South Carolina Environmental Law Project The South Carolina Environmental Law Project is representing sixteen coastal municipalities and the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce in litigation challenging authorizations for seismic blasting in the Atlantic For Immediate Release: December 11, 2018 Contact: Amy E. Armstrong, Esquire Executive Director & Chief Counsel…
SC lawmakers strategizing on how to stop Trump’s push for offshore drilling
Post and Courier December 8, 2018 By Andrew Brown COLUMBIA — Leaders in South Carolina and other states along the East Coast are readying legislation and possible lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s plans to permit drilling in the Atlantic Ocean as they figure out how to stop or stymie attempts to…
PSC Decision Set for December 14th on SCE&G Nuclear Debacle
Next Friday the Public Service Commission (PSC) will announce its decision on how much SCE&G ratepayers will pay over the next 20 years for the construction costs of the abandoned nuclear project in Fairfield County. The PSC requested that all parties in this docket submit proposed orders or briefs stating their…
Sanford, Clyburn and Rice Send Letter Opposing Seismic Testing for Oil
South Carolina Congressmen Mark Sanford, James Clyburn and Tom Rice joined 90 other U.S. Representatives yesterday in sending a letter to the Departments of Commerce and Interior opposing the recent issuing of Incidental Harassment Authorizations (IHA) permits, a prelude to permits for seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic to explore…
Letter: House Speaker Lucas has no decision-making authority in PSC hearing
The State December 7, 2018 After reading Frank Knapp Jr.’s editorial on Nov. 29, my only comment is who does Speaker of the House Jay Lucas think he is? The Public Service Commission was charged with the responsibility for recommending what the outcome would be for SCE&G customers. Jay Lucas,…
US, China come to trade truce — for now
MultiBriefs December 6, 2018 By Seth Sandronsky There are signs that U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping want to mend if not end a growing trade fight. Businesses in both nations would appear to welcome the 90-day binational trade truce between the nations that began on Dec.…
Opinion: We must fight against seismic testing and drilling
Charleston Post and Courier December 6, 2018 BY JOE CUNNINGHAM The Trump administration is now one step closer to locking us into a future of dangerous offshore drilling. Last Friday, NOAA’s Marine Fisheries Service authorized private companies to begin the process of air gun blasting in pursuit of oil and…
Seismic Testing Permits Must Be Denied
PRESS RELEASE Date: December 5, 2018 From: South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject: Seismic Testing Permits Must Be Denied Contact: Frank Knapp Jr., President/CEO, 803-252-5733 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@scsbc.org On January 6, 2016, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) denied permits to companies wanting to explore for…
Newsletter: SCE&G, Offshore Drilling, Supporter Benefits
Newsletter December 4, 2018 Opinion: A cloud hangs over SCE&G rate rollback decision Should the PSC rule in favor of the last SCE&G-Dominion proposal, a typical residential customer will pay more in their monthly electric bills compared to the ORS proposal. The PSC could also decide to grant customers larger…
SCANA critic: Settlement not nearly enough.
Lexington County Chronicle November 29, 2018 By Jerry Bellune The proposed settlement comes up way short, one critic says. SCANA agreed not to charge ratepayers for the $115 million golden parachutes for executives, SC Small Business Chamber CEO Frnak Knapp said. “That will make the customers happy but not as…