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Tuesday, April 16, 2013  A board comprised of members from South Carolina and Georgia is getting an update on when a $5 billion shipping terminal on the Savannah River may be needed.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A Kershaw County chemical company has reached a $500,000 settlement with the federal government over pollution claims.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  The South Carolina Forestry Commission has multiple controlled burns scheduled Tuesday across the area.

Thursday, November 22, 2012  People along the coast have a few options in an era of climate change expected to bring more intense storms and the kind of devastation seen with Superstorm Sandy: They can move away from the shore, elevate buildings or build levees.

Saturday, November 17, 2012  For many Americans it's often out with the old and in with the new, but tossing out old electronics in the trash is creating a problem.

Saturday, November 03, 2012  Gov. Bev Perdue has activated the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund to help residents and businesses along the East Coast recover from Hurricane Sandy.

Friday, August 17, 2012  The swimming advisory issued yesterday for a section of beach in Garden City has been lifted, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  River Oaks Elementary is a learning building in every sense of the word, and green is the overall theme. It's the first of its kind in Horry County and set to open to students next week.

Sunday, August 12, 2012  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says unsafe levels of toxic metals have been detected in a dozen yards in a Columbia neighborhood that was once home to a fertilizer plant.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  Wednesday Don Lewis with Atkins, a consulting firm out of Florida, presented to state representatives and local chamber of commerce members how building I-73 and the Southern Evacuation Lifeline (SELL) could save 90,000 lives and crucial time in a hurricane evacuation.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  Seeing unexplainable events is sort of the norm along the Grand Strand, and now software makers want to make sure your sighting doesn't go unnoticed.

Sunday, July 01, 2012  A fire at a South Carolina plastics recycling plant that filled the state' capital's air with smoke is under control.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  The five beaches with the dirtiest water in the state are all in Horry County, at least according to a study from the Natural Resources Defense Council. The study, released Wednesday, looks at bacteria levels in beach water. This study comes out every year and is compiled from government samples examining the bacteria levels in the water.

Thursday, June 21, 2012  Santee Cooper plans to raise its electric rates and they want to hear from you. The company has proposed a 3.5 percent rate increase to take effect on Dec. 1, 2012. Another 3.5 percent increase would follow on Dec. 1, 2013.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  Holly Roesing knows the long-lasting effect a tick bite can have. She has Lyme disease, after she was bitten in 2005 by a tick that tested positive for the disease in South Carolina.