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…
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.…
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…
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…
Trump delivers on promise with Atlantic offshore testing. It could cost him GOP allies.
McClatchy December 1, 2018 By Stuart Leavenworth The Trump administration on Friday approved key permits that could allow seismic testing to go forward on the Atlantic Coast, a prelude to offshore oil drilling and a move that is antagonizing Republican governors and lawmakers in the Southeast, whose support the president…
Small business, middle class still losers in lame duck tax proposal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Conan Knoll conan@emcstrategies.com (831) 524-6764 Statement by Frank Knapp, Jr. co-chair of Businesses for Responsible Tax Reform and founder and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Washington, D.C., Nov. 29, 2018—The strong push-back against the new tax law, which culminated in ousting the Republican…
Opinion: A cloud hangs over SCE&G rate rollback decision
The State November 28, 2018 By Frank Knapp Jr. Guest Columnist After 15 long days, the S.C. Public Service Commission (PSC) wrapped up its hearing on the SCE&G nuclear debacle. In the next few weeks, it will rule on how much SCE&G electric customers will have to pay for the…
Could oil industry mean $1.5 billion for South Carolina? Lowcountry leaders question figures
Hilton Head Island Packet November 21, 2018 By Stephen Fastenau Lowcountry leaders opposed to offshore drilling off the South Carolina coast pushed back against a recent oil industry report that drilling and exploration could be worth more than a billion dollars to the state. Tapping oil and natural gas reserves…