Jonah Chester

1 week ago | postandcourier.com | Jonah Chester

Congressional Republicans are proposing a bill that environmental groups say could open the protected waters off America's Southeast coast to seismic surveying for oil and gas — a practice that could harm aquatic wildlife. The area currently is off-limits to resource "exploration, development or production” under a moratorium established by President Donald Trump in 2020, which took effect in 2022. That ban is set to expire in 2032.

3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Jonah Chester

President Donald Trump has indicated he'd like to significantly pare back, or potentially eliminate, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's role in disaster relief. “You don’t need FEMA — you need a good state government," Trump said at an event in California after the Los Angeles wildfires. But what would disaster response look like in South Carolina without FEMA? State officials are trying to figure that out.

3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Jonah Chester

On what would have been Dale Morris' 65th birthday, Charleston City Council voted May 13 to name a new Johns Island park after the former chief resilience officer. Rising Waters LabThe Post and Courier’s Rising Waters Lab focuses on impacts of climate change and related policies and practices. It is supported by donations and grants to the nonprofit Public Service and Investigative Fund, whose contributors are subject to the same coverage we apply to everyone else.

3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Jonah Chester

It's been a soggy couple of days for much of South Carolina, including along the coast. On the bright side, the deluges are helping reduce wildfire risks. Rising Waters LabThe Post and Courier’s Rising Waters Lab focuses on impacts of climate change and related policies and practices. It is supported by donations and grants to the nonprofit Public Service and Investigative Fund, whose contributors are subject to the same coverage we apply to everyone else.

4 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Jonah Chester

Sorry about your weekend beach plans because it's likely going to be a soggy couple of days for Charleston. Rising Waters LabThe Post and Courier’s Rising Waters Lab focuses on impacts of climate change and related policies and practices. It is supported by donations and grants to the nonprofit Public Service and Investigative Fund, whose contributors are subject to the same coverage we apply to everyone else. For more information and to donate, go to postandcourierfund.com.