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South Carolina

An Atmospheric River Brought This Week’s Flooding Rains to the Southeast

Climate change makes heavy rain even heavier, beginning with warmer waters in the Gulf of Mexico that produce more evaporation into the atmosphere.

By Sean Sublette

The Potomac River floods downtown Westernport, Md., after extreme rain on May 13. Credit: Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images
An aerial view of the V.C. Summer nuclear site near Jenkinsville, S.C. Credit: High Flyer

Halted Nuclear Plant Project Could Restart in South Carolina

By Carrie Klein

Workers install one of the main power transformers for Silicon Ranch’s solar farm in Georgetown County, S.C. Credit: Courtesy of Silicon Ranch

South Carolina Is Untapped Ground for Solar Energy

By Carrie Klein

A person walks past downed power lines as South Carolina residents deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Oct. 5 in Greenwood, S.C. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Hurricane Helene Killed 49 in South Carolina’s Upstate Region as Costs of Damage and Response Exceed $370 Million

By Emmy Ribero

A view of the salt water marsh in Cainhoy, S.C. Credit: Stephanie Gross/SELC

Endangered Bats Have Slowed, But Not Stopped, a Waterfront Mega-Development in Charleston. Could Flood Risk?

By Daniel Shailer

A house is surrounded by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Debby on Aug. 6 in Charleston, South Carolina. Credit: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images

The Promise and Challenges of Managed Retreat

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

A house sits empty as the result of a buyout program to relocate residents out of flood prone neighborhoods in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Credit: Madeline Gray/The Washington Post via Getty Images

South Carolina Is Considered a Model for ‘Managed Retreat’ From Coastal Areas Threatened by Climate Change

By Daniel Shailer

As developers build new homes to accommodate suburban sprawl, historic Black communities like Ten Mile on South Carolina's coast become increasingly vulnerable to tidal flooding. Credit: Courtesy of Dana Coleman

Facing Climate Gentrification, an Historic African American Community Outside Charleston, S.C., Embraces Conservation

By Daniel Shailer

A collection of plastic pellets known as nurdles that washed up on a beach in Charleston, South Carolina. Credit: Andrew Wunderley/Charleston Waterkeeper

Lawsuits Targeting Plastic Pollution Pile Up as Frustrated Citizens and States Seek Accountability

By James Bruggers

A car drives along a flooded East Bay Street as Charleston, S.C. endured flooding due to the combination of an offshore storm system and an unusually high king tide on Nov. 5, 2021. Credit: Kit MacAvoy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Heavy Rain and Rising Sea Levels Are Sending Sewage Into Some Charleston Streets and Ponds

By Daniel Shailer

Construction of a groin on Debidue Beach as part of a renourishment project in April 2022. Credit: Charles Swenson/Coastal Observer

South Carolina Court Weighs What Residents Call ‘Chaotic’ Coastal Adaptation Standards

By Daniel Shailer

A Dominion Power utility truck drives down a road in Charleston, S.C. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

South Carolina Poised to Transform Former Coal-Fired Plant Into a Gas Utility as Public Service Commission Approves Conversion

By Daniel Shailer

About a dozen vintage Scout sport utility vehicles stood at the entrance to the Feb. 15 groundbreaking at the Blythewood, S.C. site where Volkswagen is investing $2 billion to resurrect the brand as an electric vehicle. Credit: Scout Motors

South Carolina Welcomes Multibillion Dollar Electric Vehicle Projects, Even Though Many Echo Trump’s Harsh EV Critiques

By Marianne Lavelle

Drone aerial view of Outer Banks Highway 12. Credit: Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Shifting Sands: Carolina’s Outer Banks Face a Precarious Future

By Gilbert M. Gaul

Luminalt solar installers install solar panels on the roof of a home on May 9, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Inside Clean Energy: In South Carolina, a Happy Compromise on Net Metering

By Dan Gearino

Graham v. Harrison

Senate 2020: In South Carolina, Graham Styles Himself as a Climate Champion, but Has Little to Show

By James Bruggers

Homes along a sand spit of land on Litchfield Beach, South Carolina. Credit: Jason Lee, McClatchy newspapers

South Carolina Has No Overall Plan to Fight Climate Change

By Sammy Fretwell, The State

A power plant operated by Santee Cooper

Up For Sale: Canceled Coal Plant's Aging Parts

By Maria Gallucci, SolveClimate News

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