It is safe to say that the last two Years were tough for all of us. However, even as its challenges still linger, there is still the opportunity to appreciate what could be – especially with much conservation…

With only six weeks remaining in the first Year of the 2021-2022 two-Year legislative session, our state leaders still have a lot of legislation to address. With the Senate beginning to take up their version of the 2021-2022 fiscal…

We have seven more weeks until the Legislature gavels to a close on the first Year of its two-Year session. Last week, the House passed their version of the state budget for fiscal Year 2021-2022. After three days…

There’s a lot going on this week. Check it out! Lobby Week 2021 We’re engaging virtually this week with legislators. If you missed our advocacy training this Monday, please shoot me an…

We’re hitting that point in the legislative session where there’s a lot of behind the scenes work and conversations with legislators… and patience. We’re working to line things up to see action on the issues you care about…

And that’s a wrap! The SC General Assembly just adjourned for the 2019 legislative Year but not before we solidifed a BIG WIN on clean energy. That’s right. Yesterday, the Senate unanimously passed the Energy Freedom Act bill and today the House…

As we celebrate Earth Day today, I can’t help but smile about the great week we had last week defending South Carolina’s natural resources. I fully expected the Senate’s budget debate to be fairly calm on the conservation-front, but it…

We made it through crossover week at the Statehouse! Thankfully, the Energy Freedom Act made it to the floor of the Senate. We also stopped several bad bills from making crossover (the day a bill has to make it…

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…