Regulators allow nuke site work to continue in S Carolina
South Carolina regulators rejected a bid by Friends of the Earth and NC Warn to halt Duke Energy preconstruction at the Cherokee County nuclear site. The PSC previously allowed up to 230 million dollars for preconstruction through 2009, noting no new issues warranted reconsideration.
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South Carolina economy holds steady in 2008-09 forecast
South Carolina's Board of Economic Advisors kept the 2008-09 revenue forecast unchanged at seven billion dollars, citing a $140 million prior cut as sufficient. Budget officials drained a reserve to cover the gap and ordered agencies to cut 3 percent, while leaders favored earlier deep cuts over piecemeal future reductions.
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Most of S.C. added to disaster areas
Gov. Mark Sanford requested federal disaster declarations for all but two South Carolina counties due to prolonged drought. He warned more than 30 percent of this year’s corn hay and pasture crops have been lost as he toured hard-hit Pickens County. Only Charleston and Beaufort would be excluded.
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