As flood threats rise, wetlands across South Carolina could play an important role in fending off high water before it soaks homes, businesses, roads and other property that people depend on. But ...

In 2023, U.S. Supreme Court stripped many of the federal protections from America's wetlands in Sackett v. EPA. South Carolina wetlands could now be at risk.

Wetlands harbor an array of wildlife in South Carolina, but they do something more basic for the average person: they soak up flood water at a time of increased flooding, greens say.

Wetlands harbor an array of wildlife in South Carolina, but they do something more basic for the average person: they soak up flood water at a time of increased flooding, greens say.

Wetlands harbor an array of wildlife in South Carolina, but they do something more basic for the average person: they soak up flood water at a time of increased flooding, greens say.

Two significant recent events should work together to push the issue of protecting South Carolina's isolated wetlands toward the top of lawmakers' agendas for the coming year. The first is the U.S ...

South Carolina is one of 20 states where more than 1 million acres of wetlands could be open for development with little or no government oversight as a result of the high court’s decision ...

Wetlands harbor an array of wildlife in South Carolina, but they do something more basic for the average person: they soak up flood water at a time of increased flooding, greens say.

No one is sure how many acres of isolated wetland exists in South Carolina, but past estimates by the state Department of Natural Resources placed the number at up to 500,000 acres, ...

Open Space Institute acquires 1,644-acre Beech Hill site in Dorchester County to become South Carolina's next state forest, ...

Natural wetlands are a defining feature of South Carolina’s coast, where the creeks, marshes, rivers and beaches make for a picturesque setting with bountiful recreation. But any observer of the ...