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1 week ago | 
postandcourier.com | Toby Cox
A climate lawsuit against two dozen oil companies filed by the city of Charleston could end with a whimper if the 24 defendants convince a judge to throw out the case. 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.
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2 weeks ago | 
postandcourier.com | Toby Cox
CHARLESTON — Environmental groups are celebrating a legal victory that makes the process of installing large-scale septic systems in subdivisions more transparent — and holds developers accountable. Rising Waters LabThe Post and Courier’s Rising Waters Lab focuses on impacts of climate change and related policies and practices.
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2 weeks ago | 
postandcourier.com | Toby Cox
CHARLESTON — Bryan Cordell, executive director of The Sustainability Institute, feels relief after a federal judge in South Carolina ruled in favor of reinstating nonprofits’ funding that was frozen as a result of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. The North Charleston-based institute was the lead plaintiff among a dozen other nonprofits from across the country, all represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center.
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2 weeks ago | 
postandcourier.com | Toby Cox
Your browser does not support the video tag. How have Lowcountry ecosystems changed in the last 50 years? Some look to moths for answersMcCLELLANVILLE — The swamp transformed as dusk swallowed the last of the sun’s rays. Bats flickered overhead, barely a blur against the darkening sky. A night heron squawked in the distance. The air cooled. Katydids and crickets began their evening ballad.
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3 weeks ago | 
postandcourier.com | Toby Cox
Progress on a seawall to protect the Charleston peninsula from rising seas and storm surge has been in limbo for years — but perhaps for not much longer. The city of Charleston has designs in hand for an extended battery along the western side of the peninsula. Similar plans for the eastern side are forthcoming.
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3 weeks ago | 
postandcourier.com | Toby Cox
The names of future Atlantic storms that form between now and 2030 have been published by the United Nations World Meteorological Organization. Hurricane season starts June 1. 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.
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1 month ago | 
postandcourier.com | Toby Cox
HALSEY CREEK — It was low tide when the two boats carrying volunteers and supplies arrived at the mouth of Halsey Creek. The marsh near Charleston's Wagener Terrace neighborhood was exposed, but the tide would be rising soon. Every day, waves and tides threaten to eat away the landscape. At the whim of the sea, it's held together by oysters and patches of spartina grass. Rising Waters LabThe Post and Courier’s Rising Waters Lab focuses on impacts of climate change and related policies and practices.
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1 month ago | 
postandcourier.com | Toby Cox
It was a perfect spring day. The weather was warm but not hot. Birds chirped in the trees overhead. Recent storms had washed away much of the pollen that plagued residents for weeks. People rolled atop their bikes into Hampton Park. Old friends caught up; newcomers introduced themselves. Some fiddled with their helmets, and others tested out loaner bikes. An offering of sunscreen appeared on a bench. Someone announced they had snacks to share. The crowd was pumped.
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1 month ago | 
postandcourier.com | Toby Cox
Umbrellas, chairs and coolers have been dusted off. Bathing suits, towels and sunscreen are ready to go. Snacks and beach balls wait to be packed. A whole summer of beach days is on the horizon. As locals and vacationers get ready for fun in the sun, the S.C. Department of Environmental Services also is gearing up for warmer weather. Rising Waters LabThe Post and Courier’s Rising Waters Lab focuses on impacts of climate change and related policies and practices.
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1 month ago | 
postandcourier.com | Toby Cox
As the artists plucked plastic and glass bottles, candy wrappers, cans and fishing nets from the waters, inspiration stirred, stories unfolded. They imagined childhoods spent in the Lowcountry and how polluted waters affect the ecosystems essential to Gullah-Geechee people — descendants of enslaved West and Central Africans living in the coastal Southeast. Rising Waters LabThe Post and Courier’s Rising Waters Lab focuses on impacts of climate change and related policies and practices.
