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Upstate Forever in the News 2008

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Upstate Forever receives grants for river work
May 8, 2008
by Ben Szobody in the Greenville News

How to: Make a rain barrel
May 7, 2008
by Ana Parra in the Greenville News

Upstate Forever gets $1 million to develop a pollution solution
May 7, 2008
by Ben Szobody in the Greenville News

Upstate Forever to unveil $1.1 million clean-water plan
May 4, 2008
by E. Richard Walton in the Greenville News

Environmentalists join forces to oppose Cliffs
May 2, 2008
by Charles Sowell in the Greenville Journal

Well done, Upstate Forever
May 2, 2008
opinion in the Greenville Journal

Point: Save the Trees
May-June 2008
by Nancy Fitzer in the Greenville Magazine

The Fiscal Impact of Sprawl
by Brad Wyche
Root
Volume 2, Issue 2 (Earth Day 2008)

Stumphouse preservation officially on the books
Walhalla and Upstate Forever to protect land for future generations
April 30, 2008
by Carlos Galarza online upstatetoday.com

Happy 10th anniversary, Upstate Forever
April 29, 2008
Jeanne Brooks

Cliffs plans still displease some
Groups say revisions to proposed golf course on N. Saluda not up to par
April 29, 2008
by Nan Lundeen in the Greenville News

Is uncontrolled sprawl our fate?
Do we want Woodruff Roads throughout the county?
April 28, 2008
by David Duncan in the Greenville News

Worth repeating
April 25, 2008
in the Greenville Journal

Upstate Forever clebrates 10th anniversary
April 25, 2008
in the Tryon Daily Bulletin

A decade of preservation efforts
April 25, 2008
by Charles Sowell in the Greenville Journal

Upstate marks Earth Day
April 23, 2008
by Ben Szobody and Tim Smith in the Greenville News

Upstate Forever to oppose Cliffs permits
Developer says plans to protect river don't
require separate deal with group
April 23, 2008
by Ben Szobobdy in the Greenville News

Land protection group marks 10th anniversary
April 23, 2008
by Lee Gray in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal

List of Green Organizations
April 22, 2008
LINK

Upstate Forever is planning for the long haul
April 22, 2008
by Ben Szobody in the Greenville News

Upstate Forever works to protect the area's natural resources
April 21, 2008
by Mary Caldwell in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Upstate housing going 'green'
April 21, 2008
by Mary Caldwell in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Upstate Forever opposes Cliffs golf development
April 18, 2008
in the Greenville Journal

Mountains bloom with Color
April 18, 2008
by Charles Sowell in the Greenville Journal

Venture into homes built with focus on environment
April 15, 2008
by Dudley Brown in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Road projects need $29 billion more
April 11, 2008
by Charles Sowell in the Greenville Journal

Inman eases path to fitness
April 11, 2008
by Dudley Brown in the Spartanburgh Herald-Journal

Spartanburg receives $400K in EPA cleanup grants
Money will go toward restoring polluted properties
April 9, 2008
by Lee Gray in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Celebrate Earth Day by visiting EarthCraft Houses
April 7, 2008
by Nan Lundeen in the Greenville News

Lake Keowee residents turn out to hear about Upstate growth trends...
April 4, 2008
in the Greenville Journal

It takes a village
April 4, 2008
in the Greenville Journal

Locals Living and Loving
Our Environment, that is!
April 2008
by Marion Crawford in Talk Greenville

Why It's Keen to be Green
April 2008
by Brad Wyche in the Greenville Magazine

Directing the conversation to the right place
March 30, 2008
by Jeanne Brooks in the Greenville News

Experts warn of future Upstate sprawl
Development could devour more than 1 million acres by 2030
March 28, 2008
by Carlos Galarza in the Seneca Daily Journal

Developer gets grilled
March 28, 2008
by Charles Sowell in the Greenville Journal

Growth is focus of Lake Keowee group forum today
Upstate groups call for growth management policies
March 27, 2008
by Anna Simon in the Greenville News

Metro area grows by 2.1 percent
Population estimated at 275,534 in 2007
March 27, 2008
by Jason Spencer in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Researcher warns about the negative impact of sprawl
March 15, 2008
from Staff Reports in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Growth study provides wake-up call for the Upstate
We can reduce the amount of land that is developed and save money
March 14, 2008
by Brad Wyche in the Greenville News

Public hears how to shape growth
Greenville County officials promise 'guide' with clout
March 14, 2008
by Ben Szobody in the Greenville News

Smog cutback will challenge Upstate
Response to new rule to affect jobs, growth
March 13, 2008
by Nan Lundeen in the Greenville News

