Environment

Gene Kodama Honored By American Forest Foundation

Submitted by Marissa Silver, Community Blogger

Monday, November 19th, 2012, 3:38pm

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South Carolina ranks in top ten for Thanksgiving cooking fires

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012, 12:07pm

South Carolina ranks in top ten for Thanksgiving cooking fires

South Carolina made the top ten list of states for Thanksgiving cooking fires, according State Farm claims data.

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SC Waste Pesticide Recovery Program 2012/2013 Survey Deadline Extended

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Saturday, November 10th, 2012, 6:22pm

SC Waste Pesticide Recovery Program 2012/2013 Survey Deadline Extended

The Laboratory and Consumer Services division of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) is extending the deadline for a survey to determine disposal locations for South Carolina farmers, foresters, and nurserymen, to safely dispose of old, outdated, unusable, or unwanted pesticides.

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DHEC Director Templeton to Address Environmental Assistance Conference

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, November 6th, 2012, 3:05pm

DHEC Director Templeton to Address Environmental Assistance Conference

S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Director Catherine Templeton will address the 2012 Environmental Assistance Conference tomorrow, November 7, 2012, at 8:30 a.m.

The conference will be held at the Columbia Conference Center, located at 169 Laurelhurst Avenue in Columbia.

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South Carolina’s 2012 Peanut Crop Shows Promise for Future Growth

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012, 9:29am

South Carolina’s 2012 Peanut Crop Shows Promise for Future Growth

This year South Carolina peanut farmers planted a record 105,000 acres of peanuts. Ten years ago that number was just 10,000 acres. The increase is keeping inspectors and crews busy at the nine drying and buying stations across the state. On average, this year’s peanut crop is yielding nearly two tons to the acre.

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Treasured Trees Program 2012 Accepting Nominations

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012, 8:41am

Treasured Trees Program 2012 Accepting Nominations

Nominations are now being accepted for the Treasured Trees Program. The Treasured Trees Program seeks to document and preserve trees that have significant value to the greater community, and promote the awareness, benefit and value of trees to the community.

Selection Criteria:

· Trees of superior size or stature

· Trees associated with historical events

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South Carolina set to ShakeOut Thursday Morning

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, October 17th, 2012, 10:49am

South Carolina set to ShakeOut Thursday Morning

On Thursday, October 18, 2012, hundreds of thousands of people in South Carolina will join millions of participants in one of the largest earthquake drills ever conducted across the United States, the first-ever Great Southeast ShakeOut.

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