From sea level rise and flooding to hurricanes and other severe weather patterns, South Carolina is at the heart of some of the most pressing issues in climate change. Read all of our latest reporting on the topics shaping the Palmetto State's environment.
This column focuses on two stories written by Rising Waters Lab reporter Jonah Chester. One explores how declining lightning bug populations might impact Lowcountry climate ecosystems. The other story examined a proposed electric transmission line through the Francis Beidler Forest and flooding. Read moreRising Waters coverage took us to lightning bugs, power lines and a forest
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A controversial plan to run a power line through one of SC's oldest forests has galvanized the conservation community in recent weeks. Will a new settlement assuage some of their concerns?
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The swampy and alligator-filled Sumter Pocotaligo River in South Carolina has the highest levels of “forever chemicals” of watersheds studied in 19 states, a new report revealed.
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The U.S. Supreme Court March 4 curtailed the federal government's ability to limit the discharge of sewage into waterbodies. Environmentalists say it's a blow to the Clean Water Act. But what could the impact be in Charleston?
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Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's ... Oh, wait. It actually is just a bird. The spring migration is coming. Which avian species should you keep an eye out for?
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President Donald Trump has begun mass layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency tasked with everything from weather monitoring to researching climate change.
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Over a month after South Carolina released it’s plan to reduce haze and better air quality at national parks, the Sierra Club has appealed the plan in court. Read moreSierra Club challenges SC plan to reduce air pollution over Cape Romain
Bleached and devoid of foliage, "ghost forests" are becoming an increasingly common sight across South Carolina's coastal communities. So why are they so difficult to map, and what can they tell us about the state's future? Read moreHunting for hidden ghost forests: What SC's spectral woodlands tell us about the future
Once threatened with extinction, Wood storks now inhabit wetlands across the southeast coast. The Trump administration says they've recovered to a healthy level. Conservation groups say otherwise. Read moreThis SC bird nearly went extinct. Now it's losing federal protection.
Gopher frogs depend on South Carolina's wetlands to breed and survive. But as those landscapes get drier in a warming world and the federal government steps back from protecting them, where will all these amphibians go? Read moreWhat does the future look like for SC’s wetlands? Inbred frogs may hold some clues.