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Commentary: NOAA has key role in coastal SC fisheries and communities
47+ min ago (537+ words) Last fall, I put a client on a fish he'll be talking about for years. On the ride back to the dock, he shook my hand and said, "You really know these waters." I appreciated it. But I had help,…...
NNSA holds public hearing in North Augusta on SRS plutonium pit production facility
11+ hour, 44+ min ago (638+ words) About 60 people attended the NNSA public hearing in North Augusta on May 5. Allison Hamilton, executive director of Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness, speaks at the NNSA public hearing in North Augusta on May 5. Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch…...
Commentary: Data centers can bring opportunity to SC " if we let them
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (308+ words) Proposed data center developments are popping up on various legislative agendas across the country, including in South Carolina. The tech industry's push to develop sustainable infrastructure to power our digital world is being increasingly met with pushback and fearmongering." Much…...
The rainfall was needed, but is this cool weather normal for early May?
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (732+ words) Hundreds of people huddle under umbrellas waiting for the start of an airshow featuring the Blue Angels, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Charleston. The show was ultimately cancelled. It was a welcomed rain, generally: South Carolina badly needed it to ameliorate severe…...
With 3 K fish dead in Upstate lake but no answers, SC agencies investigate polluted properties
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (1184+ words) A sign at a public boat ramp along Lake Greenwood invites people to "Have a Great Day on the Lake!" on May 2, 2026. A mothballed facility that for decades produced nylon fibers, most recently under Ascend Performance Materials, closed in 2025. The…...
Sweeping reorganization of US Forest Service includes closure of 2 research facilities in SC
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (964+ words) The U. S. Forest Service announced a massive reorganization of the agency, which includes closing research facilities in Francis Marion National Forest and at Clemson. A sweeping reorganization of the U. S. Forest Service includes the possible closure of two agency research facilities in…...
Kiawah Island welcomes first baby bobcats of 2026 as town works to protect its population
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (500+ words) KIAWAH ISLAND " As this sea island continues its work to protect its declining bobcat population, local biologists celebrated as they welcomed the first two kittens of the year. On April 28, town staff found the first bobcat den of 2026 with two…...
Despite some rain, SC Drought Committee upgrades conditions to severe
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (599+ words) Drought conditions have worsened across the state, with the South Carolina drought committee upgrading the status to "severe." Although South Carolina got a smattering of rain April 30, it wasn't enough to make a dent in the state's historic dry spell....
As SC enters severe drought, Spartanburg Water asks Landrum customers to cut back
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (498+ words) Spartanburg Water has asked its Landrum customers to conserve water amid worsening statewide drought conditions. LANDRUM " Spartanburg Water is asking residents in its Landrum service area to conserve water amid worsening statewide drought conditions The water utility, which has a…...
A threatened shorebird nests on Folly Beach. New signs could protect them.
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (451+ words) Charleston County Parks and the state's Department of Natural Resources installed signs along Folly Beach County Park to indicate that the state-threatened Wilson's plover will be nesting around parts of the beach. FOLLY BEACH " Local parks officials have installed new…...