COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 18 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson leads defense of President Trump's efforts to deport violent Tren De Aragua gang (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is co-leading a coalition of 26 attorneys general in defending the Trump administration's recent actions to combat Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The attorneys general are also calling for a stay of the distr  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0375) on March 17, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - January 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in January in 1 state and stable in 49 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-two states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 2 states had decreases, and 16 states and the Dis  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 18, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Symmetry Energy Solutions LLC, Houston, Texas (SPE604-25-D-7507, $36,173,223); NRG Business Marketing LLC, Princeton, New Jersey (SPE604-23-D-7507, $28,569,813); Tiger Natural Gas Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma (SPE604-25-D-7511, $20,523,130); Gas South LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (SPE604-25-D-7510, $18,638,280); and Enspire Energy LLC, Norfolk, Virginia (SPE604-25-  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on January 22, 2025, entitled "Haunted Summerville: Ghostly lights or earthquake lights?" Here are excerpts: * * * Among the colorful local lore in the Charleston, South Carolina, area, are a number of ghost stories, shared not only over campfires but also in published books. Among the most well-known of the stories is the tale of the Summerville Light. Local lore  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on January 10, 2025, entitled "Reply to, "Comment on 'The 1886 Charleston, South Carolina, earthquake: Relic railroad offset reveals rupture,' by Roger Bilham and Susan E. Hough"." Here are excerpts: * * * We welcome this opportunity to respond to Pratt et al. (2024) (hereinafter P24). Bilham and Hough (2023) proposed a "first-cut" elastic deformation model for th  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on February 22, 2025, entitled "Reservoir thermal energy storage pre-assessment for the United States." Here are excerpts: * * * Storing thermal energy underground for later use in electricity production or direct-use heating/cooling is a promising, viable, and economical green energy option. Reservoir thermal energy storage (RTES) is one such option, which stores  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on January 3, 2025, entitled "Spatiotemporal dynamics and habitat use of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) on the southeastern United States Atlantic continental shelf." Here are excerpts: * * * Red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) is an iconic marine fish species along the southeast United States coast. Despite its ecological and economic importance, surprisingly   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on February 3, 2025, entitled "Spawning and larval development of the mesophotic octocoral Swiftia exserta in aquaria." Here are excerpts: * * * The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill injured mesophotic and deep-sea environments over a vast area. In order to restore mesophotic and deep-sea coral species impacted by the spill, information on fundamental ecosystem pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the Oceantic Network: * * * To: Lindy Nelson, NEPA Coordinator Environmental Branch for Renewable Energy Bureau Ocean Energy Management 45600 Woodland Road, VAM-OREP Sterling, VA, 20166 Re: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a Construction and Operations Plan Submitted by Vineyard Mid-Atlantic  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 19 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news on March 18, 2025: * * * Universal Industrial Gases, LLC grows South Carolina footprint with new operation in Darlington County Company investing nearly $100 million in new facility COLUMBIA, S.C. - Universal Industrial Gases, LLC (UIG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nucor Corporation (Nucor), today announced it is growing its South Carolina footprint with a new operation in Darlington Co  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 19 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on March 18, 2025: * * * Governor Henry McMaster Appoints Tony Catone as Next Director of the S.C. Department of Social Services COLUMBIA, S.C. - Governor Henry McMaster today appointed Anthony "Tony" Catone as the next director of the South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS). Catone, who was named the agency's acting director in January following the departure of former director  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * Scott Statement on Michelle Bowman's Nomination to Serve as Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Washington, D.C. - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released the following statement after President Trump announced the nomination of Michelle Bowman to serve as Vice Chair for Supervisio  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on March 13, 2025: * * * Madam President, section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, BBEDCA, establishes statutory limits on discretionary spending and allows for various adjustments to those limits. In addition, sections 302 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 allow the chairman of the Budget Committee to establish and revise allocations, aggregat  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock, Colleagues Push Back on Proposed Cuts to Disaster Programs Helping Georgians Recover From Helene In a new letter, Senator Reverend Warnock led 42 of his colleagues in an effort to push back against U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner's proposed cuts to disaster recovery programs HUD disaster recovery programs help rebuild hous  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Is Delivering Needed Economic Relief Americans are continuing to see the benefits as the economic agenda of President Donald J. Trump and his administration comes into focus. After years of soaring prices and economic pain, the Trump Administration's focus on cutting regulations and unleashing American energy is leading to stability for Americans' bottom lines. EGGS: The average wholesale price of eggs   more