Troubled waters
EPA figures show more than half the state's streams are tainted
March 7, 2008
by Charles Sowell in the Greenville Journal

Group: Petitions oppose project on Saluda River
Cliffs developer says wastewater plan has been revised
March 4, 2008
by David Dykes in the Greenville News

Growth syndrome
Upstate examines how other cities manage urban sprawl
March 3, 2008
by Francis B Allgood in the GSA Business Journal

Earthworms and Mega-Developments
March/April 2008
by Cathryn McCue in the Blue Ridge Country magazine

Go birding with the Audubon Society
February 29, 2008
by Dudley Brown in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Upstate needs to plan better for growth
February 25, 2008
Opinion in the Greenville News

Water Worries
Richland Conference Addresses Protecting, Restoring Watersheds
February 20, 2008
by Natasha Chilingerian in the Columbia Free-Times

Oconee council urged to move forward with zoning enabling ordinance
February 19, 2008
by David Williams in the Anderson Independent-Mail

Clemson study: Developed areas in Upstate could double by 2030
February 16, 2008
in the Seneca Daily Journal

A new warning on growth
February 15, 2008
in the Charleston Post & Courier

Study foresees more 'Woodruff Roads'
February 15, 2008
by Charles Sowell in the Greenville Journal

Clemson study projects sprawl in Upstate
February 15, 2008
in the Tryon Daily Bulletin

Art and Conservation Celebration
February 15, 2008
in the Greenville Journal

Clemson study warns of urban sprawl
February 14, 2008
by Jennifer Colton in the Index-Journal

Uncontrolled growth
Clemson study illustrates the need for growth management
February 14, 2008
editorial in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Upstate Forever announces its newest board members
February 14, 2008
in the Greenville News

Study: Developed areas could double by 2030
February 13, 2008
in the Anderson Independent-Mail

Upstate Forever launches campaign for new growth-management policies
February 13, 2008
by Jason Spencer in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Growth's speed found to be testing area's limits
Population lags development in study
February 13, 2008
by Ben Szobody in the Greenville News

Upstate Forever reaches 10,000 Upstate acres protected
February 11, 2008
in the Tryon Daily Bulletin

Upstate Forever builds green
February 1, 2008
by Charles Sowell in the Greenville Journal

Group forms 'Save Our Saludas'
February 1, 2008
by Charles Sowell in the Greenville Journal

Tree vote was close
February 1, 2008
by Charles Sowell in the Greenville Journal

Upstate Forever preserving natural, historic properties
January 30, 2008
editorial by Leland Burch in the Greer Citizen

Spartanburg County Council’s action is a wise investment for the county
January 27, 2008
by Stephanie Wagner in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Tree ordinance clears County Council
January 25, 2008
by Charles Sowell in the Greenville Journal

Trees get broader protection in county
Greenville council gives plan final OK
January 23, 2008
by Nan Lundeen in the Greenville News

Tree ordinance took huge whack from council
January 21, 2008
opinion by Nancy Fitzer in the Greenville News

Former national parks chief: Investing in outdoors helps communities
January 19, 2008
in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Former national parks chief urges local investment
January 18, 2008
in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Interstate 3: Highway to progress or ruin in South Carolina, Georgia?
Environmentalists oppose proposed interstate route
January 19, 2008
by David Williams in the Anderson Independent-Mail

Hagan details perils of climate change to state
January 17, 2008
editorial by Jeanne Brooks in the Greenville News

Upstate Forever opposes Interstate 3 study for South Carolina
January 15, 2008
by David Williams in the Anderson Independent-Mail

Upstate Forever adds Hartness, Grantham to board of directors
January 13, 2008
in the Greenville News

Upstate Forever adds five new employees to staff
January 12, 2008
in the Greenville News

Anthony changes plans
January 11, 2008
by Charles Sowell in the Greenville Journal

There are two ways of looking at a river
January 9, 2008
editorial by Jeanne Brooks in the Greenville News

Cliffs developer alters North Saluda plan
Project will spray treated wastewater on golf course
January 9, 2008
by Rudolph Bell in the Greenville News

Upstate group looks to protect 2,200 acres in Pickens County
January 9, 2008
reported on WIS 10

Fitness habits and outdoors are reasons to visit Spartanburg
January 8, 2008
by Mike Foley in the Greenville News

Development's Waste Water Causes Worries
Environmentalists Say Cliffs Has Come Up With Solution
January 8, 2008
reported on WYFF News 4

I-3 might go through S.C.
January 5, 2008
by Sammy Fretwell in The State