AIKEN, South Carolina, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site issued the following news release: Nearly six years after it was first announced, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has transitioned landlord responsibilities at the Savannah River Site (SRS) from the Office of Environmental Management (EM) to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), aligning with the start of federal fiscal year 2025. Landlord responsibilities include the primary authority, acco  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: GREENVILLE, S.C. (September 30, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has reached a settlement with Ameresco Palmetto, LLC (Ameresco) of Wellford, South Carolina, to resolve alleged violations of federal and state laws governing the handling and storage of hazardous waste at its facility in South Carolina. In March 2023, representatives of the EPA conducted a co  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: As part of the robust, whole-of-government response to Hurricane Helene, the U.S. Department of Transportation is supporting response and recovery efforts in impacted communities in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and Virginia. DOT personnel are on the ground in multiple locations. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has received regular briefings from USDOT oper  more

ROME, Georgia, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: Onesepherous L. Grissette has been sentenced to federal prison for shipping thousands of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl from South Carolina to North Georgia using the U.S. Mail. "The danger posed by counterfeit pills and fentanyl is a real and continuing threat to our citizens and has claimed many lives," said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. "Our office and a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: ASPR medical teams boosting health care services in North Carolina in aftermath of storm Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE)opens in a new tab for South Carolina and Tennessee to address the health impacts of Hurricane Helene. This follows recent announcements of PHE declarations for Floridaopens in a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: Low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) (https://www.sba.gov/) are available to businesses and residents in South Carolina following the announcement of a Presidential disaster declaration for Hurricane Helene that began on Sept. 25. "SBA's mission-driven team stands ready to help small businesses and residents in South  more