Charleston Post and Courier July 13, 2017 By Tony Bartelme A new study predicts more “nuisance flooding” in coastal areas across the United States, including Edisto and Kiawah islands. Kyle Simmons wades through water to check on the home of his grandmother following Hurricane Matthew on Edisto Island on Oct. 9, 2016. File/APIn just 18 years […]
The Greenville News, July 11, 2017 Hilton Head Island Packet, July 12, 2017 Statehouse Report, July 12, 2017 Charleston Post and Courier, June 15, 2017 By Frank Knapp, Guest columnist President Trump recently proclaimed that his administration is seeking “American energy dominance.” The reality is we’re already there. The United States produces more natural gas
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Charleston Post & Courier July 6, 2017 BY BOB GRAHAM and WILLIAM K. REILLY Seven years ago, a BP oil well blew out off Louisiana, causing the Deepwater Horizon drill rig to explode, killing 11 workers and releasing several million barrels of toxic crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. As co-chairmen of the
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The Atlantic July 5, 2017 The Trump administration wants to prospect the Atlantic for oil and gas using loud explosive blasts that will seriously harm whales, fish, and other marine life. By Ed Yong Last night, to celebrate the fourth of July, the air over the U.S. filled with fireworks. The noise they created was
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Charleston Post and Courier July 3, 2107 Downtown Charleston flooded on roughly one out of every seven days last year. That’s more than just a record-breaking number of tidal inundations, it’s an alarming warning of a much wetter future for the city. It’s a call to action. Maybe the 50 flooded days Charleston endured in
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Charleston Post and Courier June 28, 2017 By David Wren A settlement agreement that caps the amount of money South Carolina Electric & Gas customers will pay for the troubled V.C. Summer Nuclear Station could pit the power needs of consumers against the profits of company shareholders. Under the agreement — approved just months before the
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First, they came for the plankton… and Gov. McMaster did say something. Think Progress June 26, 2917 By Samantha Page South Carolina’s republican governor has publicly come out in opposition to seismic testing off the southeastern coast, siding with the state’s fishermen, business community, and environmentalists. As the Trump administration prepares to issue permits for
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Bluffton Today June 22, 2017 Gov. McMaster visits Beaufort County DEANN KOMANECKY deann.komanecky@blufftontoday.com Gov. Henry McMaster paid a visit to Beaufort County on Wednesday to talk business. McMaster was the speaker at a luncheon hosted by the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce. . . . Mare Deckard of Cast Away Fishing Charters asked McMaster about
SC Gov. on seismic: “I’m against it.” Read More »
The New York Times June 16, 2017 “ ‘A New Sheriff’ Enjoys Loyalty at Small Firms” (front page, June 3) grossly generalizes the views of American small-business owners toward President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. As the former acting administrator of the Small Business Administration and the former chairman of the
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Hilton Head Island Packet June 9, 2017 By Maggie Angst The race to stop offshore drilling on the Atlantic is in full swing, and organizations up and down the coast are fighting against the clock. A coalition of more than 60 organizations from South Carolina and along the Atlantic coastline expressed support for Congressman Mark
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