WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District has announced its intention to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed South Carolina Highway 22 Extension Project in Horry County. The project, proposed by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), aims to create a new highway corridor stretching from US Highway 501 near Aynor to US Highway 17 near Surfside Beach. This transportation infrastructure expansion is de  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Larsen and Cohen Urge FAA to Address Safety Issues at DCA in the Wake of Recent Deadly and Near-Miss Accidents April 22, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--Senate Subcommittee on Aviation, Space and Innovation Ranking Member--with House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA-02) and House Subcommittee on Aviation R  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a permit to Dr. Leslie Hart of the College of Charleston, located in Charleston, South Carolina, to import, export, and receive marine mammal parts for scientific research. This permit, granted on March 25, 2025, will allow Dr. Hart to conduct research on the environmental impact of microplastics on marine mammal populations, specifically targeting cetaceans and pin  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release on April 23, 2025: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Chips Away at Infrastructure Backlog with $175 Million in South Carolina Grant WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the Trump Administration's first federal grant agreement under the Bridge Investment Program (BIP). The $175 million grant, awarded to the South Carolina Department of Tra  more