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Shaw Industries Faces Lawsuit for PFAS Pollution in South Carolina
Shaw Industries, a major textile manufacturer in Irmo, stands accused in a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, including the Congaree Riverkeeper organization and the Southern Environmental Law Center. The lawsuit alleges that Shaw has been polluting South Carolina’s lower Saluda River with toxic forever chemicals known as per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These pollutants have been detected upstream of the West Columbia and Cayce drinking water systems, raising concerns about public health risks and environmental damage.
Search for escaped emu enters day 2 in South Carolina county
MARLBORO COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The Great Emu Watch of 2024 continues in the Pee Dee. Brad Cieluch, who helps run a family farm in Marlboro County, told News13 on Wednesday that one of his large, flightless pet birds was last seen ambling around the Bennettsville area after breaking free of its enclosure several days […]
Another South Carolina basketball alum makes Olympic roster
South Carolina basketball legend A'ja Wilson will don the red, white, and blue once again the summer as she represents Team USA in the Summer Olympics. As the best player in the world, it is no shock that Wilson is on the National Team, but news came out on Tuesday that Wilson will not be the only former Gamecock basketball star to be an Olympian this summer.
SC NEXUS one of 12 tech hubs to receive millions in federal funding
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The SC Nexus for Advanced Resilient Energy (SC NEXUS) on Tuesday received $45 million in implementation grant funding through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) Tech Hubs program, which is designed to scale up the production of critical technologies, create jobs in innovative industries, and strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness and national security.
Salute from the Shore to celebrate 15th year on the Grand Strand
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Salute from the Shore started in 2009 and continues to be a Fourth of July tradition celebrated by thousands along the South Carolina coastline each year. The event started with two friends and their sons and one flyover, said Will Howard, a Salute from the Shore board member. However, the […]
Cellphone ban in K-12 schools will not begin immediately, SC education officials say
COLUMBIA — It could be January before a new law barring K-12 students in South Carolina from using their cellphones in class takes effect, according to a memo from the state’s education agency. A clause included in the state budget requires districts to adopt a policy banning cellphones during the school day or risk losing […] The post Cellphone ban in K-12 schools will not begin immediately, SC education officials say appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
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