Lifts Moratorium, Green Lights More Deepwater Drilling in the Gulf

Environmental groups expressed disappointment over a federal district court decision today to halt a six-month federal moratorium on new deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico that would have al...

MMS deepwater lease sales to BP and other companies continue lax oversight say groups

The Minerals Management Service (MMS) continues to approve new leases after the Deepwater Horizon explosion that give British Petroleum and other companies the right to drill even more deepwater wells...