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Federal program to fund 148 zero-emission buses across 16 S.C. school districts COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina was awarded over $58 million Wednesday to phase out old diesel school buses and modernize its fleet with new electric school buses serving…
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The lobby is always an exciting place. This week I saw a man dressed in full Uncle Sam regalia perch on a golden trash can outside of the Senate Chamber for several hours. Despite the excitement, it isn’t…
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We are almost half way through this Year’s legislative session and it has been a real journey. We’ve got two weeks of action to get through so let’s jump in! Big money: The House Ways…
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What a week! It may have been another slow legislative week for conservation; but, it was definitely an exciting and full week for me. Last week, I had the opportunity to talk with many legislators who are obvious…
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At CVSC, we pride ourselves on spending time with voters as well as their elected officials. I often hear complaints from voters that “our legislators don’t listen to us.” Well, guess what? After this week, I can say…
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Conservation Voters of South Carolina, Coastal Conservation League, Sierra Club of South Carolina, Audubon South Carolina and the South Carolina Wildlife Federation announced today that a bipartisan group of 15 Republicans and 17 Democrats…
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Reauthorizing the Conservation Bank: We finally made progress this Year with both the Senate and the House holding subcommittee hearings on bills to reauthorize the Conservation Bank. The Conservation Bank was created 14 Years ago to safeguard our drinking…
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We saw a lot at the State House last week! Tuesday afternoon, we finally got to the long-awaited debate and vote on the “Anti-Home Rule” bill, or known by some as the ban on plastic bag bans (H.3529). If passed, the…
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Wow. What a Year it’s been! The short story is that in 2016 conservation WON at the State House. We PASSED hard fought legislation to protect South Carolina from coal ash and irresponsible shoreline development. We BLOCKED bad bills that…
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The 2015 legislative Year can be described as full of talk and little action. We joined our partners in the Conservation Coalition in successfully securing increased funding for the Conservation Bank and fought rollbacks that would have weakened coastal protections,…