Clean Water Act
Heavy Rain and Rising Sea Levels Are Sending Sewage Into Some Charleston Streets and Ponds
When rain comes down in some parts of Charleston, S.C., sewage comes up. In the neighborhood of West Ashley, storms trigger waste overflows so often into a pond near Nell Postell’s home that she has a wet-weather routine based on forecasts: she buys surgical masks, clears her garden and then listens for the sewage to […]
Read MoreThese Are the Climate Grannies. They’ll Do Whatever It Takes to Protect Their Grandchildren
Hazel Chandler was at home taking care of her son when she began flipping through a document that detailed how burning fossil fuels would soon jeopardize the planet. She can’t quite remember who gave her the report — this was in 1969 — but the moment stands out to her vividly: After reading a list […]
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