AIKEN, South Carolina, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release: * * * Significant maintenance efforts ensure efficient and reliable operations for SRTE * AIKEN, S.C. (July 14, 2025) -- Savannah River Nuclear Solution's (SRNS) Savannah River Tritium Enterprise (SRTE), managed by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), recently conducted significant and complex maintenance activities to support upcoming tritium extraction oper  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement from Senators Graham and Blumenthal * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) today made this joint statement after President Trump made a series of announcements regarding the Russia-Ukraine war, including his intention to impose secondary tariffs on Russia if they do not agree to a ceasefire in the next 50 days.   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Leads 30+ Senate Colleagues in Effort to Protect California's Proposition 12 * "The Food Security and Farm Protection Act would harm America's small farmers and infringe on the fundamental rights of states to establish laws and regulations within their own borders." This letter follows an announcement last week from the Trump administration seeking to undermine Proposition 12 a  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57802) involving WestRock CP LLC, Florence, South Carolina: * * * Rep Org: SC Dept of Health & Env Control Licensee: WestRock CP, LLC Region: 1 City: Florence State: SC License #: 080 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Jacob Price HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 07/07/2025 Notification Time: 12:55 [ET] Event Date: 06/10/2025 Event Time: 00:00 [EDT] Last Update Date: 07/0  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57680) involving Asco Valve, Aiken, South Carolina: * * * Rep Org: Asco Valve Region: 2 City: Aiken State: SC Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Bryan Causey HQ OPS Officer: Josue Ramirez Notification Date: 04/24/2025 Notification Time: 15:56 [ET] Event Date: 04/24/2025 Event Time: 00:00 [EDT] Last Update Date: 07/11/2025 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 21.21(d)(3)(i) -   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hudson Introduces the Bipartisan Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act * WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, Representative Richard Hudson introduced the Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act, a bipartisan bill which makes technical changes to remove barriers in the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 to ensure veterans' claims are given fair and reasonable judicial review. Hudson  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, is calling on the U.S. Department of the Interior to uphold the existing moratorium on offshore oil and gas exploration, development, and production along the state's coast. The appeal comes as the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) initiates a public engagement process to create a new schedule for offshore oil and gas lease sales in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. Rep. Mace stated, "While we certainly understand the need to unle  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Reintroduces Tyler's Law to Protect Children from High-Risk Consumer Products * (Washington, D.C., July 14th, 2025) -- Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) reintroduced Tyler's Law, a bipartisan effort to strengthen consumer protection and ensure deadly or dangerous children's products are reported swiftly to the federal government. Named in memory of 10-month-old Tyler Jon  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 15 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news on July 14, 2025: * * * Grants awarded to improve communities throughout SC S.C. Department of Commerce awards nearly $8 million in Community Development Block Grant funds * COLUMBIA, S.C. - Eight communities from throughout South Carolina are receiving community development grant funds totaling almost $8 million for public improvement projects. This funding comes from the South Carolin  more