Regulators Approve Stringent Mercury Controls for Santee Coal Plant
South Carolina's DHEC granted air permits for a Santee Cooper coal plant on the Great Pee Dee River with two 600 MW boilers and strict mercury monitoring. The $1.25 billion facility must reduce key pollutants, monitor mercury, and conduct a six month emissions study amid public comment and potential appeals.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Health and Environmental Authority
Santee Cooper
Great Pee Dee
Laura Varn
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Varn
DHEC
77-year-old Asheville woman found dead in submerged car
The body of Tecora Young, 77, was recovered from her car in the Broad River near Gaffney after she disappeared for two months. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler says she drowned after misjudging a turn and driving off a boat ramp while in the area for her aunt’s party. Cousin Annie Honey notes Young knew the area but avoided night driving.
Charleston musician Ambrosia faces drug and passport fraud charges
Charleston musician Ambrosia, indicted years ago for cocaine trafficking, returns to the United States after two years on the run and two years in Dutch jail. He appeared in federal court and faces state drug charges and a federal passport fraud count. His attorney cites his client’s skin cancer and illness since arrest.
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Charleston
U.S
Netherlands
Charleston Post and Courier
Joe Ambrosia
Ambrosia
Tivis Sutherland
Charleston Area Feels a 3.6 Magnitude Earthquake
A 3.6 earthquake rattled parts of the South Carolina coast near Summerville and Charleston at 7 42 a m disturbing Christmas trees and pictures. Minor injuries were reported and police noted no major damage while seismologists traced the quake to a fault linked to the 1886 Charleston disaster.
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Charleston
South Carolina
U.S. Geological Survey
Golden
Colo
Summerville
Cassandra Williams
Goose Creek
Carrieanne Bedwell
Bedwell
Steve Jaume
College of Charleston
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Alan Holman
Southern Environmental Law Center
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Georgetown
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Aiken County
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Aiken
Aiken Standard Bridgestone
Firestone
Aiken County Earthrise Enterprises, Inc
EnergySolutions Professional Pathology Associates
Dennis Clark
Dorchester County Emergency Management Department
Ey Rte Limited
Ical
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Aiken Regional Medical
University Parkway
Aiken, SC
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