Jonah Chester

Charleston’s Battery Extension project aims to shield the city from rising seas and hurricanes. The Army Corps is starting design work on two of the most visible parts of the project.

If a Category 5 hurricane were ever to strike Charleston, it would be powerful enough to reshape the physical and economic landscape for years to come.

South Carolina emergency managers spends years preparing for worst case scenarios. Are they ready for a super-strong storm?

Want to explore coastal South Carolina? Kayaks, canoes, boats and inner tubes are a great way to see a fresh face of Charleston and the Lowcountry.

The Waccamaw Indian People have passed a new resolution recognizing the "Rights of Nature" for the Yadkin-Pee Dee Watershed. It's the first policy of its kind in South Carolina.

The National Weather Service is warning of dangerous, triple-digit heat indices for Aug. 13 and Aug. 14. Here's what to know.

Located behind Charleston Pour House on James Island sits 28 acres of undeveloped land. As a developer pushes forward plans to build 95 townhomes on the property, neighbors are fighting back.

The S.C. Drought Committee met Aug. 6 to update the state's drought status. After some heavy rain the last few days, here's how things stand locally.

The City of Charleston and the Army Corps of Engineers are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to mitigate flooding across the Holy City.

A new analysis finds that many of the streams that feed into Charleston's drinking water source could be at risk. Charleston's water utility has some issues with the researchers' findings.