Department of Health and Environmental Control - Environment, Energy, and Agriculture
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- Lab testing shows power plant has no negative effect on local surface water or groundwater
Monday, May 12, 2008 - COLUMBIA – Test results of water samples outside the H. B. Robinson nuclear plant in Darlington County showed the plant has had no adverse effects to the quality of the groundwater or surface water in the area, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today.
- Murrells Inlet shellfish beds closed
Monday, May 12, 2008 - COLUMBIA – The Conditionally Approved shellfish beds in Murrells Inlet and North Santee Bay in Georgetown County have been closed to harvesting because of excessive rainfall and the potential for contamination, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today.
- Columbia, Greenville, Blythewood and Barnwell schools named year-end Champions of the Environment
Thursday, May 08, 2008 - COLUMBIA – Five schools and twelve student winners were awarded prizes on May 1 at the Champions of the Environment year-end celebration, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.
- DHEC releases report on health of South Carolina’s public and environment
Thursday, May 08, 2008 - COLUMBIA – The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has released its annual report on the health of the public and the environment in South Carolina, the agency announced today.
- Shoreline Change Advisory Committee Meeting
Monday, May 05, 2008 - CHARLESTON – The Shoreline Change Advisory Committee will meet on May 8 in Charleston, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.
- Anderson to get Brownfields program grant study
Thursday, May 01, 2008 - COLUMBIA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $200,000 grant to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control for the assessment of petroleum contamination at properties in the City of Anderson, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today.
- Midlands residents cautioned about ozone conditions
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - COLUMBIA – Conditions are likely tomorrow for increased ground-level ozone concentrations in some areas of South Carolina, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today.
- State’s wetlands to be celebrated in May
Friday, April 25, 2008 - COLUMBIA – May has been proclaimed "South Carolina Wetlands Month" by Gov. Mark Sanford, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.
- Champions of the Environment gathering set
Friday, April 25, 2008 - COLUMBIA – Three overall champions will be announced during the 2008 Champions of the Environment year-end celebration May 1 at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.
- Conditionally approved shellfish areas reopened in Georgetown County
Thursday, April 24, 2008 - COLUMBIA - The conditionally approved shellfish harvesting areas in N. Santee Bay and Murrells Inlet in Georgetown County have been reopened, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today.
- Drinking Water Week proclaimed May 4-10
Thursday, April 24, 2008 - COLUMBIA – During Drinking Water Week, May 4 through 10, South Carolinians are encouraged to learn more about their drinking water, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.
- Public meeting on Cliffs Mountain Park development set
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - COLUMBIA – A public meeting will be held at North Greenville University April 28 to discuss the proposed 401 Water Quality Certification for the Cliffs Mountain Park development, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.
- Residents cautioned about ozone conditions
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - COLUMBIA – Conditions are likely tomorrow for increased ground-level ozone concentrations in some areas of South Carolina, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today.
- State of the Beaches Report issued
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - COLUMBIA – While South Carolina’s beaches have been spared from major storms, erosion persisted in several areas of the state’s coastline during the past year, the S. C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today.