AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoPollinators & Community Science: The Great Southeast Pollinator Census is back Aug. 21-22, and South Carolina residents can join in by counting bees and other pollinators on a chosen flowering plant—part of a wider push to track declines tied to pesticides and habitat loss. Coastal Habitat Protection: Charleston County backed a plan to help permanently protect the 206-acre “White Tract” near Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, shifting land once slated for 200 homes toward conservation to reduce “coastal squeeze” impacts on wildlife. Local Land-Use Fight: Spartanburg residents, backed by the Southern Environmental Law Center, asked a judge to pause the Valara data center project and related permitting, arguing the county improperly treated major development as “minor” to limit public review. Extreme Heat Watch: Statesboro and Bulloch County are bracing for dangerous heat and more thunderstorms through the weekend, with heat index values near 110 and storm chances rising. Earth & Weather: A 2.5 earthquake rattled western Kentucky as severe storms and an EF-1 tornado caused damage and power outages.
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