State Appeal Hearing… Thank you SELC & SCELP!!
TOP STORY Appeals court hears argument on cruise ships in Charleston By Abigail Darlington adarlington@postandcourier.com Feb 15, 2017 ...
Free Shuttle to State Appeal Hearing 2/15/17
Join us in Columbia for the State Appeal hearing!! Please sign up for the free shuttle....we must have a final head count by Saturday, February 11. Click here to join us Details: Oral argumen ...
Letters to the Editor for Wednesday, Dec. 11
Clearing the air Commendations are due the State Ports Authority and its CEO, Jim Newsome, for supporting removal of unhealthy air pollution from trucks at the SPA docks by promoting more eco-friendl ...
Judge: Opponents have standing to challenge state permit for Charleston cruise terminal
By BRUCE SMITH Associated Press Updated: December 03, 2013 - 3:16 pm CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Charleston neighborhood, conservation and preservation groups may challenge a state permit for a $35 ...
CHS | After losing its permit, the SPA will surely compromise. Ah, no.
CHS | After losing its permit, the SPA will surely compromise. Ah, no. U.S. District Court Judge Richard M. Gergel ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to comply with the "formal asses ...
The case for regulating cruise ship access to heritage ports – please Charleston, take heed!
As a former resident of Key West and activist interested in protecting the environment and quality of life, I have been closely following the debate regarding cruise industry regulation in Charleston. ...
Federal judge denies extension in cruise terminal lawsuit
The federal government shutdown is not cause for an extension in a lawsuit challenging a $35 million cruise terminal the State Ports Authority wants to open in downtown Charleston. In a recent ruling, ...
F for Carnival Fantasy
Friends of the Earth has just released its Cruise Line Report Card for 2013, which can be viewed by clicking here. This year's Report Card compares the environmental footprint of 16 major cruise line ...
Updates on Venice and Key West
We recently updated both the Venice and Key West pages with information pertaining to their "battles" for cruise ship regulation. Please check them out and notice how each mirror what we face in Charl ...
Power Struggle: You Cruise, You Lose!
As taken from The Post and Courier, by Frank Wooten: Shoreside power to the cruise ships! That variation on “Power to the people!” won’t generate a rallying cry for Charlestonians demanding that cru ...