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Jim Murphy: The Supreme Court Is crippling environmental protections. Where is Congress?

Will lawmakers allow what one justice called the court’s “appointment of itself as the national decision maker on environmental policy”?
Dominion SC plans to retire coal plants
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Dominion SC plans to retire coal plants by 2030 but would mostly rely on natural gas

After a state commission told Dominion to rework a prior plan, the utility now says it can remove all its coal power from South Carolina within the decade.
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south carolina climate impacts
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SC impacted by 2 $1 billion weather disasters in 2020 out of the 50 recorded globally

Globally, 2020 was a record-breaking year for expensive weather disasters, with 50 hurricanes, fires and other hazards crossing the $1 billion mark for damages.
Governor's flood group won't fix SC problems with artificial reef, scientists say
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Governor's flood group won't fix SC problems with artificial reef, scientists say

Dozens of retired scientists and environmental groups say key recommendations of South Carolina's statewide flooding task force are misguided and that scientific data don't support them.

Rivers in SC and NC are still feeling the effects of Hurricane Florence
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Rivers in SC and NC are still feeling the effects of Hurricane Florence

Months after the drenching storm pummeled the Carolinas, rivers are still showing effects from Hurricane Florence.

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5 ways climate change could alter life in SC after 2030
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5 ways climate change could alter life in SC after 2030

Here are five ways Charleston could be harmed by climate change, based on the new report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Poison oozed through South Carolina town for years and no one knew

Poison oozed through South Carolina town for years and no one knew

Long before Florence’s floods washed pollutants into homes, Cheraw was exposed to a cocktail of contaminants from an industrial site. But many residents didn’t know about the toxins. Now, they’re angry.
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