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Federal Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Tuesday April 09, 2024 ( 3 items )  

EPA: D.R. Horton to Pay Civil Penalties Complete a Supplemental Environmental Project and Implement Stormwater Compliance Measures Across the Southeast for Clean Water Act Noncompliance
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: D.R. Horton, Inc., the nation's largest homebuilder, and its subsidiary, D.R. Horton, Inc. - Birmingham (collectively "Horton"), have resolved allegations that they violated requirements of the Clean Water Act (CWA) relating to stormwater discharges associated with construction activity at 16 locations in Alabama, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Under the proposed consent decree, Horton will   more

NRC Issues Event Notification for Westinghouse Electric, Columbia, S.C.
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56199) involving Westinghouse Electric Corp., Columbia, South Carolina: * * * Facility: Westinghouse Electric Corporation RX Type: Uranium Fuel Fabrication Comments: Leu Conversion (Uf6 To Uo2) Commercial Lwr Fuel Region: 2 City: Columbia State: SC County: Richland License #: SNM-1107 Docket: 07001151 NRC Notified By: Patrick Donnelly HQ OPS Officer: Eric Simpson Notification Date:  more

Task Force-99 Leads Change in Drone Development, Employment
SHAW AFB, South Carolina, April 9 -- The U.S. Air Forces Central, the air component of U.S. Central Command, issued the following news: By Senior Airman Kylar Vermeulen, U.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs Shots ring out, a unit is pinned down in a firefight. The mountainous terrain and enemy fire make it difficult for personnel to exit the hot zone. Multiple casualties are in desperate need of medical attention. Broken radio chatter fills the air throughout the chaos. MRAPs can't make it   more